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luisa capetillo (1879-1922) the activist arrested for wearing pants in 1915, this rowdy puerto rican activist was arrested for wearing pants in public. it wouldn't be the last time she wore pants, or got made animated musicals about the women of history and myth who refused to behave. a lavishly-illustrated book celebrating history's toughest moms. already own a book? click here for behind the scenes content! mkabayi kajama (c.1750-c.1843) power behind the zulu throne one of the most powerful women in zulu history, this cursed princess did what was necessary to protect the realm.. ‘sade’, a pitch about an african princess, sells to disney. in nairobi’s largest slum, these young ballerinas dream big. jess wade: academic who writes wikipedia pages for female scientists. timoclea (4th century bce) the woman who threw her rapist in a well when a soldier ra*ed her, this woman tossed him in a well and threw rocks at him until he died. spy, smuggler, saboteur, partisan: this jewish woman refused to go like a lamb to the slaughter, and fought the nazis tooth and nail.. even after the war, when she, alongside others, poisoned thousands of nazi pows in a revenge plot. cornelia sorabji (1866-1954) protector. reformer. lawyer. one of the first indian women to practice law, she fought against -- and inside of -- a system that held no room for her. when an oppressive regime threatened her home, this samoan war goddess took matters into her own hands. when flying cannibal ghosts kidnapped two women, there was no man that could save them. but there was a woman. abducted from her tribe, this maori woman managed to save her kinsmen and stop a war - by straddling a roof and cramming the house sarah biffin (1784-1850) the artist who painted with her mouth born without arms or legs, this artist learned to write, sew, and paint with her mouth - and came to work for kings and queens. although her tribe was destroyed and she was forced into an unwanted marriage, this indomitable woman came to run the world's largest