can you name some historical women who were rebelious?

Question

im looking for some bad *** women who stood up without fear and went against the herd..from back in the days.

Answer 1

Among the ancient Celts women rulers and warriors were so common that when a group of Brigantian captives was brought to Rome in the reign of Claudius they automatically assumed his wife, Agrippina the Younger, was the ruler and ignored the Emperor while making their obeisance to her.

Cartimandua, Queen of the Brigantes was a Client Queen of Rome, that is an ally of the Romans occupying Britain, possibly from 43AD. When her consort Venutius rebelled against her the Romans sent troops to help her keep her throne.
Although Roman law was generally very much against the idea of women as rulers the Romans in Britain obviously took a more pragmatic approach and accepted established British Matriarchies.

Bouddicca (or Bodiecia, Bouddica, Voadica, Voada) was the widow of King Prasutagus of the Iceni (a Client King of Rome). She was regent for her two daughters who inherited half of the kingdom, while the other half was given to Rome. The Romans objected to being given only half of the kingdom and provoked a revolt in 61AD.
According to Tacitus, Suetonius, the general who finally defeated Bouddicca, told his troops that "in their ranks there are more women than fighting men."
Boudicca was eventually defeated and according to the Roman chronicler, Dio Cassius, the Britons gave her "a costly burial".
(see also Description by Tacitus of the Rebellion of Boudicca (AD 60-61))

The mythical Queen Scathach of Skye trained the hero CúChulainn.
Aoife (Aife of Alba or Aifa), the mother of CúChulainn's son was also a warrior
CúChulainn's adversary was Queen Medb (Maeve) of Cruachan. Medb's sisters were also warriors.
(sources: Táin Bó Cualgne, the "Cattle Raid of Cooley", and "Death of Aoife's only son" - information given by Katrin)

Diodorus Siculus wrote "Among the Gauls the women are nearly as tall as the men, whom they rival in courage."
(source Queen Boudicca And The Events Leading To The Iceni Rebellion of 60 A.D)

The Roman historian Plutarch described a battle in 102 B.C. between Romans and Celts: "the fight had been no less fierce with the women than with the men themselves... the women charged with swords and axes and fell upon their opponents uttering a hideous outcry."
(source Queen Boudicca And The Events Leading To The Iceni Rebellion of 60 A.D)

A Roman author, Ammianus Marcellinus, describes Gaullish wives as being even stronger than their husbands and fighting with their fists and kicks at the same time "like missiles from a catapult".

A Triumph (display of captured enemies and plunder) held by the Emperor Aurelian in the 3rd Century included a group of Gothic women who had been found fighting while dressed in men's clothing,

Queen Septima Zenobia of Palmyra governed Syria from about 250 to 275 AD. She led her armies against the Roman armies of Emperors Claudius and Aurelian.

Answer 2

You've gotten some good answers. While I am by no means a "feminist", there's an historical/societal problem with the answer to your question. The problem is that the kind of proactive women your are looking for have generally been termed, over the centuries, as "bitches" by the patriarchal society that still exists (and has for many, many years). On the other hand, proactive men, are generally considered to be "go-getters", or "ahead of their time", etc. If Donald Trump was a woman, he'd be villified as one of the biggest bitches that ever lived! That's just a sad fact. So with that caveat, I'd say you've gotten some very good names/responses. One more I'd like to add, maybe the only Canadian that has ever amounted to anything (HA!), Joni Mitchell. She does it very well, and takes no prisoners. A thundering velvet hand/voice.

Answer 3

Boadicea
Catherine of Argonne
Mary Seacole
Elinor Roosevelt
Mary Bikerdyke
Emily Pankhurst
Joan of Arc
Olivia de Havilland
Elizabeth Kenny
Susan B. Anthony
Lilya Litvyak
Catherine the Great
Queen Elizabeth I

Answer 4

Any woman in history who's name you know, was considered rebellous. Women were expected to cook, clean, and have babies. Anyone who did anything different was a rebel.

Calamity Jane, Anie Oakly, Carrie Nation, Harriet Tubman, Florence Nightinggale, Joan of Arc, the list is too long.

Answer 5

Rosa Parks

Answer 6

Marie Curie

Answer 7

Rosa Parks, for women's' black rights !! There are quite a few. How about Florence Nightingale?? She was the woman who defied the medical field in the good ole' days !!

Answer 8

Rosie O'Donnell.
http://www.jamescampion.com/rosie.jpg

Answer 9

Phoolan Devi.

Answer 10

Joan of Arc is the first one who comes to mind, but i love meowqueen's answer!