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When her husband was unjustly executed, this French noblewoman-turned-pirate became the terror of France.
Andamana
Indigenous lawmaker who united warring tribes under a unified code of laws that she made herself.
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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.