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Picked to be an impotent figurehead, this savvy intellectual quickly learned how to play politics and modernized the nation to ward off invasion.
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
Through years of unrelenting protest, this Nigerian teacher felled a king, won women the right to vote, and taught all of Africa how to protest.
Rosalind Franklin
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Josefina Guerrero
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The only female emperor of China in history, her ruthless rise to power makes Game of Thrones look like a day at the beach.
Fannie Lou Hamer
This uneducated, impoverished activist suffered unbelievable abuse in her journey to be able to vote -- but that did not stop her.
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Chicago detective whose crime-busting exploits grew so popular she had her own newspaper series and starred in her own movie.
Amanirenas
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