Catarina Sforza-Riario

Catarina Sforza-Riario

In 1488, an Italian noblewoman named Catarina Sforza-Riario locked herself in a castle to save herself from her enemies. Her enemies managed to capture her children and threatened to kill them if she wouldn't surrender. She climbed on ramparts, lifted her skirt to expose her female parts, and shouted "Fools! Don't you see that I can make myself more children?"

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