According to Google’s yearly feature, “Frightgeist,” our nation’s most popular Halloween costume this year is (drum roll please)…..Harley Quinn! Shocker!

Not that I have anything against Harley Quinn – she’s a fun, butt-kicking villainess with a cheerfulness that shines through even when she’s bashing heroes’ heads in. But with the success of last summer’s flick, Suicide Squad, the fact that everyone wants to be the Joker’s main squeeze this year is too predictable for my taste.

Of course, I encourage anyone who has been inspired by the likes of Ms. Quinn, Hermione Granger, or Queen Elsa to honor their fictional strong-woman faves this Halloween. (Do you!) But if you are short on fishnet stockings, Hogwarts robes, or, uh, ice dresses, why not dress up as a real-life heroine instead? You’ll be the only one of your kind in your trick-or-treating group, and bonus: these costumes are a lot easier to put together than you’d think!

Here are six real-life heroine Halloween costume ideas to try:

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Ada Lovelace

It’s easy to be intimidated by that fiercely floral hairstyle with buns that could put any Star Wars cosplayer to shame, but trust me, being Ada Lovelace for Halloween is much simpler than it sounds. 

Most active during the Victorian era, Lovelace was a brilliant mathematician and is credited with programming the world’s first computer – which, okay, wasn’t anything like today’s computers, but that’s still incredible!

Don’t bother getting a historically accurate Victorian gown for rocking the Lovelace look (though if you must, try Etsy). Instead, just put on a fancy top and long skirt, and cover both with a lab coat, with bonus points given for a name badge with Lovelace’s name on it. Put your hair in a neat, practical bun, and get ready to wow your fellow party-goers with your extensive knowledge of engineering! Or just spend all night playing Candy Crush on your phone, because it’s not like apps would exist without you.