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Born without arms or legs, this artist learned to write, sew, and paint with her mouth - and came to work for kings and queens.
Benazir Bhutto
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The godmother of rock and roll, this black bisexual singer fused gospel and pop to blaze her own way across the Jim Crow-era south.
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Sword-slinging Arabian heroine who stars as the heroine of an extremely long and entertaining epic tale.
Nitocris
When her brother was killed, this pharaoh took her time cooking up revenge.
Katie Sandwina
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Fiery defender of the pope who made kings kneel before her.
Ilona Zrinyi
When her rebel husband was imprisoned, she continued the movement - by holding a castle under siege for three long, lonely years.
Agnodice
After disguising herself as a man to be the physician women needed, she was put on trial - and won.
Pasiphaë
This mythical queen gave birth to the minotaur and cursed her unfaithful husband with the world's weirdest magic STD -- but was her whole story just a smear campaign?