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Destined to be a mere political pawn, this Mongol queen rode into battle while pregnant, united the warring tribes, and was considered to be the second coming of Genghis Khan.
Constance Markievicz
Socialite turned sniper turned socialist politician - Ireland's first woman elected to office had quite a life.
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This revolutionary (and mother of five) should have been the namesake of Bolivia - and that's the opinion of Simon Bolivar, the actual namesake of Bolivia!
Marie Equi
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Nitocris
When her brother was killed, this pharaoh took her time cooking up revenge.
Keumalahayati
The first naval admiral of modern times, she protected her country from foreign invaders with aplomb.
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Spirited poetry-spouting princess who lived an audacious life and put her cheating lover on blast with her expert slam poetry.
Amba/Sikhandi
When this princess had her life ruined by an unstoppable warrior, she: became a fervent ascetic for years and got a divine boon; killed herself to reincarnate faster; came back as a man; and killed the man who'd wronged her, in the stunning climax of the world's longest epic poem.
Banu Goshasp
This superhero of early Iranian mythology starred in her own stories, and plenty of them.
Caterina Sforza
The illegitimate daughter of a minor noble, after losing her husband, she became one of the most powerful and fierce women in Italy - commanding troops, insulting Machiavelli, and fighting Cesare Borgia with unmatched ferocity.