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Sita
After being saved from demonic forces, this legendary Indian princess is then subjected to endless purity tests by her own husband. She eventually puts an end to his questions in a manner that surprised everyone.
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This Armenian folktale princess saved her hapless beau - by making him get a job.
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Spy, smuggler, saboteur, partisan: this Jewish woman refused to go like a lamb to the slaughter, and fought the Nazis tooth and nail... even after the war, when she, alongside others, poisoned thousands of Nazi POWs in a revenge plot.
Isabelle Eberhardt
This undefinable adventurer's life burnt bright but short: a wildcard of the Algerian revolution, she survived an assassination attempt by sabre, and died in a freak desert flood.
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Black, Muslim warrior queen of a tribe of griffin-riding Amazons - and the honest-to-god namesake of California.
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Indomitable pirate queen who ran Morocco and ruined Portuguese trade.
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A phenomenally successful archaeologist who became a fashion icon for wearing men's clothing.
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When she came face-to-face with a great monster, this mother saved her child and herself through bravery, quick thinking, and great culinary skills.
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This legendary pockmarked poet sang truth to power and was killed for it, becoming an enduring symbol of resistance.