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In which Julie "La Maupin" d'Aubigny, and Catalina "The Lieutenant Nun" de Erauso have a friendly wager.
A Peek into the Design Process!
This week, since I'm still a bit banged up, I'm bringing you all a peek behind the curtain, in the form of some design sketches and a timelapse video of me drawing Vispala from scratch (the above gif is from this).
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When an unrequited admirer began threatening her, this early fresco painter became one of history's first warrior artists.
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One of the greatest pharaohs to ever live, she built up Egypt so much that a generations-long sustained effort to erase her from history couldn't do the trick.
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This revolutionary martyred herself to help rid China of the Qing dynasty.
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Sold into sexual slavery to Hernan Cortes, this maligned woman became his interpreter, and it was with her words that…
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Sword-slinging Arabian heroine who stars as the heroine of an extremely long and entertaining epic tale.
Yennenga
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Hypatia
The first female mathematician in recorded history, and one of the luminaries of the ancient world - but her grisly death at the hands of a mob was only the start of her troubles.
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When her beloved college of history was bombed by the Germans, this woman began a dark path that would see her become history's deadliest female sniper -- and one of Eleanor Roosevelt's best friends.
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