Susan Travers — One Badass Woman

A History Lesson from We Are The Mighty: This is the only woman to join the French Foreign Legion

Susan Travers, quite simply, was one badass woman. She left behind a pampered life and a wealthy family to do something great. One thing led to another and she eventually became the only woman to ever be allowed to join the prestigious French Foreign Legion, which only allowed male foreign nationals.

Here’s how she went from the daughter of a Royal Navy Admiral and heiress to being one of the most badass women in all of history.

Click thru; you might learn something. (It will only hurt for a minute!)