Micaela Almonester
Random Princesses

Yoshiko Kawashima
Bisexual cross-dressing spy princess of the Qing dynasty - a hero to some and unspeakable villain to others.

Juana Azurduy de Padilla
This revolutionary (and mother of five) should have been the namesake of Bolivia - and that's the opinion of Simon Bolivar, the actual namesake of Bolivia!

Timoclea
When a soldier raped her, this woman tossed him in a well and threw rocks at him until he died.

Agnodice
After disguising herself as a man to be the physician women needed, she was put on trial - and won.

Wu Zetian
The only female emperor of China in history, her ruthless rise to power makes Game of Thrones look like a day at the beach.

Te Puea Herangi
The reluctant royal who became the Maori's greatest leader.

Tatterhood
This goat-riding, spoon-wielding princess fought trolls to save her sister.

Anne Hutchinson
This uneducated rebel preacher upstaged New England magistrates so much that they founded Harvard University in part to prevent women like her from gaining power.

Matilda of Tuscany
Fiery defender of the pope who made kings kneel before her.

Étaín
Mythological Irish princess who was turned into a worm, butterfly, and a pool of water; who induced the strangest pregnancy since Jesus; and who may hold the key to understanding Ireland's history.