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The World Beyond BetterMost => Women Today => Topic started by: Pipedream on May 05, 2007, 03:42:11 pm

Title: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Pipedream on May 05, 2007, 03:42:11 pm
What about a new thread about a species that has been kinda neglected here, so far: WOMEN!   :D

We need pictures, pictures, pictures of gorgeous females who make us swoon, no matter what sex we are. They don't have to be cowgirls and they don't have to be half naked... Lol.
 
I want to start with adorable young Hannah Herzsprung who just won the German Film Award "Lola" for her portrayal in the prison drama 4 Minutes, where she plays a violent, sociopatic inmate who turns out to be a piano playing genius. I'm sure, we'll hear more from her in the near future.

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Her breakthrough role in "4 Minuten":

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Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Brokeback_Dev on May 05, 2007, 07:00:04 pm
i like Catherine Seta-Jones too..  excellent choice.  my choice too.

Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: dot-matrix on May 06, 2007, 12:59:17 am
Liv Tyler

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Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: dot-matrix on May 06, 2007, 01:00:30 am
Selma Hayek

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Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: dot-matrix on May 06, 2007, 01:01:21 am
Natalie Portman

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Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: dot-matrix on May 06, 2007, 01:02:00 am
Cate Blanchette

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Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: dot-matrix on May 06, 2007, 01:02:34 am
Maggie Gyllenhaal

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Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: dot-matrix on May 06, 2007, 01:04:20 am
Hilary Swank

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Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: dot-matrix on May 06, 2007, 01:06:02 am
Halle Berry

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Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: dot-matrix on May 06, 2007, 02:00:55 am
Wendy Crewson

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Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: dot-matrix on May 06, 2007, 02:02:32 am
Toni Collette

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Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: dot-matrix on May 06, 2007, 02:03:57 am
Rachel Weisz

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Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: dot-matrix on May 06, 2007, 02:05:46 am
Susan Sarandon

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Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: dot-matrix on May 06, 2007, 02:07:19 am
Mother Teresa...hands down the strongest, most influential and most beautiful inside and out of any woman on this list

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Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: dot-matrix on May 06, 2007, 02:08:46 am
Golda Meir like Eleanor Roosevelt one of the most influential women of the 20th century

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Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: dot-matrix on May 06, 2007, 02:09:58 am
Eleanor Roosevelt clearly one of the most influential women of the 20th century

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Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: dot-matrix on May 06, 2007, 02:13:44 am
Senator Hilary Rodam Clinton...love her or hate her she too is one of the strongest most influential women of the decade

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Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: dot-matrix on May 06, 2007, 02:16:47 am
OK I've spoke my piece, shared my views and hogged this thread long enough...Next  ;) .. Oh BTW GREAT thread Anke.


Coretta Scott King...just her name alone speaks volumes

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Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Meryl on May 06, 2007, 02:53:15 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/DianaOssana.jpg)

Diana Ossana

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Helen Mirren

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Kate Winslet

Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: delalluvia on May 06, 2007, 01:55:32 pm
They don't necessarily have to be 'gorgeous'.

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Tomoe Gozen [gozen = honorific, "lady"].  Woman warrior of medieval Japan.  According to the medieval epic Heike Monogatori Tomoe was  "match for god or devil" and in one long battle "when all the others had been slain, among the last seven rode Tomoe."

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Rosalind Franklin.  I always admire women in science, because not only do they have to fight to get appointments, they also have to fight sexual discrimination.  Rosalind Franklin's experimental work in DNA structure was used by Watson and Crick without her approval and not credited to her. http://www.sdsc.edu/ScienceWomen/franklin.html

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Hypatia of Alexandria.  Mathematician, astronomer, and Platonic philosopher. According to the Byzantine encyclopedia The Suda, her father Theon was the last head of the Museum at Alexandria.  She was both female and pagan in an increasingly Christian environment. Shortly before her death, Cyril was made the Christian bishop of Alexandria, and a conflict arose between Cyril and the prefect Orestes. Orestes was disliked by some Christians and was a friend of Hypatia, and rumors started that Hypatia was to blame for the conflict.  Cyril probably objected to Hypatia on a number of counts: She represented heretical teachings, had been a supporter of the Library of Alexandria which Cyril's predecessor had probably helped burn, she taught experimental science and pagan religion. She was an associate of Orestes. And she was a woman who didn't know her place. Cyril's preaching against Hypatia is said to have been what incited a mob led by fanatical Christian monks in the spring of 415 C.E to seize Hypatia on the street, beat her and drag her body to a church where they murdered her, mutilated her flesh with sharp tiles and burned her remains.  Cyril lived a long life and was made a saint.
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: loneleeb3 on May 06, 2007, 02:20:40 pm
Wendy Crewson

