Julie d’Aubigny (1670-1707) Princess of the Opera Sword-slinging, opera-singing bisexual rock star of the 17th century - who burnt down a convent to romance a nun and had to be pardoned by the king of France TWICE.
Shajar al-Durr (1220s?-1257) King-ransoming Sultan Muslim sultan who took the throne, defeated Louis IX in battle, ransomed him back to France for 30% of their GDP --- and did it all in secret.
Lolita Seriously, nobody should make a kids' movie about her. The poster child for childhood abuse, nobody should ever make a kids' movie about her.
Beloved Ghost of the Chokecherry Tree The ghost of a tragically-murdered young child come back to haunt her mother in post-slavery America.
Savitribai Phule (1831-1897) The Mother Who Fought the Caste System In fighting the bias of the caste system to spread education, this woman brought knowledge to girls across India.
Mother Jones (Mary Harris Jones) (1837-1930) The Most Dangerous Mother in America This leader of the labor movement suffered imprisonment, defamation, and untold misery to battle against forces that most of us just take for granted.
Marsha P. Johnson (1944-1992) Godmother of the Trans Civil Rights Movement This cheery godmother of trans civil rights masked a dark past of abuse.
Marie Equi (1872-1952) The Mom Who Broke Every Taboo She Could Once upon a time, there was a lesbian Wild West abortion doctor. She once horsewhipped a guy in the face and was tossed in San Quentin Prison for sedition. To the surprise of no one, she lived in Portland.
Mandukhai Khatun (1448-1510) The Mother Who United the Mongol Tribes Destined to be a mere political pawn, this Mongol queen rode into battle while pregnant, united the warring tribes, and was considered to be the second coming of Genghis Khan.
Cut Nyak Dhien (1848-1908) The Mother of Indonesian Revolution When her (second) rebel husband was killed, this heroine of Indonesian revolution took over the fight against the Dutch.