1130: Pompeia Plotina Roman Empress and Wife of Trajan Born: c.65 AD, Gallia Narbonensis, Roman Empire (Present-day Southwestern France) Died: c.123 AD, Rome, Roman Empire (Present-day Rome, Italy) Pompeia was renowned for interest in philosophy, dignity, virtue, and simplicity. She served as empress from 98 to 117 AD (though it took her a full seven…
1129: Princess Tarakanova Pretender to the Russian Throne Born: c.1745-1753, Location Unknown Died: 15 December 1775, St. Petersburg, Imperial Russia (Present-day St. Petersburg, Russia) In 1772, while Catherine the Great ruled Russia, a woman whose true identity remains a mystery appeared and made a claim to the Russian imperial throne. First appearing in France, the…
1128: Xochitl Queen During the Toltec Empire Lived: c.877-c.916 AD, Toltec Lands (Present-day Mexico) She may be a legend, actual archaeological and historical documentation on her life does not exist for certain. According to those legends, however, a civil war erupted, and Xochitl led a squadron of female warriors in the fighting, before dying in…
1127: Weetamoo Sunksqua (Female Chieftain) of the Pocasset Wampanoag Tribe Born: c.1635-1640, Pocasset Lands (Present-day North Tiverton, Rhode Island, United States of America) Died: 6 August 1676, (Present-day Taunton, Massachusetts, United States of America) Weetamoo was the daughter-in-law of Massasoit, who signed a treaty with the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock. Her biological father was the…
1126: Nancy Ward The Last Beloved Woman of the Cherokee Nation Born: c.1738, Chota, Cherokee Nation (Present-day Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America) Died: 1822, near Present-day Benton, Tennessee, United States of America Also Known As: Nanye-hi (Translated as either One who Goes About or She who Walks Among the Spirits—sources differ) Nancy has…
“I will have him, because I believe he needs me. I have no shame.” Mary writing to a friend after meeting her future husband for the first time 1125: Mary Curzon Vicereine of India Born: 27 May 1870, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America Died: 18 July 1906, London, United Kingdom Full Name: Mary Victoria…
1124: Mary Musgrove Helped Found the Colony of Georgia (Now the State of Georgia in the United States of America) Born: c.1700, Coweta, Creek Nation (Present-day Georgia, United States of America) Died: c.1763, St. Catherines Island, Colony of Georgia (Present-day St. Catherines Island, Georgia, United States of America) Also Known As: Coosaponakeesa Mary’s father was…
1123: Merneith Served as Regent for Her Son Den of the First Dynasty of Egypt Lived: c.2925 BCE, Ancient Egypt Merneith was the daughter of Pharaoh Djer and most likely served as a queen to her husband, the Pharaoh Djet (if they were in fact married, this fact is also in dispute). Merneith was named…
1122: Marie Aioe Dorion The Second Woman to Trek Across North America After Sacagawea Born: c.1786, Louisiana, United States of America* Died: 5 September 1850, St. Louis, Oregon, United States of America Full Name: Marie Aioe Dorion Venier Toupin Also Known As: Wihmunkewakan (“Walks Far Woman”) or The Madonna of the Oregon Trail Marie was…
1121: Maria Bartola The First Historian of Mexico Lived: c.16th Century AD, Aztec Empire (Present-day Mexico) Maria was the niece of Moctezuma II, Emperor of the Aztecs. A princess of the Aztec Empire, Maria wrote an account of the Spanish invasion of the Aztec capital city, Tenochtitlan (present-day Mexico City). Though her birth name is…