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Sutematsu Oyama (1860-1919)

Japan's First College-Educated Woman

The first Japanese woman to go to college didn't have a choice. But the experience changed her - and she changed Japan in return.

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.

Amanirenas (c.60 BCE - c.10 BCE)

The One-Eyed Queen Who Fought Rome Tooth and Nail

When Rome set its eyes on her country, this one-eyed queen fought them tooth and nail, until they left her alone.

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.

Jeanne de Clisson (1300-1359)

The Lioness of Brittany

When her husband was unjustly executed, this French noblewoman-turned-pirate became the terror of France.

Sor Juana Inés de La Cruz (1651-1695)

The Phoenix of Mexico

This brilliant poet rose from illegitimacy and poverty to become one of the luminaries of her age - until she flew too close to the sun.

The Mirabal Sisters (1924/27/35-1960)

The Sisters Who Toppled a Dictatorship

When a cruel dictator ruined this Dominican Republic family, these sisters gave their lives to end his.

Isabel Godin des Odonais (1728-1792)

The Woman Who Lived

To reunite with her husband, she went on a months-long trek through the jungle -- and was the only survivor.

Freydís Eiríksdóttir (c. 1000 CE)

Sword-Wielding Pregnant Viking

When attacked by Native Americans, this pregnant viking bared her chest, brandished a sword, and took them on by herself. And she won.

Rebecca Lukens (1794-1854)

Iron-Willed 1820s CEO

First her father died. Then her sons. Then her husband. Pregnant, saddled with debt, a failing company, and an overbearing mother, Rebecca Lukens rolled up her sleeves and showed the world what she was made of: iron.