Name a bitch badder by BruceM

The recent viral tweet that inspired this quiz asks us to "Name a bitch badder than" what superstar musician?

Unrelated to the rest of this quiz, in October the ACLU chastised attorney William J. Briggs II for the content of a cease & desist letter Briggs sent on this performer's behalf.

In the 17th century, Anna Maria van Schurman became the first female student at the university based in and named for which Dutch city?

Lyudmila Pavlichenko had 309 confirmed kills during World War II. What English-language common noun most precisely describes the role that Pavlichenko filled?

Chau Smith is 70 years old and still has shrapnel in her body from Vietman. Smith recently and notably did what on seven continents in seven days?

Which Shoshone brought her infant along on the Corps of Discovery Expedition that made two particular men famous? (We want her name, not their names!)

What author died before completing Sanditon, which would have been her seventh novel? An image meme credits her with "Giving women unrealistic expectations since 1811."

Violet Gibson, unsuccessful attempted assassin, is best known as the woman who shot which 20th century leader?

Two answers required. The American-born British playwright Bonnie Greer penned a 2008 musical about which two women? The former, a white movie star, convinced the owner of Hollywood's Mocambo nightclub to book the latter, a black singer.

In 2007, which American astronaut became the first female commander of the International Space Station?

Ching Shih (Madame Ching) led between 20,000 and 40,000 Chinese pirates of the early 19th century, on board 300 of a type of traditional Chinese sailboat often named by what common English word? Despite the negative connotations of that word, these boats are generally considered to be fast, efficient, and of high quality.

Speaking of pirates: The 14th century pirate Jeanne de Clisson named her flagship My Revenge, and hunted down French ships in the English Channel to avenge the unjust execution of her husband. Clisson was known as the "Lioness of" which region of France?

First name is sufficient. Who shared the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize with Kailash Satyarthi? This Pakistani thus became the youngest recipient of the prize.