Regent of the Marathi Empire in India, Tarabai Mohite (1675 – 1761), renowned for her courage, is known for her armed resistance against the Mughal occupation of her territories. As close as possible to the royal family Tarabai was born in 1675 within the Marathi Empire in northern India, a state
Hatchepsout (between 1508 and 1495 BC – 1457 BC) is king-pharaoh, belonging to the XVIIIth dynasty of ancient Egypt. She reigns for twenty years alongside her husbands son, as king. Royal Princess Daughter of the future pharaoh Thutmose Ist and his Great Royal Wife and sister Ahmes, Hatshepsut was
Mavia, also sometimes called Mawia, Mawai, Mawaiy or even Mania, is an Arab warrior queen, who reigned in southern Syria during the second half of the fourth century. Leading her troops in a revolt against the Roman Empire, she won many victories against them. A revolt often compared to that of Zen
Lǚ Mǔ, whose name means Mother of Lǚ, led a peasant uprising against the Xin Dynasty in ancient China, at the beginning of Imperial China. Starvation Lǚ Mǔ was born in China, at an unknown date during the Han Dynasty, in present-day Shandong Province (east coast of the country). She comes from a
Enheduanna (or Enheduana , En-hedu-ana or EnHeduAnna, 23rd century BC), Akkadian priestess and poetess, is the oldest writer whose name and part of the writings have come down to us. Princess and priestess Daughter of Sargon of Akkad, founding king of the Empire of Akkad or Empire of Agadê in Mes
Ancient Egyptian physician, Meryt-Ptah (27th century BC) is the first woman in history mentioned as a physician. Beloved of Ptah Méryt-Ptah exercises during the IIIth Egyptian dynasty, Old Kingdom of Egypt, 27th century BC. Her name means “beloved of the god Ptah“, god of craftsmen and architects.
Kallipáteira (Καλλιπάτειρα, 5th century BC) is the only married woman to have entered the stadium of Olympia during the ancient Olympic Games, forbidden to women, and not to have been punished. Born into a family of athletes Known from the Description of Greece of the Greek geographer and travele
Wife of a king of the Shang dynasty, Fu Hao (circa 1250-1200 BC) climbed the ladder of power. High priestess and general-in-chief of the armies, she distinguished herself by great military victories. Kings wife Fu Hao is known to us mainly through inscriptions on oracular bones, the typology of h
Queen of Egypt of the Eighteenth Dynasty, Tiyi fulfills an official role with her husband Amenhotep III; she initiates religious reforms, officiates at ceremonies and leads Egyptian diplomacy when her husband is no longer in a condition to do so . Great Royal Wife Born around 1399 BC, Tiyi (or Tiy
Egyptian queen, legendary for her beauty, Nefertiti (approximately 1370 to 1333 BC) plays above all a leading political and religious role alongside her husband, the famous Akhenaten. An uncertain genealogy Nefertitis genealogy is not known with certainty. Born around 1370, she could come from a b
Alchemist of the Hellenistic period, Mary the Jewess (also called Maria Hebraea, or Miriam Prophetissa) is considered one of the pioneers of alchemy; she is credited with the invention of several instruments and techniques, including giving her name to the bain-marie. Hellenistic period What we k
Berenice II of Egypt e, born around -267 and murdered in -221, was the daughter of Magas, king of Cyrene and his wife Apamae. She was the first queen to mint coins bearing her image. At the Nemean Games and the Olympic Games In -249, Berenice II married a Macedonian prince, Demetrios Kallos. But D
Julia Agrippina known as Agrippina the Younger (born November 6, 15 AD and assassinated on the orders of her son in March 59) was the daughter of the Roman general Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder. A direct descendant of Emperor Augustus, she will be the emperors sister, wife and mother. Birth of
Septimia Bathzabbai or Zenobia (240 – 274 AD), Queen of Palmyra, took control of the empire on the death of her husband and led a famous revolt against the Roman Empire. From the line of Cleopatra? Zenobia was born and raised in Palmyra, Syria. A Roman citizen, Zenobia is the Roman version of her
Artemis II, who died in 351 BC, ruled Caria in Asia Minor for two years. On the death of her husband, she had the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus built for him, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Daughter of Hecatomnos, king of Caria, she married her brother Mausolus. Her husband died in 35
Queen of the Kingdom of Kedar, an ancient Arab kingdom located in southern Palestine, Samsi is a bold and powerful ruler who revolted against the Assyrian king. “Queen of the Arabs” Samsis predecessor, Zabibi (or Zabiba, Zabibah), reigned for five years between 738 and 733 BC. Queen of the Kingdo
Sappho is an ancient Greek poetess who lived in the 7th and 6th centuries BC in Mytilene, on the island of Lesbos. Poetess, singer and dancer We have little information about Sapphô; the sources that have come to them are late or are comic works, and most of his works have been lost. Sapphô was b
Velleda or Veleda was a Germanic priestess and prophetess of the Bructera nation in the first century AD. Worshiped as the equal of the gods, she had a strong influence on the Germanic tribes. She who sees Velléda, daughter of Segenax, lives in a tower near the Lippe River, a tributary of the Rhin
Artemis Ire (5th century BC) was a queen of the ancient province of Caria, in Asia Minor (now Turkey). It rules under the suzerainty of the empire of the Achaemenid Empire. Only woman among the warlords Little information has reached us about Queen Artemis Ire of Caria. According to Herodotus, Hi
Trưng Trắc and Trưng Nhị, known as the Trung Sisters (? – c. 43) or Hai Bà Trưng (“the two Trung ladies”) in Vietnamese, are two Vietnamese female fighters known for repelling Chinese attacks for three years. They are considered national heroines. The spark that ignites the powder Daughters of a l
Aspasia, born in Miletus (Asia Minor) in 470 and died in 400 BC, was a learned Greek courtesan who won the respect of the great men of her time. A hetaera Aspasia is the daughter of Axiochos, of whom little is known, and probably belongs to the family of Alcibiades . She probably belonged to a wea
Isabella I of Castile , known as Isabella the Catholic (1451 – 1504) is a Spanish sovereign, queen of Castile and León from 1474 to 1504 and of Aragon and Sicily from 1479 to 1504. Promise at three years old Daughter of Isabella of Portugal and John II, King of Castile and León, Isabella was born
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth II in English), Queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland since 1952, has also been the titular head of state of fifteen other countries from the former British Empire, such as Canada, Australia and New Zealand. During his long reign , Queen Elizabeth II saw fifteen prime
Originally from Provence,Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) is a French painter famous for his compositions of landscapes and still lifes, and considered the father of modern painting. Towards the end of the 19th century, however, it was in isolation and anonymity that he produced his major works, in search o