Anita Leslie
Irish biographer
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Lucy Ann White Cox
Lucy Ann White Cox was a vivandière during the American Civil War (1861–1865).
Thomasin Hall
Thomas(in) Hall was an intersex individual who lived in seventeenth century Virginia.
Emily Anderson
Irish academic, code breaker, musicologist and translator
Antonia Ford
Antonia Ford was a Confederate spy during the American Civil War (1861–1865), credited with providing the military information gathered from her Fairfax Court House home during the First Battle of Manassas (1861) and in the two years following.
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.
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.