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Pope Joan
This pope was largely assumed to be male until she gave birth in the midst of a procession - and largely assumed to be factual until the 13th century.
Khutulun
This undefeated warrior princess refused to marry unless her suitor could defeat her in wrestling - if he lost, he owed her 100 horses. In the end, she had 10,000 horses and no husband.
Agnodice
After disguising herself as a man to be the physician women needed, she was put on trial - and won.
Pailadzo Captanian
After escaping the Armenian Genocide (by walking across the Syrian desert while pregnant), this woman went back into Armenia to rescue her sons, then made her way to America -- where she invented the recipe for Rice-a-Roni.
Thákane
When her deadbeat brothers demanded the impossible, this South African princess carried through, and slayed a dragon.
Anacaona
When Columbus and his crew ravaged her land, this native Haitian poet gave all to keep the peace.
Caterina Sforza
The illegitimate daughter of a minor noble, after losing her husband, she became one of the most powerful and fierce women in Italy - commanding troops, insulting Machiavelli, and fighting Cesare Borgia with unmatched ferocity.
Andamana
Indigenous lawmaker who united warring tribes under a unified code of laws that she made herself.
Beloved
The ghost of a tragically-murdered young child come back to haunt her mother in post-slavery America.
Sayyida al-Hurra
Indomitable pirate queen who ran Morocco and ruined Portuguese trade.