EvilMariobot

Even before fictional heroines such as Wonder Woman and Xena established the archetype of the badass female warrior in the minds of modern people, history had already had many examples of them. Some have been immortalized by being depicted in popular culture, while others are largely unsung heroines whom you may not have learned about in history class.. Which is a damned shame, because of how awesome their stories were! Arguably, the most formidable obstacle in the way of these ferocious females was a world dominated by men. Rather than letting that stop them they persevered, and even if the majority of their contemporaries didn't get the message they would prove to anyone with half a brain that women were just as capable as their male counterparts when it came to kicking ass. Joan of Arc: As a young girl, Joan had visions from God that inspired her to take up the sword and lead her fellow French countrymen to victory against the English in the 15th century, during the Hundred Years'