Marguerite de la Rocque (mid-16th century) The Woman Who Survived Years On An Abandoned Island Stranded by her cruel relative on an abandoned Canadian island (literally named the Isle of Demons), she survived for two years by hunting animals and eventually made it back to France.
Mata Hari (1876-1917) The Double Agent Who Wasn't This amateur dancer escaped a life of abuse by pretending to be an Indonesian princess - and eventually became a victim of the maniacal world of espionage.
Harriet Tubman (1822-1913) The American Moses Escaped slave turned slave rescuer turned plantation-torching Union spymaster, she was part Moses, part Joan of Arc, part Spider-Man.
Josefina Guerrero (1918-1996) Leper Spy of the Philippines Let her leprosy go untreated for years to make herself the perfect spy in the Japan-occupied Philippines - soldiers wouldn't touch her, so she could slip right through.
Wilma Rudolph (1940-1994) The Olympic Runner Who Beat Polio Overcame polio, poverty, measles, mumps, scarlet fever, racism, whooping cough, and teenage pregnancy to make Olympic history by winning three gold medals.