Had it not been for the letters sent from Addie Brown to Rebecca Primus (Primus's replies, though they certainly existed, have not been found), we would not know about the relationship these two women had.
Leaders
Sisters: Las Mariposas
The International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women takes place every year on 25th November. The date was chosen in honour of Patria, Minerva, and María Teresa Mirabal, commonly known as ‘Las Mariposas’, three sisters from the Dominican Republic who were assassinated for their resistance against Rafael Trujillo, the then-dictator of the country.
Sisters: Hai Bà Trưng
TheTrưng sisters, Trưng Trắc and Trưng Nhị, were warriors who rebelled against Chinese Han-dynasty domination of Vietnam, liberating their country and becoming national heroines – and are still celebrated as such today despite both dying around 2000 years ago.
Pirates: Six Biographies
Six short biographies of ruthless female pirates across history.
Suffrage Around the World: Clara González
During the early 1900s, women all around the world were mobilising to fight for their rights, and it was no different in Latin America. Clara González spent her whole career fighting for women and their rights.
Z is for… Zenobia
Born around 240 AD in Palmyra, Syria, Zenobia would rise to challenge the likes of the Roman Empire and even earn their grudging respect, despite their prejudices against both her race and sex.
Y is for… Yaa Asantewaa
Now an anti-colonial heroine and a role model for women and girls throughout Africa, Yaa Asantewaa was prepared to do whatever it took to protect her land and culture. As Queen Mother, she held a great deal of power in the relatively egalitarian Asante nation—power which she used to incite a war against one of the largest colonial forces in the world. It was not a war Asantewaa would necessarily win in body, but her actions and what they symbolised produced a type of victory out of defeat.
I is for… Iceni
The Iceni were a Britonnic tribe in Iron Age and Roman Britain, which co-existed peacefully with Rome until around AD 60. When Rome tried to ransack the tribe, their queen, Boudicca, launched a revolt that almost drove the Romans from Britain for good.
Anne Bonny – Pirate Queen of the Caribbean
Anne Bonny's life is shrouded in mystery, the only concrete evidence of her history coming from a source of questionable credibility. Nevertheless, she has intrigued historians and the general populace for centuries - but why?
Eva Perón – Spiritual Leader of a Nation
Before she became Evita, Eva Duarte had to fight through life. Born into poverty, Eva struggled to make a living for herself in the politically turbulent Argentina. Nevertheless, she would soon rise through the ranks to become one of the most powerful people in the country.