There are so many revolutionary women now and from the past who are more radical and more inspiring than RBG could ever be.

Lyudmila Pavlichenko- originally born in Ukraine. At a young age, she earned a marksman certificate & sharp shooter badge. During World War II she joined the Soviet armed forces as a sniper. Known as “Lady Death” she had over 300 confirmed nazi kills, including 36 enemy snipers.

Petra Herrera- she took up arms for the revolution in Mexico but fearing retaliation & sexual violence, Herrera disguised herself as a man & rose through the ranks. After playing a decisive role in the 1914 battle of Torreón, she threw off her disguise at great personal risk..

After throwing off her disguise, Herrera went on to lead an all-female brigade of several hundred women and later became a spy. She remains etched in the national portrait of Mexico.

Fatima Bernawi- In 1948, Bernawi (an Afro-Palestinian militant) and her mother fled to a refugee camp in Jordan on the eve of al-Nakba. She returned to Jerusalem and at 28 she planned and carried out a failed bombing of an Israeli cinema..

Bernawi was sentenced to life in prison & subjected to horrible conditions for 10 years before her release in a prison exchange. She then became the highest ranking female in the political party Fatah’s militia. Her epitaph reads, “The First Female Palestinian Political Prisoner”

Bernadete Devlin- An Irish activist and socialist as well as the youngest woman ever elected to British parliament in 1969. The same year the U.N. Secretary General gifted her keys to the city of New York which she promptly handed over to the Black Panther Party...

After the British army killed 13 people in the 1972 “Bloody Sunday” massacre, she famously slapped the British Home Secretary. She was the founder of the Irish Republican Socialist Party in 1974 and is an outspoken supporter of LGBT rights. In 2003 she was barred entry to the US.

Leila Khaled- Born in Haifa, Palestine in 1944. Her family left as refugees to Lebanon in 1948. A current member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. She came to public attention for her role in hijacking an Israeli plane in 1969.

Vilma Espín- Born in Santiago de Cuba in 1930. She was a key leader of the July 26 Movement and president of the Federation of Cuban Women. She dedicated her life to advancing the Cuban Revolution.