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The much-maligned woman fought tooth and nail to position her son, Alexander, to become "the Great" - and herself in the process.
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This leader of the labor movement suffered imprisonment, defamation, and untold misery to battle against forces that most of us just take for granted.
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Cross-dressing Queen of Thieves who flouted social norms and had plays written about her.
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Cut Nyak Dhien
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The first prosthetic limb in human civilization went to this ancient warrior queen. Or did it? The story is more complex than you might think.
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