Arwa al-Sulayhi (c.1048-1131) The Mother of Yemen's Golden Age The greatest ruler of Yemeni history, she defeated her numerous foes to usher the country into its golden age.
Angela Jimenez (1896-1982) The Mom Who Lived a Dozen Lives Tomboy, daughter, spy, soldier, foster mom, innkeeper, gold miner, nurse, activist; veteran: Angela Jimenez doesn't need a movie so much as a mini-series.
Ada Blackjack (1898-1983) The Mother Who Survived the Arctic The lone survivor of an ill-fated scientific expedition, this Inuit woman persevered for two years on a remote arctic island in order to get money to treat her ill son.