Suzanne Louverture
Wife of Haitian Revolution leader Toussaint Louverture; she was tortured when captured by Napoleon. They demanded information about the whereabouts of her husband which she never divulged.
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Suzanne Vallon
During WWII, Suzanne Vallon fled France after her Resistance activity was discovered and ended up in North Africa on active duty. She also accompanied Allied troops as they went north after being freed from Germany.
Valentina Ramírez
Soldadera who inspired the Carrancista corrido (ballad) “La Valentina” and fought at the side of General Ramón F. Iturbide in the Mexican Revolution
Victoria Montou
Fighter in Jean-Jacques Dessalines army during the Haitian Revolution.
Catherine Flon
Catherine Flon was a seamstress who famously sewed the first Haitian flag at the request of Dessalines, but she is also known for having nursed the sick and wounded after nearby battles.
Cécile Fatiman
Cécile Fatiman was a mambo (a vodou priestess) who is believed to have formed networks on the island of Haiti that would transfer information from plantation to plantation.
Marie Sainte Dédée Bazile
Marie Sainte Dédée Bazile was a important figure in the Revolution and is known for having gathered the remaining parts of Haiti’s first Emperor, Jean-Jacques Dessalines after his brutal assassination.
Marie-Jeanne Lamartiniére
Marie-Jeanne Lamartiniére was a Haitian soldier known not only for her courage but for her skills in battle and strategy. She was a leading figure in the pivotal Battle of Crête-á-Pierrot in 1802.
Suzanne Bélair
Haitian revolutionary leader who served in Toussaint Louverture’s army.
Pippa Latour Doyle
Pippa Latour Doyle moved to England from her native South Africa in 1941 to join the war effort. She was recruited into the UK’s Special Operations Executive (SOE) to spy for the Allies in France due to her fluency in French.