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Random Princesses
Masako Hojo
When her shogun husband cheated on her, she raised an army and destroyed the other woman's house. Later she deposed her incompetent son to become the first nun to rule Japan.
Mary Seacole
One half of the odd couple of Crimean nursing - the jolly black businesswoman who swore by folk remedies, in stark contrast to Florence Nightingale's by-the-book Victorian approach to medicine.
Janequeo
When her husband was killed by conquistadors, this native Chilean showed the Spanish what "fight like a woman" really means.
Marguerite de Bressieux
When soldiers sexually assaulted her and others, this woman donned armor and got revenge.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
The godmother of rock and roll, this black bisexual singer fused gospel and pop to blaze her own way across the Jim Crow-era south.
Anacaona
When Columbus and his crew ravaged her land, this native Haitian poet gave all to keep the peace.
Isabella of France
After years of neglect and abuse from her husband, this queen raised an army and took over England for herself.
Moll Cutpurse
Cross-dressing Queen of Thieves who flouted social norms and had plays written about her.
Marsha P. Johnson
This cheery godmother of trans civil rights masked a dark past of abuse.
Mariya Oktyabrskaya
When her husband was killed in WW2, she sold all their belongings, bought a tank, named it Fighting Girlfriend, and started killing Nazis.