girldetective

I was dismayed to see only one woman included in the America's Greatest Hero thread as of yet, and more dismayed that I did not include her.

On behalf of women, by women, I thought we might pay homage to those that came before us, or are in our midst. i hope this goes over well.



Im putting Amelia Earhart on the table.

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ngdawg

Helen Keller.

Hyacinthe

Do they have to be American? If we take that out of it I can come up with a great list

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mixedmedia

Dorothy Parker.

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Miss Mango

Rosa Parks

ItWasMe

Harriet Tubman.

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girldetective

I dont think they have to be American necessarily, perhaps they affected Americans, particularly women, to think or operate in new way that had lasting benefit (?).

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mixedmedia

From one of our male TFP counterparts:

We might get more responses to this thread in the main forum.

Just a suggestion.

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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

KRM28152

Jackie Kennedy.

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girldetective

Sacajawea

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nooly

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and:

emma goldman
even though most modern anarchists are assholes - it's not her fault. anyone who was imprisoned for distributing info about birth control is a hero of mine.

genuinegirly

Marie Curie

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anti fishstick

Alice Walker
Frida Kahlo (women artists!)

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nooly

frida kahlo was mexican though

SabrinaFair

Alice Paul. (the word "Suffragette doesn't seem to do her justice....this woman was a warrior)

And although perhaps not the "greatest" in the grand scheme of things, she is at the top of my list: My Mama.

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anti fishstick

haha whoops. totally missed the 'american' part. sorry..

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savmesom11

Carrie Chapman Catt, Jane Edna Hunter, Mary Edward Walker

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genuinegirly

Marie Curie was French. Frida Kahlo was Mexican. But both of these women made a lasting impact on American women. I wouldn't be a scientist if it weren't for Marie Curie. Frida portrayed women as strong and independent in her art, inspiring many. I say they count.

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savmesom11

Just finishing up another term in school I was introduced to another brilliant woman: Georgia O'Keeffe. An incredible artist (even if your not the art type) who became a heroine of the feminist movement and established a place for women in an arena from which women had traditionally been excluded.

Lindy

How can this list not include Eleanor Roosevelt? Or Barbara ("Shoot if you must, this old grey head, but spare your country's flag") Frietchie?

Sadly, in these days we often tend to equate mere celebrity status with heroic accomplishment. Not that they are mutually exclusive.
Oprah? Maybe. Paris Hilton? Britney Spears? Never!

Lindy

KarrB

Michelle Obama
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Madonna