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Mata Hari
This amateur dancer escaped a life of abuse by pretending to be an Indonesian princess - and eventually became a victim of the maniacal world of espionage.
Catching up on Corrections
In which I finally have some time to sit down and hand out prizes for corrections - with updated art! Corrections and thanks are laid out for Wu Zetian, Ching Shih, Gudit, Isabel Godin, Mata Hari, Mai Bhago, and Vasilisa Vasilyevna.
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Micaela Bastidas
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Velu Nachiyar
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Olympias of Macedon
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Molly Craig
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Vasilisa Vasilyevna
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La Jaguarina
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Freydís Eiríksdóttir
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