MORE BRAVE LADIES REAL AND FICTIONAL

JOAN OF ARC

As an adolescent peasant girl in fifteenth century France,

Joan of Arc was the ultimate underdog. But even in the face

of adversity, her determination and audacity helped her

lead her army to victory during the Battle of Orleans.

LYRA BELACQUA

When her friend was abducted by a mysterious organization,

Lyra Belacqua set out to help find him and other missing

children even though she risked being captured herself.

MULAN FA

She disguised herself as a man so she could get down to

business and defeat the Huns. In doing so, she saved

China at a time when women were greatly underestimated.

YEVDOKIYA NIKOLAYEVNA ZAVALIY

When this 17-year-old WWII nurse was mistaken for a man

on the field, she didn’t protest. Instead, she fought in

several battles and was appointed as the leader of a

reconnaissance squad. Even after being wounded four times

and her gender was discovered, her platoon continued to fight.

She received more than 40 medals of Honour for her

act of valour.

JO MARCH

As the spunky heroine of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women,

Jo had the courage to defy social conventions of her day,

not care about others’ assessments of her, and still manage

to be a lady.

HARRIET TUBMAN

This heroic abolitionist escaped from slavery herself at the

age of 29 and helped others obtain their freedom by leading

13 Underground Railroad missions. She was later employed by

the Union Army, becoming the first woman to lead an armed

expedition in the war and liberating more than 700 slaves

in South Carolina.

MATILDA WORMWOOD

Would you be brave enough to take on a hammer-throwing

Olympian? Roald Dahl’s clever protagonist found justice for

Miss Honey and saved everyone at Crunchem Hall Elementary

from the Chokey by outsmarting the evil Ms. Trunchbull.

LUCY PEVENSIE

This faithful little heroine saved all of Narnia and earned

herself the title of Queen Lucy the Valiant by fighting for

what she believed in and convincing her older siblings to

fight for the cause too.