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Turned into a revolutionary in middle age, this mother became one of the Philippines most heralded women.
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Cross-dressing Queen of Thieves who flouted social norms and had plays written about her.
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This unlikely heroine created her own Woman's Army of 70,000 soldiers through good manners and political savvy - and then used it to overthrow one of China's greatest douchebags.
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This superhero of early Iranian mythology starred in her own stories, and plenty of them.
Zenobia
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Soraya Tarzi
1920s Afghanistan was a progressive and rapidly-modernizing country in large part to the most powerful, empathic, and maligned queen it had ever seen.
Penta
When her brother of this fairytale princess decided to marry her, she warded him off by cutting off her own hands. Then she gave birth to a dog. It got weirder after that.
Joan of Arc
The infamous teen girl who helped end the Hundred Years War and save France - but do you know how…
Tatterhood
This goat-riding, spoon-wielding princess fought trolls to save her sister.
Alice B. Clement
Chicago detective whose crime-busting exploits grew so popular she had her own newspaper series and starred in her own movie.