La Llorona The Weeping Ghost of Latin America's Past Mexico's infamous "weeping ghost" has many incarnations: a jilted widow, a slave princess, a milk addict, a coffee bag, and a pair of panties.
Amaridevi The princess who engineered her own victory To ensnare the scheming ministers who were ruining her life, this princess used guile, cunning, and a sophisticated knowledge of civil engineering.
Constance Markievicz (1868-1927) The Countess Who Rebelled Socialite turned sniper turned socialist politician - Ireland's first woman elected to office had quite a life.
Pingyang (c.600-623) The Princess Who Toppled a Dynasty This unlikely heroine created her own Woman's Army of 70,000 soldiers through good manners and political savvy - and then used it to overthrow one of China's greatest douchebags.
Nana Miriam The Shaman Who Hurled Hippos When a firebreathing shapeshifting hippo menaced her people, this shaman faced it down in a magic battle - and then hurled it into space.
Mekatilili wa Menza (c.1860-c.1925) The widow who beat the British through ecstatic dance When colonial powers went too far, she rebelled in the most stylish way possible: dancing from town to town. It was surprisingly effective.
Princess Pyeonggang (6th century) The Weeping Princess This princess held her father to his word in the most unexpected way: by demanding to marry the stupidest man in Korea.
Sonya Golden Hand (1846ish - 1902ish CE) Russia's Princess of Crime Russia's greatest female thief was so slippery that even once she was re-captured after escaping from a Siberian prison, nobody was totally sure it was her.
Sarraounia (late 1800s - early 1900s) The Sorceress Queen of the Azna The "panther queen" of the Azna defeated some of the greatest villains of French colonial history through wits, cunning -- and possibly magic.
Manuela Sáenz (1797-1859) The Liberator of the Liberator This revolutionary heroine of South America kept a pet bear, a disembodied moustache, and a lifestyle that defied every convention possible.