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The Swedish heroine Blenda advises the women of Värend to fight off the Danish army in a painting by August Malström (1860). The female warrior samurai Hangaku Gozen in a woodblock print by Yoshitoshi (c. 1885). The peasant Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc) led the French army to important victories in the Hundred Years' War. The only direct ...
In c. 1538-1542, Juliana, a Guaraní woman of early-colonial Paraguay, killed a Spanish colonist (her husband or master), and urged the other enslaved indigenous women to do the same; ending executed. [16] [17] [18] In 1539, Gaitana of the Paez led the indigenous people of northern Cauca, Colombia in armed resistance against colonization by the ...
Yagi-Studio/Getty Images. Meaning “princess.” While Sara is a common name of Hebrew origin, it has a strong following in Spain, appearing in the top 20 baby girl names.. 16. Lara. Make the ...
The Spanish name Ramona is the feminine form of the name Ramón meaning “protector.” Ramona is also a popular name in the U.S. ranking in the top 1000 names for over 100 years according to the ...
Malinche is known by many names, [5] [6] though her birth name is unknown. [7] [8] [9] Malinche was baptized in the Roman Catholic Church and given the Christian name "Marina", [7] [10] often preceded by the honorific doña. [11] [12] The Nahua called her Malintzin, derived from Malina, a Nahuatl rendering of her Spanish name, and the honorific ...
The most powerful women in the world — as deemed by Forbes — have been revealed. With the release of their female-specific 2024 Power List, the magazine has crowned 100 women the ultimate ...
The most popular given names vary nationally, regionally, and culturally. Lists of widely used given names can consist of those most often bestowed upon infants born within the last year, thus reflecting the current naming trends , or else be composed of the personal names occurring most often within the total population .