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Emilia Plater

Lithuanian military leader

Elza Žiglevica

Member of the Latvian Women’s Auxiliary Corps, which provided food for the thousands of troops during WWI, who died bringing soldiers food

Wu Zetian (624-705) was empress consort of China through her marriage to Emperor Gaozong, and later became empress dowager and regent for her sons Zhongzong and Ruizong. She later became the first empress regnant of China.

Eleanor of Aquitaine

One of the most famous queens of medieval western Europe. Crowned queen of both France and England, her long life and several heirs, and position as one of the wealthiest duchesses of western Europe, enabled her to exert great influence in the Anglo-French sphere.

Trưng Trắc

The Trung sisters organised an army – composed mostly of women – and rose up against the Chinese regime, eventually securing Vietnamese independence from China for the first time in 150 years.