Queen Ranavalona III
Last Queen of Madagascar Exiled for Fighting Colonization
Pauli Murray
Queer Civil Rights Lawyer & Episcopal Priest Who Wrote the Civil Rights “Bible”
Shannon Faulkner
First Woman to Attend ‘Men Only’ State College in South Carolina
Ma Rainey
Mother of the Blues who Inspired Generations
Ching Shih
From Prostitute to Ruler of a Pirate Empire
Sophie Scholl
Student Anti-Nazi Activist & Co-Founder of White Rose
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Pine Leaf Woman Chief
Two-Spirit Native American Chief Who Led With Peace
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Olga of Kyiv
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The "Witch" of Hadley and ancestor of Margaret Atwood, inspiring her poem and dedication of the "The Handmaid's Tale".
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Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke
New Zealand’s Youngest Māori MP
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Molly Craig
The Aborigine Girl Who Walked 1,000 Miles
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Nancy Dowd
Breakout Female 70’s Screenwriter
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Frida Kahlo
Mexican Painter & Revolutionary Best Known for Her Work Exploring the Concepts of Identity, Pain, and Mexican Heritage
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Betsy Ross
Designer of the first American Flag