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From Prostitute to Ruler of a Pirate Empire
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Sued to Fight Segregation of Chinese-Americans in CA Schools
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The (Possibly Fictional) Legend Who Inspired A Nation For Centuries
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Olga of Kyiv
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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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Lucille Bogan
One of the First Recorded Blues Singers & Pioneer of “Dirty Blues”
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Nakano Takeko
One of the Last Samurai Warriors
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Nancy Dowd
Breakout Female 70’s Screenwriter
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Helen Hulick Beebe
Slacks-tivist & Innovator in Deaf Education