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This revolutionary martyred herself to help rid China of the Qing dynasty.
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In fighting the bias of the caste system to spread education, this woman brought knowledge to girls across India.
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Saint, sovereign, and fiercely independent woman, she quashed two rebellions from her ex-husband, expanded her nation's borders, and ushered in a golden age.
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Indigenous lawmaker who united warring tribes under a unified code of laws that she made herself.
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
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Ida B. Wells
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