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When her husband unexpectedly died, she rolled up her sleeves and became one of the greatest authors of the age to keep food on the table. She wrote passionate defenses of her gender (and military treatises!) that were centuries ahead of their time.
Anne Hutchinson
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Petra Herrera
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Fiery defender of the pope who made kings kneel before her.
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Sex worker who became empress of the Byzantine Empire, and used her political power to safeguard her interests, and her…