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Tig Notaro
Random Princesses
Lolita
The poster child for childhood abuse, nobody should ever make a kids' movie about her.
Sojourner Truth
When her kid was stolen from her, this ex-slave successfully sued to get him back; she then went on to become a forceful speaker for abolition across the United States.
Soraya Tarzi
1920s Afghanistan was a progressive and rapidly-modernizing country in large part to the most powerful, empathic, and maligned queen it had ever seen.
Ani Pachen
When China invaded her native land, this would-be monk put down her pacifist dreams and took up arms.
La Jaguarina
This undefeated half-Spaniard fencer was a household name in the 1800s - only to vanish into retirement (and obscurity) when she ran out of people to fight.
Jeanne de Clisson
When her husband was unjustly executed, this French noblewoman-turned-pirate became the terror of France.
Nafanua
When an oppressive regime threatened her home, this Samoan war goddess took matters into her own hands.
Juana Azurduy de Padilla
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!
Tamar of Georgia
Saint, sovereign, and fiercely independent woman, she quashed two rebellions from her ex-husband, expanded her nation's borders, and ushered in a golden age.
Nanny of the Maroons
Led colony of escaped slaves and protected them from the English using borderline supernatural abilities.