Did you know that this past Sunday was International Women’s Day? And did you know that March is Women’s History Month? Because I sure didn’t, and I felt so bad about it I decided to do some research on the most undeniably badass ladies throughout history. These women — scientists, writers and warriors alike — rejected the authority of men before “feminism” was even a word. These chicks were hardcore, bad to the bone, and they never let some bloated patriarchy get in their way.
1. Juana Azurduy de Padilla (1781-1862)
2. Boudica (A.D. 60)
3. Mary “Stagecoach” Fields (c. 1832 – 1914)
4. Simone de Beauvoir (1908–1986)
5. Madame C.J. Walker (1867-1919)
6. Marie Curie (1867-1934)
7. Benazir Bhutto (1953-2007)
8. Mochizuki Chiyome (16th century)
9. Marie Marvingt (1875 – 1963)
10. Annie Oakley (1860 – 1926)