Every life we've recovered so far — from antiquity to the present day
Nun and poet; first known woman writer in Serbian literature.
Queen consort and patron of schools, churches, and charity.
Regent of Serbia after the Battle of Kosovo; later a nun and writer.
Serbian princess and Ottoman stepmother who became an influential diplomat.
The last great empress-mother of Byzantium.
Poet of the Republic of Ragusa and woman of letters.
The most decorated woman soldier in the history of warfare.
Albania's first major woman writer and political dissident.
Skopje-born Nobel laureate and founder of the Missionaries of Charity.
Wartime nurse and writer who championed Romania on the world stage.
The "voice of Romania" who carried folk song to the world.
First perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics, at age fourteen.