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  2. ‘12 Badass Women’ by Huffington Post

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    Victoria Woodhull was the first woman to run for president in the U.S. and she made her historic run in 1872 – before women even had the right to vote! She supported women's suffrage as well as welfare for the poor, and though it was frowned upon at the time, she didn't shy away from being vocal about sexual freedom.

  3. 22 Famous Women in History You Need to Learn About ASAP

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    The first Black woman to serve in Congress in 1968, Chisholm (nicknamed "Fighting Shirley") was also the first Black person and the first woman to run for U.S. president. In 1964, she became the ...

  4. List of women warriors in folklore - Wikipedia

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    The only woman in history to confront, fight and repeatedly defeat the Portuguese, Rani Abbakka's unflagging courage and indomitable spirit are at par with the legendary Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi, Rani Rudramma Devi of Warangal and Rani Chennamma of Kittur. Yet, little is written about her or her incredible story in the history books.

  5. List of women who led a revolt or rebellion - Wikipedia

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    Oct. 5, 1789, a young woman struck a marching drum and led The Women's March on Versailles, in a revolt against King Louis XVI of France, storming the palace and signaling the French Revolution. [30] In 1947, Chief Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti led the Abeokuta Women's Union in a revolt that resulted in the abdication of the Egba High King Oba Ademola ...

  6. List of American women's firsts - Wikipedia

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    January 20 - Kamala Harris inaugurated as the first woman to serve as Vice President of the United States, making her the most powerful woman in America's political history, first in the line of succession to the US Presidency. January 20 - Kamala Harris became the first woman President of the United States Senate in U.S. history.

  7. 15 notable firsts for women in history - AOL

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    Women's history is much more than chronicling a string of "firsts." Female pioneers have long fought for equal rights and demanded to be treated equally as they chartered new territory in fields ...

  8. These 21 Black women changed history forever - AOL

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    Read her story and others in honor of Black History Month or to inspire your own journey. For these women not only helped shape the world, but in the process, have made it a better place for all.

  9. Women in warfare (1500–1699) - Wikipedia

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    17th century: Belawadi Mallamma is the first woman to form a women's army in Indian history, which she uses to fight against the Maratha Confederacy [87] in the 17th century. [88] 17th century to 1894: Dahomey Amazons act as an all female regiment (under female command) of the west African Kingdom of Dahomey. [89]