Joan of Arc (1412-1431), dead while in her teens That illiterate, sincere, cross-dressing young woman -- who talked to saints and angels, led an army into battle and helped liberate her land -- got as close to immortality as humans ever get. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/26/AR2006112601054.html Teen Angel 15th-Century Girl Makes Good in 'Joan of Arc'