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Savitribai Phule
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Bella Abzug
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Tomoe Gozen
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Molly Craig
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Étaín
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Marguerite de la Rocque
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Pasiphaë
This mythical queen gave birth to the minotaur and cursed her unfaithful husband with the world's weirdest magic STD -- but was her whole story just a smear campaign?
Sayyida al-Hurra
Indomitable pirate queen who ran Morocco and ruined Portuguese trade.
Josefina Guerrero
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