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Fearsome undefeated samurai warrior who was "a match for any god or demon," and is one of Japan's greatest heroines…

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Pailadzo Captanian
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Lyudmila Pavlichenko
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Brutal princess-turned-Christian saint who burnt down enemy towns using pigeons.

The Mirabal Sisters
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Fredegund
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