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Women are the fairer sex, right? Maybe, but the truth is that plenty of females have proved they can equal and exceed males when it comes to battling for what they believe in. Think of a British queen defying Roman invaders or women pretending to be men to fight in America’s Revolutionary War. Such women have defied danger and stereotypes since time immemorial. Read on for the extraordinary stories of 20 intrepid women in wartime…