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The Legend of the Chinese Poblana is a Mexican folk narrative centered on the life of Catarina de San Juan, a woman of Asian descent brought to New Spain in the 17th century. Originally from Mughal India, she was sold into servitude and eventually lived in the city of Puebla, where she became renown...
Sanité Bélair was a Haitian revolutionary officer who fought against French forces during the Haitian Revolution and the war that led to Haitian independence. She served in the revolutionary army during the struggle against the restoration of slavery and is remembered as one of the women who held mi...
Laskarina Bouboulina was a Greek naval commander who supported the War of Independence that began in 1821. A resident of Spetses, she used her wealth to acquire ships, weapons, and supplies, and she participated in naval operations against Ottoman forces. Her career is significant in the history of...
Constance Markievicz was an Irish republican, socialist, and suffragist who took part in the Easter Rising of 1916. She served with the Irish Citizen Army during the insurrection and was sentenced to death, though the sentence was commuted. In 1918 she became the first woman elected to the British H...
Comandanta Ramona was an Indigenous Tzotzil leader of Mexico's Zapatista movement and a prominent figure in the Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional, or EZLN. She was known for leading the organization's 1994 action in San Cristóbal de las Casas. Her identity combines Indigenous political leade...
Gabriela Silang (1731-1763) was a Filipino revolutionary leader who became one of the first women to lead a movement for independence from Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines. After her husband Diego Silang was assassinated in 1763, she assumed command of the Ilocano revolt he had started in th...
Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai was a Vietnamese revolutionary and communist organizer associated with the Indochinese Communist Party. Born in Vinh in 1910, she became active in anti-colonial political work and later served in the party's overseas organization in Hong Kong. French colonial authorities arreste...
