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The exiled daughter of a deposed ruler, she could have been a fairytale bridge between worlds - but fairy tales are not real. Benazir, whose name means "without flaw," was anything but.
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Bisexual cross-dressing spy princess of the Qing dynasty - a hero to some and unspeakable villain to others.
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La Jaguarina
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Brutal princess-turned-Christian saint who burnt down enemy towns using pigeons.
Gertrude Bell
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After decades of gaslighting and emotional abuse at the hands of her in-laws, this iron-willed woman survived being shot four times point blank, won a separation from her husband, and became one of the most respected business icons in New Orleans.
Nellie Bly
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Banu Goshasp
This superhero of early Iranian mythology starred in her own stories, and plenty of them.