Mashinka Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Although I hate the term ‘female heroes’ every bit as much as ‘female actors’ I like the idea of listing ten ‘awesome’ women so much that I’m including my own top ten. I would be very interested to read the top tens of other Ballet Alerters. Here’s the original article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2013/apr/22/hadley-freeman-awesome-women-katharine-hepburn-miss-piggy And here’s my list Jane Austen Lilian Baylis Colette Marlene Dietrich Margot Fonteyn Emma Kirkby Emmeline Pankhurst Edith Piaf Misia Sert Mulala Yousafzai Link to comment
sandik Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Nelly Bly (was listening to discussion about investigative journalism over weekend) Link to comment
abatt Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Mother Teresa Kathryn Bigelow Victoria Soto (Teacher who died protecting her students in the Newtown massacre) Malala Yousufzai - 13 year old Pakistani activist who was attacked by the Taliban for speaking out in favor of educating girls Edit to add: Sonia Sotomayor Link to comment
MakarovaFan Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I know this is a tad biased because she's my cousin three times removed, but my nomination goes to Edith Wharton. Link to comment
dirac Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Thank you for starting the topic, Mashinka. Freeman seems to have a predilection for showbiz, not to mention Golden Girls. "Ten Awesome Women"? Did Bill and Ted think that up? (Seems like an odd business, anyway - would anyone publish a list of "Ten Awesome Men"?) Eleanor Roosevelt, natch. Link to comment
ascballerina Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Rosalind Franklin Lise Meitner Marie Curie Link to comment
YouOverThere Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Hildegard of Bingen Susan B. Anthony Aung San Soo Kyi Link to comment
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