Comics Timoclea (4th century BCE) The Woman Who Threw Her Rapist in a Well When a soldier raped her, this woman tossed him in a well and threw rocks at him until he died.
Comics Cornelia Sorabji (1866-1954) Protector. Reformer. Lawyer. One of the first Indian women to practice law, she fought against -- and inside of -- a system that held no room for her.
Comics Sarah Biffin (1784-1850) The Artist Who Painted With Her Mouth Born without arms or legs, this artist learned to write, sew, and paint with her mouth - and came to work for kings and queens.
Comics Toregene Khatun (?-1246) Empress of the Mongols Although her tribe was destroyed and she was forced into an unwanted marriage, this indomitable woman came to run the world's largest empire - with a woman as her companion.
Anacaona (c.1474-1503) Poet Queen of Haiti When Columbus and his crew ravaged her land, this native Haitian poet gave all to keep the peace.
Comics Ani Pachen (1933-2002) Tibetan Warrior Nun When China invaded her native land, this would-be monk put down her pacifist dreams and took up arms.
Comics Soraya Tarzi (1899-1968) The Human Rights Queen of Afghanistan 1920s Afghanistan was a progressive and rapidly-modernizing country in large part to the most powerful, empathic, and maligned queen it had ever seen.
Comics Kate Leigh and Tilly Devine (1881-1964 and 1900-1970) The Queens of the Sydney Underworld America had Al Capone. Sydney had Kate Leigh and Tilly Devine - who *hated* each other.
Comics Isabella of France (c.1295-1358) The She-Wolf of France After years of neglect and abuse from her husband, this queen raised an army and took over England for herself.
Comics Tirgatao (5th century BCE) The Princess Whom Walls Could Not Hold Abandoned and imprisoned, this real-life Amazon took back the life she had stolen away.