Jiang Qing

Jiang Qing was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, actor, and major political figure during the country’s Cultural Revolution (1966 to 1976).

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Irena Sawicka

Irena Scheur-Sawicka was a Polish archaeologist, ethnographer, and educational and communist activist who joined the Polish Workers’ Party during World War II.

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Maria Feodorovna

Maria Feodorovna was Empress consort of Russia as the second wife of Tsar Paul I, and the founder of the Office of the Institutions of Empress Maria, an imperial government charitable agency.

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Agrippina the Elder

Agrippina I was the granddaughter of the Roman Emperor Augustus, and played a key role in the succession struggles under Tiberius (who ruled C.E. 14–37).

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Naqi’a

Naqi’a was influential in the politics of the Assyrian throne 680–627 B.C.E., serving in an advisory role under the title of queen mother.

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