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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.

Ching Shih
Headed a squadron of 80,000 pirates, ruled the Chinese seas for two decades, and actually retired happily - but not before extorting a nice pension from the Chinese government.

Katie Sandwina
Champion weightlifter, suffragette, mom - this "Lady Hercules" did it all.

Takeko Nakano
When the end of an era was at hand, this samurai woman refused to go gently.

Viśpálā
The first prosthetic limb in human civilization went to this ancient warrior queen. Or did it? The story is more complex than you might think.

Te Ao-Kapurangi
Abducted from her tribe, this Maori woman managed to save her kinsmen and stop a war - by straddling a roof and cramming the house underneath.

Laskarina Bouboulina
Born in a prison cell, this revolutionary financed and led a large chunk of Greece's navy to victory in their fight for independence.

Mercadera
When this Spanish merchant went out to pick cabbages, she stumbled upon an unusual kind of pest: a French knight.

Moll Cutpurse
Cross-dressing Queen of Thieves who flouted social norms and had plays written about her.

Mekatilili wa Menza
When colonial powers went too far, she rebelled in the most stylish way possible: dancing from town to town. It was surprisingly effective.