Anna Sophia Detzliffin
Served in the Prussian Army during the during the Seven Years’ War
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Maria Christina Bruhn
Maria Christina Bruhn was Sweden’s first female inventor in the field of military technology.
Anna Colbjørnsdatter
Norwegian war heroine
Ana Monterrosso de Lavalleja
Uruguayan freedom fighter, writer and political wife
Ana Betancourt
Cuban women’s rights activist
Pamela Pigeon
New Zealand-British cryptographer and the first female commander in Britain’s Government Communications Headquarters during World War II.
A Nong
Shamaness, matriarch and warrior A Nong was a prominent figure among the Zhuang and Nùng people in the 11th century.
Deolinda Rodrigues Francisco de Almeida
Angola’s “Mother of the Revolution”, Deolinda Rodrigues Francisco de Almeida had many roles throughout her short life: nationalist, militant, writer, poet and translator, teacher and radio host.
Zrínyi Ilona
For patriotic service, a keen sense of diplomacy and an astonishing ability of conducting affairs of the state of the greatest importance the fame of Zrinyi Ilona outshines completely the brilliant array of Hungary’s great women.
Doña Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez
A member of the Mexican elite who fought for independence.