When Kyiv fell under German occupation in 1941, Markus joined the underground resistance. She carried out sabotage missions, often disguised as innocent gestures, like throwing a grenade hidden as a bouquet. Using a false identity as “Marcousisse,” she worked at an officer’s dining facility, poisoning SS officers’ meals and eliminating a valuable Gestapo informant.
Prominent Lakota woman celebrated for her service as a nurse and military veteran.
Russian princess who worked to save Jews from the Holocaust.
American literary historian, translator, and a member of the German resistance against the Nazi regime.
Moksha Queen who ruled over the land of Moxel in the 1200s
Jewish German resistance activist during the Nazi era, actively involved with the “Prenzlauer Berg Antifascist Group” (Antifaschistischen Gruppe im Prenzlauer Berg Berlin / AGiP).
Pioneering advocate for indigenous and farmer rights in Ecuador, who played a key role in the early Ecuadorian feminist movement from the 1930s to the 1960s.
Indian queen of Kittur in present-day Karnataka who led an armed resistance against the British East India Company to maintain control over her dominion.
American pilot during World War II, serving as a pilot in the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) program.
Wife of Muhammad