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When her rebel husband was imprisoned, she continued the movement - by holding a castle under siege for three long, lonely years.
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This pope was largely assumed to be male until she gave birth in the midst of a procession - and largely assumed to be factual until the 13th century.
Theodora
Sex worker who became empress of the Byzantine Empire, and used her political power to safeguard her interests, and her…
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Brilliant undercover spy who posed as a slave to spy on - and attempt to burn down - the Confederate…
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Led colony of escaped slaves and protected them from the English using borderline supernatural abilities.
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Instigated a massive "women's war" against British taxation, the effect of which was one part protest movement, one part comedy roast, and one part block party.
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.