Comics Virginia Hall (1906-1982) The Most Dangerous Spy of All This "most dangerous of all spies" staged daring mountaintop escapes, prison breaks, and railway bombings -- all on her trusty wooden leg, codenamed "Cuthbert."
Mary Patten (1837-1861) The First American Woman to Command a Ship When her husband became deathly ill, this pregnant teen took the reins to become America's first female boat commander - all while fighting off a mutiny and keeping her husband alive.
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 Marguerite de Bressieux (15th century legend/pseudohistory) The Black Knight Who Hunted Rapists When soldiers sexually assaulted her and others, this woman donned armor and got revenge.
Comics Bessie Stringfield (1911-1993) The Motorcycle Queen of Miami Motorcycling across America, making her living doing stunts and transporting secret government documents, this stand-out woman found family in places she didn't expect.
Comics Mercadera (c.1245-1300) The Farmer Who Caught a Knight When this Spanish merchant went out to pick cabbages, she stumbled upon an unusual kind of pest: a French knight.
Comics Black Agnes (c.1312-1369) Defender of Dunbar Castle When the English laid siege to her castle home, this Scottish woman bedeviled them until they gave up.
Comics Takeko Nakano (1846-1868) The Samurai Who Refused to Die Quietly When the end of an era was at hand, this samurai woman refused to go gently.
Comics Anahit (Armenian Folktale) The Queen Who Made the King Get a Job This Armenian folktale princess saved her hapless beau - by making him get a job.