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Cleopatra

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Last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, engaged in diplomatic relations with Rome.

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Joan of Arc

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Played a key role in the lifting of the Siege of Orléans during the Hundred Years' War, which led to the coronation of Charles VII of France.

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Queen Elizabeth I

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The Virgin Queen who established Protestantism in England and defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588.

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Catherine the Great

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Russian empress who expanded Russian territories and sought to modernize its culture on Western European lines.

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Susan B. Anthony

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Pioneering figure in the women's suffrage movement in the United States.

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Emmeline Pankhurst

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Helped women win the right to vote in the United Kingdom, founder of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU).

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Golda Meir

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Fourth Prime Minister of Israel, one of the first women to hold such an office in the world.

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Indira Gandhi

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First and only female Prime Minister of India, led during a time of great change and conflict.

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Margaret Thatcher

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First female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, known for her uncompromising politics and leadership style.

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Benazir Bhutto

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First woman to head a democratic government in a majority Muslim nation (Pakistan).

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Angela Merkel

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First female Chancellor of Germany, notable for her handling of the Eurozone crisis and her open-door policy to refugees.

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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

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First elected female head of state in Africa as president of Liberia.

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Michelle Bachelet

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First female President of Chile, served two non-consecutive terms, appointed as the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

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Jacinda Ardern

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Youngest female head of government when elected Prime Minister of New Zealand, her leadership during crises gained international praise.

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Kamala Harris

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First female Vice President of the United States, as well as the highest-ranking female official in U.S. history.

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Sirimavo Bandaranaike

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First woman in the world to be elected as prime minister (Sri Lanka).

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Corazon Aquino

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First female President of the Philippines and the first woman to hold that office in Asia, restored democracy after the long dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos.

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Helle Thorning-Schmidt

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First woman to become Prime Minister of Denmark, CEO of Save the Children International.

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Vigdís Finnbogadóttir

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First female President of Iceland and the world's first democratically elected female head of state.

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Madeleine Albright

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First female United States Secretary of State, played a key role in the NATO bombing campaign against Yugoslavia.

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Condoleezza Rice

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First African American woman to serve as the United States Secretary of State, important figure in the Bush administration's response to 9/11.

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Aung San Suu Kyi

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Advocate for democracy and human rights in Myanmar, she spent many years under house arrest.

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Tarja Halonen

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First female President of Finland, known for her promotion of human rights and social justice.

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Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

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First female President of the Philippines to serve two terms and the first to ascend to the presidency via succession.

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Julia Gillard

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First female Prime Minister of Australia, noted for her policies on educational reform and carbon pricing.

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