Comics Nancy Wake (1912-2011) The Spy With The 5 Million Franc Bounty This most-wanted WW2 spy rescued Jews and POWs, blew up Nazi trains, and used an X-rated radio rhyme to identify herself to Britain.
Comics Luisa Capetillo (1879-1922) The Activist Arrested For Wearing Pants In 1915, this rowdy Puerto Rican activist was arrested for wearing pants in public. It wouldn't be the last time she wore pants, or got arrested.
Comics Mkabayi kaJama (c.1750-c.1843) Power Behind the Zulu Throne One of the most powerful women in Zulu history, this cursed princess did what was necessary to protect the realm.
June 11, 2018 in Modern Worthies Piera Aiello Mafia Informant Turned Politician Forced to marry a mobster, she escaped, ran for parliament and won -- while obscuring her face. But now, she's showing it freely.
Comics Toregene Khatun (?-1246) Empress of the Mongols Although her tribe was destroyed and she was forced into an unwanted marriage, this indomitable woman came to run the world's largest empire - with a woman as her companion.
Comics Virginia Hall (1906-1982) The Most Dangerous Spy of All This "most dangerous of all spies" staged daring mountaintop escapes, prison breaks, and railway bombings -- all on her trusty wooden leg, codenamed "Cuthbert."
Comics Ani Pachen (1933-2002) Tibetan Warrior Nun When China invaded her native land, this would-be monk put down her pacifist dreams and took up arms.
Comics Marguerite de Bressieux (15th century legend/pseudohistory) The Black Knight Who Hunted Rapists When soldiers sexually assaulted her and others, this woman donned armor and got revenge.
September 29, 2017 in Modern Worthies Kakenya Ntaiya The Woman Who Demanded School At the age of seven, Kakenya Ntaiya made a bargain with her father: she would undergo female genital mutilation (FGM) if he agreed to let her finish her education.
July 21, 2017 in Modern Worthies “Uncle” Olive Yang Royal turned opium warlord So here's a wild story: lesbian (possibly trans) Burmese princess becomes opium-trading warlord to escape arranged marriage.