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Personality: Martial

August 16, 2014 in Modern Worthies

Rukhsana Kausar

Farmer's daughter who took out a terrorist leader

An Indian farmer’s daughter disarmed a terrorist leader who broke into her home, attacked him with an axe and shot him dead with his own gun. via The Telegraph If there’s one thing a childhood in Kentucky taught me, it’s to not mess with farmers’ daughters.
August 13, 2014 in Modern Worthies

The Gulabi Gang

The heroes India needs

An all-female vigilante group wanders rural India, teaching women self defense and confronting abusive husbands.
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