10 Historical Women Who Deserve Their Own Movies

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10. Tomoe Gozen

Via japanese.lingualift.com

Who she was: A Samurai warrior who fought in the Genpei War

When she lived: 1157 - 1247.

Ideal actress: Rinko Kikuchi

9. Deborah Sampson

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Who she was: A woman who disguised herself as a man to fight for the

colonies in the American Revolution.

When she lived: 1760 - 1827

Ideal actress: Hayley Atwell

8. Ani Pachen

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Who she was: A woman who defied her parents' wish for her to marry by becoming a Buddhist nun and later led her clan in rebellion against China.

When she lived: 1933 - 2002

Ideal actress: Zhang Ziyi

7. Nzinga

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Who she was: The Queen of Ndongo and Matamba (modern Angola) who fought against Portuguese occupation, often by leading armies into battle herself.

When she lived: 1582 - 1663

Ideal actress: Lupita Nyong'o

6. Murasaki Shikibu

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Who she was: A Japanese lady-in-waiting who wrote The Tale of Genji, widely considered to be the first novel, while navigating court politics.

When she lived: 978 - 1014 or 1025

Ideal actress: Shinobu Terajima

5. Harriet Tubman

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Who she was: Famed conductor on the Underground Railroad and Union spy during the Civil War.

When she lived: 1820 - 1913

Ideal actress: Adepero Oduye

4. Boudicca

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Who was she: A Celtic Queen who led her people against Rome ... and almost won.

When she lived: (Date of birth unknown) - 60 AD

Ideal actress: Rose Leslie

3. Alice Guy-Blaché

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Who was she: The first female movie director and a pioneer in fiction filmmaking.

When she lived: 1873 - 1968

Ideal actress: Jessica Brown Findlay

2. Anna Politkovskaya

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Who she was: A Russian journalist and humanitarian who made enemies by covering human rights violations, particularly in Chechnya. She was shot and killed in her apartment and her murder remains unsolved.

When she lived: 1958 - 2006

Ideal actress: Tilda Swinton

1. Jacquotte Delahaye

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Who she was: A half Haitian, half French woman who was driven to piracy to support her mentally challenged brother. She faked her death to hide from the Government and returned from the dead years later as "Back From The Dead Red" (after her red hair).

When she lived: 17th century (specific dates unknown)

Ideal actress: Eva Green