30 BC: Cleopatra rocked some killer eyeshadow and was half of a steamy power couple with Mark Antony (not Marc Anthony, although now that we think of it, she was basically the JLo of the Nile).
1431: Joan of Arc wouldn't let anyone tell her that, just because she was a woman, she couldn't lead the army of France or get burned at the stake. You go girl!
1602: Sadly, Queen Elizabeth was never able to find love. You can visit her presumably intact hymen at Westminster
1776: The Founding Fathers declared independence for America—but did you know that many of them were married to women?
1864: Southern belles wore some fabulous dresses, later immortalized in the classic film "Gone with the Wind."
1919: After 150 years of preparation, women were finally ready to start voting.
2010: The Bic Pen for Her is introduced.
