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Roundly-despised and unfairly-maligned seductress of the bible who ran afoul of the wrong priests.
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When a soldier raped her, this woman tossed him in a well and threw rocks at him until he died.
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This princess held her father to his word in the most unexpected way: by demanding to marry the stupidest man in Korea.
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The first Native American medical doctor endured back-breaking labor, years spent alone, and institutional racism to better the lives of her people.
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When her husband became deathly ill, this pregnant teen took the reins to become America's first female boat commander - all while fighting off a mutiny and keeping her husband alive.
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