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When invaders threatened her island home, she declared herself a living god, raised an army, and fought them tooth, nail, and occasional grenade.
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The first European woman to end up in New Zealand, Charlotte Badger was part pirate, part adopted Maori, and part mom. Which part is which is somewhat lost to history.
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This cheery godmother of trans civil rights masked a dark past of abuse.
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When Rome set its eyes on her country, this one-eyed queen fought them tooth and nail, until they left her alone.
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Massively educated princess who started all-female gang of itinerant teachers, who would roam the land and educate unsuspecting passersby.
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Eustaquia de Souza and Ana Lezama de Urinza, two sword-and-gun-toting lesbian teen vigilantes - 17th century Bolivia's answer to Batman.
Qiu Jin
This revolutionary martyred herself to help rid China of the Qing dynasty.
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