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Sybil Ludington

Sybil Ludington was an American Revolutionary War heroine.

Mary Hallaren

Mary Agnes Hallaren was an American soldier and the third director of the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) at the time when it became a part of the United States Army.

Solør shield-maiden

As befitting a Viking warrior, she was buried with a two-edged sword, an axe, a spear, five arrowheads, a shield, the skeleton of a horse with bridle and other tools.

Andrée Borrel

Andrée Raymonde Borrel was a French woman who fought in the French Resistance and worked as an agent for Britain’s clandestine Special Operations Executive during World War II.

Queen Lozikeyi Dlodlo

Lozikeyi was a senior queen of the Ndebele nation until 1893.

Constance Babington Smith MBE FRSL was a British journalist and writer. Having worked for The Aeroplane magazine before World War II, her knowledge of aircraft led her to the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force.

Dr Agnes Elizabeth Lloyd Bennett

Dr Agnes Elizabeth Lloyd Bennett OBE was a New Zealand doctor. She served as the Chief Medical Officer of a medical unit during World War I and was later awarded an O.B.E. for her services in improving the health of women and children.

“Texas Tonk”

A Tonkawa woman called “Texas Tonk” served as a U.S. Army scout in 1872; she rode out with soldiers from Fort Griffin and was later found dead at King’s Creek off the Brazos River.