History of Feminism

mopinko

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69. what a fantastic thread. thank you all so much.

Sun Jul 1, 2012, 10:57 AM

Jul 2012

how delightful.

so, here are the ones that strike me right now-
in no particular order-

harriet tubman
calamity jane
mother jones
sojourner truth
betty white
boudica
anne bonny
queen nanny
amelia earhart
bella abzug

i do llike both eleanor roosevelt and eleanor of aquataine, but have an eleanor in the family.

thanks for making my job more fun, but more difficult. i mean, how will i decide now?

ps- rec it up. it should be the next cool thing!

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who is the toughest woman in history? [View all] mopinko Jun 2012 OP

Joan Of Arc. Texasgal Jun 2012 #1

Joan of Arc? Rhiannon12866 Jun 2012 #2

gonna look for more. this was fun seabeyond Jun 2012 #3

anne bonny mopinko Jun 2012 #7

see... i knew that would be it. still looking though. nt seabeyond Jun 2012 #14

great list of fascinating women, thank you! Voice for Peace Jun 2012 #9

you are welcome. this is fun. nt seabeyond Jun 2012 #15

Queen Elizabeth I of England was no slouch. shraby Jun 2012 #4

She gets my vote Siwsan Jun 2012 #27

Or, maybe from mythology? longship Jun 2012 #5

Aung San Suu Kyi Onlooker Jun 2012 #6

Looks like an Eleanor to me. n/t BlueToTheBone Jun 2012 #8

Not sure about *the* toughest, but I'd include Boudica among them. redqueen Jun 2012 #10

i like this one, too. mopinko Jun 2012 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author redqueen Jun 2012 #16

Queen Nanny RevStPatrick Jun 2012 #12

like mopinko Jun 2012 #22

a few more seabeyond Jun 2012 #13

Carrie Nation OregonBlue Jun 2012 #17

much as i love me some angry, axe wielding woman, i just can't mopinko Jun 2012 #20

LOL. The poster was looking for the "toughest" woman. I don't agree with her sentiments but you OregonBlue Jul 2012 #66

Eleanor of Aquitaine Warpy Jun 2012 #18

Mine, too! PassingFair Jun 2012 #19

That is my favorite portrait of Elizabeth Siwsan Jun 2012 #29

no i need to watch "lion in winter" again. mopinko Jun 2012 #21

last of it seabeyond Jun 2012 #23

calamity jane hits a little close to home. mopinko Jun 2012 #24

Nancy Pelosi aaaaaa5a Jun 2012 #25

dammit, there was a woman during henry IIIV. forgot name pansypoo53219 Jun 2012 #26

athletes seabeyond Jun 2012 #28

Mildred Ella "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias may be the most underrated great athlete aaaaaa5a Jul 2012 #64

this is really amazing. she came in 12 or 13 in all around best athletes with the author admitting seabeyond Jul 2012 #68

Betty White n/t madamesilverspurs Jun 2012 #30

I'll add the name of Boudicca - the British Queen of the Iceni Siwsan Jun 2012 #31

Absolutely, she was one, tough lady. SharonAnn Jun 2012 #48

I'd include Queen Boudica on any short list I made... HereSince1628 Jun 2012 #32

Hey! Great minds think alike Siwsan Jun 2012 #33

And apparently simultaneously! It must have been shifting in "THE FORCE" HereSince1628 Jun 2012 #46

Since Tortoiseshell Cats were sacred to the ancient Celts, it just seemed to fit Siwsan Jun 2012 #49

toughest characters seabeyond Jun 2012 #34

Catherine the Great charlyvi Jun 2012 #35

Do you want a human, or will animals work as well? MADem Jun 2012 #36

I'll second Harriet Tubman Kennah Jun 2012 #53

Tough as nails and she needed to be! There are a ton of great choices in the little video! MADem Jun 2012 #56

a good one. mopinko Jul 2012 #63

Rosa Parks... boston bean Jun 2012 #37

Hillary Clinton is the most tough ass women I've ever seen. Smart & tough! Little Star Jun 2012 #38

Hatshepsut, King of Egypt boston bean Jun 2012 #39

there you go! I was about to rail that no Egyptophiles here. Hatshepsut, the 1st female pharaoh hlthe2b Jun 2012 #50

Mom madamesilverspurs Jun 2012 #40

Johanna Ferrour (Peasants Revolt of 1381) rog Jun 2012 #41

Isabella Baumfree. Manifestor_of_Light Jun 2012 #42

Mary Harris Jones, aka "Mother Jones" Democracyinkind Jun 2012 #43

Africa probably has many, many women who's toughness can't be grasped by the likes of me. nt ZombieHorde Jun 2012 #44

true.... seabeyond Jun 2012 #45

Currently, for me tabatha Jun 2012 #54

Queen Lydia Liliuokalani, the last monarch of Hawaii LiberalEsto Jun 2012 #47

Cleopatra angel823 Jun 2012 #51

Mother Jones or Harriet Tubman rurallib Jun 2012 #52

So many great ones...Oriana Fallaci, my weakness BeyondGeography Jun 2012 #55

Ripley corkhead Jun 2012 #57

Mary Fields Jumping John Jun 2012 #58

eleanor roosevelt, shirley chisholm, bella abzug, ann richards, molly ivins, barbara jordan eom ellenfl Jun 2012 #59

ann richards, molly ivins... love those gals. seabeyond Jun 2012 #61

What a wonderful thread! Why am I the marybourg Jun 2012 #60

you talked me into it. nt seabeyond Jun 2012 #62

What year Control-Z Jul 2012 #65

1986 mopinko Jul 2012 #67

what a fantastic thread. thank you all so much. mopinko Jul 2012 #69

Sea mentioned Molly Ivans Texasgal Jul 2012 #70

i do like molly, also. mopinko Jul 2012 #71

This thread made me smile! MerryBlooms Jul 2012 #72

I'm partial to Hatshepsut, of course! boston bean Jul 2012 #73