Here's for some major female empowerment.

Women have done some rad stuff in history; much of which has been underreported or long forgotten. We've done our homework though and found many a local female badass in our city's backstory. Take a look at some of the coolest women to leave their mark on San Francisco history.

Lotta Crabtree, "Miss Lotta, the San Francisco Favorite"

  

via True West Magazine

Lotta Crabtree was an actress, comedian, philanthropist, and entertainer who became known as "The Nation's Darling," and "Miss Lotta, the San Francisco Favorite." During the 1880s, Lotta was the highest paid actress in the country.