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This Mongol stood up to the most fearsome man in the world and in so doing, prevented a genocide.
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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.
Nana Asma'u
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Emmy Noether
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Lyudmila Pavlichenko
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