Vicki Baum
Jewish writer known for her impressive literary career
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Agnes Dunbar
Countess of Dunbar and March known for her spirited defence of Dunbar Castle in January 1337–8.
Blanche de Rossi
In 1237, during the war between the Guelfs and Ghibellines, she went with her husband to Bassano and helped defend the city.
Harriet Acland
Wife of a British major who accompanied him during the American Revolution
Marie-Thérèse Figueur
French dragoon in the 15th and 9th regiments, and, from 1793 to 1812, served in all the campaigns of the Republic and of the Empire.
María Pacheco
Leader in the Revolt of the Comuneros in 1500s Spain, an uprising of the citizens against the monarchy.
Maria Quitéria de Jesus
1800s Brazilian lieutenant and national heroine
Aldonza de Castillo
Defended the fortress of Toro in 1475 during civil war in Spain
Maria Sarmiento
Defended the fortress of Toro in 1475 during civil war in Spain
Rafaela Herrera
National heroine of Nicaragua who defended the Fortress of the Immaculate Conception against the British forces during the Battle for the Río San Juan de Nicaragua in 1762.