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[–] alyqz 32 points 2 months ago

How about Virginia Hall aka "The Limping Lady":

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Hall

She was a spy in occupied France during World War II despite having a prosthetic leg. She didn't just make it onto the Nazi's most wanted list, but was referred to as "the most dangerous of all Allied spies".