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INTRODUCTION

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HATSHEPSUT PHARAOH OF EGYPT

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ATOSSA QUEEN OF PERSIA

17

OLYMPIAS QUEEN OF MACEDONIA

22

CLEOPATRA QUEEN OF EGYPT

29

BOUDICA QUEEN OF THE ICENI

34

HIMIKO QUEEN OF THE YAMATAI

41

ZENOBIA QUEEN OF PALMYRA

46

WU ZETIAN EMPRESS OF CHINA

53

LADY SIX SKY MAYA QUEEN OF NARANJO

58

ROXELANA QUEEN OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE

65

ELIZABETH I QUEEN OF ENGLAND

70

NUR JAHAN EMPRESS OF MUGHAL INDIA

77

CHRISTINA OF SWEDEN QUEEN OF SWEDEN

82

CATHEERINE THE GREAT EMPRESS OF RUSSIA

89

ALIQUIPPA QUEEN OF THE SENECA

94

MARIE ANTOINETTE QUEEN OF FRANCE

101

LAKSHMI BAI RANI OF JHANSI

106

VICTORIA QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

113

LILIUOKALANI QUEEN OF HAWAII

118

MARIE QUEEN OF ROMANIA

125

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SOURCES

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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About the Author
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