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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.
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Cross-dressing Queen of Thieves who flouted social norms and had plays written about her.
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When the end of an era was at hand, this samurai woman refused to go gently.
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When the English laid siege to her castle home, this Scottish woman bedeviled them until they gave up.
Hypatia
The first female mathematician in recorded history, and one of the luminaries of the ancient world - but her grisly death at the hands of a mob was only the start of her troubles.
Amaridevi
To ensnare the scheming ministers who were ruining her life, this princess used guile, cunning, and a sophisticated knowledge of civil engineering.
Anacaona
When Columbus and his crew ravaged her land, this native Haitian poet gave all to keep the peace.
Tomyris
When the most powerful man in the world made plans on her country, she: turned down his marriage proposal, destroyed his armies, and defiled his head so famously that she became legend for centuries thereafter.
Hortense Mancini
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