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This brutal sovereign's reign saw her outlaw clapping, pioneer death by feet-kissing, and design giant weaponized scissors - but are we only getting one side of the story...?
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The greatest leader of the nomadic Tuareg tribe of northern Africa, who put their men in veils and let their…
Jackie Mitchell
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Nana Asma'u
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Josefina Guerrero
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Mahendradatta
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Grace O'Malley
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