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Aimee Semple McPherson
Random Princesses
Janequeo
When her husband was killed by conquistadors, this native Chilean showed the Spanish what "fight like a woman" really means.
Kharboucha
This legendary pockmarked poet sang truth to power and was killed for it, becoming an enduring symbol of resistance.
Moll Cutpurse
Cross-dressing Queen of Thieves who flouted social norms and had plays written about her.
Soraya Tarzi
1920s Afghanistan was a progressive and rapidly-modernizing country in large part to the most powerful, empathic, and maligned queen it had ever seen.
Agnodice
After disguising herself as a man to be the physician women needed, she was put on trial - and won.
Anahit
This Armenian folktale princess saved her hapless beau - by making him get a job.
Andamana
Indigenous lawmaker who united warring tribes under a unified code of laws that she made herself.
Susan la Flesche Picotte
The first Native American medical doctor endured back-breaking labor, years spent alone, and institutional racism to better the lives of her people.
Juleidah
When her father decided to marry her, this leather-clad princess embarked on one of the most bonkers Cinderella tales ever told.
Olga of Kiev
Brutal princess-turned-Christian saint who burnt down enemy towns using pigeons.