11 Badass Women From History Who You'd Never Wanna Mess With
A collection of women who aren't going to put up with any of your shit.
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Tamar of Georgia “Queen of Kings and Queens, Glory of the World, Kingdom and Faith, Champion of the Messiah, may God Increase her victories.” - Inscription on 13th-century Georgian coins After her fathers death, she became the king (not queen) and successfully ruled over Georgia crushing any patriarch opinion coming her way! A lot of people plotted coups against her but she fucked their shit up.
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When Napoleon invaded Spain, Juana Galan refused to sit down and watch the show go on. She rallied and gathered all the women together, ambushing the French army. They even fought hand to hand with clubs, batons, iron cookware etc which subsequently led Napoleons troops to withdraw from the La Mancha region at least.
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Lydia Darragh: Lydia was one of the finest secret agents America could have ever asked for. During the American Revolution, British decided to reside in Lydia's house. This gave her an opportunity to eavesdrop at them without their notice. She passed on all the secret information to American soldiers, thereby saving her nation from invasion.
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The Night Witches: These Russian fighter pilots were responsible for inflicting heavy damage on the German soil. Not only that, they also flew dangerous planes that were known for shutting down midair. They had a penchant for idling their crafts above enemy territory to drop bombs, and over the course of their involvement, they completed hundreds of missions.
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The freshest form of female badassery, Parisa Tabriz is a "white hat" hacker who works for Google, detecting weakness in their security and protecting million users from having their data stolen. She leads a team of 33. Her business card lists her job as "Security Princess" Yeah, a badass princess she is.
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