Which kinda forces you into a position where you have to cheat (Cleopatra... I'm sorry but no), throw in leaders that accomplished very little or may not have even existed (Hatshepsut, Jingu, Wu), or were at least married to someone that -was- extremely notable (Wu again.)
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Umm... Hatshepsut most definitely existed and was easily one of the more important pharoahs of the New Kingdom. She deserves to be in Civ even she was male. Completely agree on Cleopatra though, I was appalled they chose her over Hattie in earlier versions of Civ.