Joan of Arc was a famous military leader and heroine of France. She saw visions of the archangel Michael telling her to help Charles VII with the Hundred Year's War. She helped lead France to many victories and was nicknamed The Maid of Orleans. She was eventually burned at the stake by the English and canonized as a catholic saint. She still remains an extremely popular figure in French literature and media. The closest American historical figure I could find was Grace Hopper who served in the navy and helped push the American military into the digital age and helped lay the foundations for computer science.
