17 Of History's Most Rebellious Women

17 Of History's Most Rebellious Women
Supporters of the Russian punk band 'Pussy Riot' wear masks and tape their mouths shut as they protest in front of the Russian embassy in Warsaw on August 17, 2012. A Moscow court today handed a two-year jail sentence to the three feminist punk rockers who infuriated the Kremlin and captured world attention by ridiculing President Vladimir Putin in Russia's main church. Various leaders of the European Union called the Russian court's sentencing excessive and disproportionate. AFP PHOTO / WOJTEK RADWANSKI (Photo credit should read WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP/GettyImages)
Supporters of the Russian punk band 'Pussy Riot' wear masks and tape their mouths shut as they protest in front of the Russian embassy in Warsaw on August 17, 2012. A Moscow court today handed a two-year jail sentence to the three feminist punk rockers who infuriated the Kremlin and captured world attention by ridiculing President Vladimir Putin in Russia's main church. Various leaders of the European Union called the Russian court's sentencing excessive and disproportionate. AFP PHOTO / WOJTEK RADWANSKI (Photo credit should read WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP/GettyImages)

In honor of International Women’s Day, TIME looks at some unlikely revolutionaries, from Joan of Arc and Harriet Tubman to Russian punk-rockers.

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