5 of the Most Amazing Women You’ve Never Heard Of

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1、5oftheMostAmazingWomenYou’veNeverHeardOf　　Forcenturies，womenallovertheworldhavefoughtandruled，writtenandtaught.They’vedonebusiness，explored，revolted，andinvented.They’vedoneeverythingmenhavedone―andalotofthingstheyhaven’t.　　Thewomenwhoshapedourplanetaretoomanytomention，soherearejustafewofth

2、emostfranklybadass1）femalesofalltime.　　1.NanaAsma’u，NigerianScholar　　“Women，awarning.Leavenotyourhomeswithoutgoodreason.Youmaygoouttogetfoodortoseekeducation.InIslam，itisareligiousdutytoseekknowledge，”wroteNanaAsma’u，who’sproofthatthepenismightierthanthesword―andatleastasbadass.　　Borntheda

3、ughterofapowerfulrulerinwhatisnownorthernNigeria，NanaAsma’u（1793～1864）wastaughtfromayoungagethatgodwantedhertolearn.Andnotjusther―allwomen，too.Herfather，whobelievedthatsharingknowledgewaseveryMuslim’sduty，ensuredthatshestudiedtheclassicsinArabic，Latin，12andGreek.Bythetimehereducationwascom

4、pleted，shecouldrecitetheentireKoranandwasfluentinfourlanguages.Shecorrespondedwithscholarsandleadersallovertheregion.Shepennedpoetryaboutbattles，politics，anddivinetruth.And，whenherbrotherinheritedthethrone，shebecamehistrustedadvisor.　　Shecouldhavesettledfor2）beingrespectedforherlearning；bu

5、tinstead，shewasdeterminedtopassiton.NanaAsma’utrainedanetworkofwomenteachers，thejaji，whotraveledalloverthekingdomtoeducatewomenwho，inturn，wouldteachothers.（Thejajisalsogottowearwhatsoundslikeakindofamazingballoon-shapedhat，whichmarkedthemoutasleaders.）Theirstudentswereknownastheyan-taru，or

6、“thosewhocongregatetogether，thesisterhood.”Eventoday，almosttwocenturieslater，themodern-dayjajiscontinuetoeducatewomen，men，andchildreninNanaAsma’u’sname.　　2.PolicarpaSalavarrieta，ColombianRevolutionary　　“LaPola，”asshewascalledduringherbrieflife，wasbyallaccounts3）daring，sharp-tongued，anddefi

7、ant.Shefoughttofreeherland，inwhatisnowColombia，fromSpain’srule―allwhilepretendingtositinthecornerandsew.　　Shewasbornsometimearound1790andgrewupamidrebellion，asresistancetotheSpanishEmpirestrengthenedacrossSouth12America.BythetimeshemovedtoBogotacirca1817，shewa