15 Badass Women to Dress Up As This Halloween

Are you looking to be someone cool for Halloween? Do you want to be someone who instituted social change, redefined an era, or had an endless imagination? Then this is the list for you!

1. Billie Holiday

"Lady sings the Blues." Known for her unique and poignant voice, Holiday, led us into a new musical realm full of jazz and soul.

2. Princess Leia

Dedicated to ending the tyranny of the Empire, Princess Leia was a great leader of the Rebel Alliance and absolutely fearless on the battlefield.

3. Hatshepsut

A queen among kings, Hatshepsut ruled Egypt with an iron clad will for over twenty years.

4. Rey

The niece of Princess Leia (you know it's true!), slayed us all when she graced the screen in late 2015. Little is known about Rey's history, but, because of her fearless nature and willingness to do what's right, you know that the force will be strong with this costume pick!

5. Megara

She was a damsel, she was in distress, and she served everything with a smirk. Her friends called her Meg. At least, they would have if she had any friends.

7. Queen Elizabeth I

What really needs to be said about this lady? She came, she saw, she conquered the Spanish Armada.

8. Queen Esther

A queen of Persia, Esther saved her people by revealing her true identity as a Jew and exposing a plot created by Haman to perform a mass genocide of her people.

9. Marie Curie

Not only was she a leading physicist and chemist in the study of radioactivity, but she also scraped up two Nobel Prizes with her work.

10. Merida

The Disney princess who didn't need a prince, Merida proved that having a heart for adventure was way cooler than having eyes for a prince.

11. Lilo

Not one to leave anyone behind, Lilo loved even the most unlovable of creatures.

12. Matilda

Despite the adversity that Matilda faced at home and at school, Matilda knew that all you needed was a good book and a kind heart to make it through anything.

13. Nzingha

The Great Queen of Angola, Nzingha protected her people from Portuguese invaders for over 40 years.

14.The Trung Sisters

Vietnamese rebel leaders, the Trung Sisters were heroines of the first Vietnamese independence movement against the Chinese Han dynasty.

15.Grace O'Malley

An Irish pirate queen, O'Malley pushed English invaders out of her homeland and met with Queen Elizabeth I only to tell her that she did not recognize her as the true ruler of Ireland and that she would only stop supporting Irish rebellions when the English were pulled from her part of the country.