Goddess Complex

Break out your best monocle because we're investigating the Queen of Crime. Agatha Christie essentially invented the modern murder mystery and is the best-selling writer of all time, with over 2 billion copies of her books sold. She also loved a good mystery, so when she disappeared on Dec 3rd, 1926, there was bound to be a twist to the story.

Sources
https://www.agathachristie.com/about-christie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agatha_Christie
https://www.biography.com/writer/agatha-christie
https://www.historyextra.com/period/20th-century/agatha-christie-disappearance-mystery-facts-poirot-miss-marple-detective/

A story that will change the way you think of Thanksgiving. Omaima Nelson was only 23 when she killed her 56 year old husband Bill Nelson in one of the most horrific and bizarre crimes imaginable.

Sources:
https://allthatsinteresting.com/omaima-nelson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omaima_Nelson
https://www.schlissellawfirm.com/omaima-nelson-who-was-convicted-of-killing-her-husband-and-cooking-him-has-applied-to-be-paroled/
https://www.ranker.com/list/omaima-nelson-facts/cat-mcauliffe

The most battle-loving, man-hating, weapon-wielding girl gang in history. The Amazons were renowned for their ferocity, respected for their strength, and regarded as nothing more than myths. Yet modern discoveries reveal that perhaps these legends have more than a little truth to them.

Sources
https://theculturetrip.com/africa/benin/articles/a-history-of-female-empowerment-the-mino-of-benin/
https://www.worldhistory.org/amazon/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazons
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahomey_Amazons
http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/A-Am/Amazons.html

Two of the most notorious women to ever sail the seas. Anne Bonny and Mary Read both dressed like men, both joined the same crew, and both were some of the only women ever to be convicted for piracy.

Sources
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/if-theres-a-man-among-ye-the-tale-of-pirate-queens-anne-bonny-and-mary-read-45576461/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Read
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Bonny
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/the-true-and-false-stories-of-anne-bonny-pirate-woman-of-the-caribbean/article_e7fc1e2c-101d-11e8-90b7-9fdf20ba62f8.html
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Mary-Read-Pirate

TW: Graphic violence, child abuse, sexual assault.
Founder and leader of the Superior Universal Alignment, a cult connected to a series of child disappearances and murders during the late '80s and early '90s in Altamira, Brazil. The crimes became known as the Altamira Child Emasculations, and their heinous nature shocked the world.

Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altamira_child_emasculations
https://www.valentinadeandrade.com
https://culturacolectiva.com/history/superior-universal-alignment-ufo-cult-murders

A collection of ladies who were renowned for their ability to seduce world leaders; and enthrall nations. In times when women did not have many options, they embraced their sexualities and, in return, found a measure of independence. The most cunning courtesans gathered wealth, held power, and swayed politics. They not only influenced the men in their lives but the world.

Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtesan
https://crimereads.com/the-courtesan-a-fascinating-woman/
http://blogs.shu.edu/ecww/project/veronica-ilg/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-04-03-0204030278-story.html

A collection of ladies who were renowned for their ability to seduce world leaders; and enthrall nations. In times when women did not have many options, they embraced their sexualities and, in return, found a measure of independence. The most cunning courtesans gathered wealth, held power, and swayed politics. They not only influenced the men in their lives but the world.

Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtesan
https://crimereads.com/the-courtesan-a-fascinating-woman/
http://blogs.shu.edu/ecww/project/veronica-ilg/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-04-03-0204030278-story.html

Comtesse de Monteil is a jewel thief, cat burglar, con-artist, and not even a real Comtesse. She's the woman who swindled the wealthy in France and looked damn good doing it.

Sources
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/burglar-countess-riviera-crime
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/151983328

She's ancient, she's the personification night, and she's feared by the even king of the gods. This primordial goddess is one of the original Greek deities, powerful beyond belief, and a mother that is not to be messed with.

Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyx
https://medium.com/@550neg19/greek-mythology-the-story-of-nyx-b5bfdf3f343f

The 17th century Chinese warrior who fearlessly lead her army of concubines into a battle against all odds.

Sources
https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2016/02/badass-ladies-of-chinese-history-lin-siniang/
https://amazingwomeninhistory.com/lin-siniang-ming-dynasty-warrior/