Nzinga Mbandi became queen of Ndongo in 1624. She is known for her diplomatic and military strategies in defending her kingdoms against the Portuguese, transforming them into successful commercial states.
Hatshepsut, reigned Egypt from 1478-1458 B.C., during the Eighteenth Dynasty. She made great strides in terms of trade, diplomacy, and monumental building projects. Following her death, attempts were made to remove her from the historical record by defacing her monuments and removing her name from the list of kings.
Boudica was a Celtic queen of the Iceni tribe in England who led a rebellion against the Romans around 60 A.D. that resulted in the destruction of at least two Roman settlements, including Londinium (modern London) and almost drove Rome's imperial occupation forces off the island.
Born in 1768 in the Anhui province in China, Wang Zhenyi is remembered as a famous female scientist from the Qing dynasty. She made accurate findings and observations about the movement of the sun, moon and earth. Although she lived in a feudal society, she held a progressive belief that a woman could display her talents to the fullest. The idea that learning was not just for men, but for men and women was and still is very forward looking.
Hypatia is considered to be one of the last great thinkers of ancient Alexandria and one of the first women to study and teach mathematics, astronomy and philosophy... specifically the works of Plato and Aristotle. Her contributions to astronomy and science include the charting of celestial bodies.
