If you are of the Judeo-Christian persuasion, or are just open-minded about religion, check out the Book of Judith in the Bible. (The Apocrypha if your Bible is based on the KJV.) Judith is just one of the most bodacious kick-ass heroes in history. And she's a woman in what is
usually regarded as a "male dominated religion." I think maybe the awareness of Judith was suppressed by a lot of church bureaucrats for
a long time. But check it out, you won't be sorry.