Maria Theresa of Austria
Ruler of the Habsburg dominions, thus archduchess of Austria, queen of Hungary and Croatia, lady of the Netherlands, from 1740-1780.
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Tomyris
Queen of the Massagetae who defeated and killed Cyrus the Great
Saint Olga of Kyiv
Ruler of Kyivan Rus’, a conglomeration of local regions which now covers Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus.
Shirley Graham Du Bois
African-American writer, composer, educator, and civil rights activist
Kösem Sultan
Kösem Sultan the wife of Ahmed I, Sultan of Ottoman Empire
Agatha Christie
Internationally renowned English mystery writer and playwright
Barbe-Nicole Clicquot
Even though she lived her life amidst a series of bloody revolutions, Barbe-Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin spun gold from grapes.
Wak Chanil Ajaw
Lady Wak Chanil Ajaw, also known as “Lady Six Sky” (c. 667 C.E-741 C.E), was a Maya queen of Naranjo.
Jackie “Moms” Mabley
African-American stand-up comic and actor who was active in stage, television and films from the 1910s to 1970s. She was also one of the 20th century’s first openly queer comedians, coming out as a lesbian in 1921.
Lü
The empress consort of Gaozu, the founding emperor of the Han dynasty, and was the first woman to hold the title of Empress of China. She is typically portrayed as the first woman to have ruled over a united China.