Hannie Schaft
Dutch resistance fighter during World War II, renowned as “the girl with the red hair.”
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Truus Oversteegen
Dutch sculptor and painter who she played a significant role in the anti-Nazi Dutch Resistance
Simone Segouin
Notable figure in the French Resistance during World War II.
Mary Thomas
Women like Queen Mary Thomas, Queen Agnes Salomon, and Queen Mathilda McBean led the 1878 Fireburn labor rebellion, known as the Queens of the Fireburn.
Tamara Bunke
Jewish Argentine revolutionary and guerilla fighter
Nakano Takeko
One of the only known onna-bugeisha (female samurais) in Japan’s history
Qiu Jin
Qiu Jin (秋瑾) was a Chinese revolutionary, feminist, and author who joined a failed uprising against the Qing dynasty and is celebrated as a national heroine, a martyr for republicanism and feminism.
Eileen Savell
New Zealand nurse who served overseas during WWI
Freddie Oversteegen
Freddie Oversteegen was a member of the resistance during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands during World War II.
Mika Yamamoto
Japanese video and photojournalist affiliated with Japan Press.