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When her rebel husband was imprisoned, she continued the movement - by holding a castle under siege for three long, lonely years.
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Roundly-despised and unfairly-maligned seductress of the bible who ran afoul of the wrong priests.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
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Sor Juana Inés de La Cruz
This brilliant poet rose from illegitimacy and poverty to become one of the luminaries of her age - until she flew too close to the sun.
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Led colony of escaped slaves and protected them from the English using borderline supernatural abilities.
Taytu Betul
This stubborn empress led her native Ethiopia to do the unthinkable - defeat one of the major European powers in war.
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Sex worker who became empress of the Byzantine Empire, and used her political power to safeguard her interests, and her…
La Llorona
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Jane Dieulafoy
A phenomenally successful archaeologist who became a fashion icon for wearing men's clothing.