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She is beautiful!
What movies has she been in?
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Pipedream on May 06, 2007, 05:35:34 pm

Wow! Thank you everybody for contributing (Dottie, I knew I could count on you!)   ;D

Here is one of my alltime favourite actresses: the incredible Romy Schneider:  :)

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Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: dot-matrix on May 06, 2007, 06:46:18 pm
Wow! Thank you everybody for contributing (Dottie, I knew I could count on you!)    ;D

LOL that sure is a nice way to say you know how obsessed and what a thread hog I can be  :laugh:  Seriously... My Mom loved Romy Schneider that's a great picture of her...Mom really liked Simone Signoret too...

Here's another of my favorite strong gorgeous women...  Maya Angelou "If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. "
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Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: dot-matrix on May 06, 2007, 06:47:20 pm
Simone de Beauvoir (January 9, 1908 – April 14, 1986) was a French author and philosopher. She wrote novels, monographs on philosophy, politics, and social issues, essays, biographies, and an autobiography. She is now best known for her metaphysical novels, including She Came to Stay and The Mandarins, and for her 1949 treatise The Second Sex, a detailed analysis of women's oppression and a foundational tract of contemporary feminism.



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Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: dot-matrix on May 06, 2007, 06:50:04 pm
The incomparable Jacqueline Kennedy Onasis

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Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: ifyoucantfixit on May 06, 2007, 06:57:23 pm


       Amelia Earhartl ................
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Although Earhart's convictions were strong, challenging prejudicial and financial obstacles awaited her. But the former tomboy was no stranger to disapproval or doubt. Defying conventional feminine behavior, the young Earhart climbed trees, "belly-slammed" her sled to start it downhill and hunted rats with a .22 rifle. She also kept a scrapbook of newspaper clippings about successful women in predominantly male-oriented fields, including film direction and production, law, advertising, management, and mechanical engineering.
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: ifyoucantfixit on May 06, 2007, 07:07:05 pm
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"When a motherhood becomes the fruit of a deep yearning, not the result of ignorance or accident, its children will become the foundation of a new race." - Margaret Sanger
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: injest on May 06, 2007, 07:09:22 pm
Mary Renault

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my favorite author (sorry Annie!)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: dot-matrix on May 06, 2007, 07:14:25 pm
Maria Skłodowska-Curie (born Maria Skłodowska; known in France as Marie Curie, aka Madame Curie; November 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934) was a Polish-French physicist and chemist. She was a pioneer in the field of radioactivity, the first twice-honored Nobel laureate (and still today the only laureate in two different sciences), and the first female professor at the Sorbonne.

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Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: dot-matrix on May 06, 2007, 07:16:06 pm
Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an Academy Award-nominated American screen actress who worked on film and television. She is listed as one of the American Film Institute's greatest stars of all time.

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Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: fruitismyfriend on May 06, 2007, 07:20:32 pm
Helen Keller
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Her life and words have profoundly impacted my life and many others.  I centered my high school graduation speech and my life around her assertion, "I will not just live my life.  I will not just spend my life.  I will invest my life."  
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Cameron on May 06, 2007, 07:22:28 pm
Here's another one not mentioned yet.

Meryl Streep, a great actress who never allowed herself to be dumbed down for Hollywood, or anyone else either.


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Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Cameron on May 06, 2007, 07:28:22 pm
And another,

Joan Jett

(http://www.all-pictures-photos.com/images/joan-jett/joan-jett-009-img.jpg)

I don't think Joan ever took any bs from anyone.
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: dot-matrix on May 06, 2007, 07:35:01 pm
Eva Peron....Maria Eva Duarte was born on May 7, 1919, in Los Toldos, Province of Buenos Aires in Argentina. She was the youngest of five children. Her father, Juan Duarte, died on January 8, 1926, after a car accident. Life was hard for Eva and her family; they had become poor after their father die. Eva's mother, Doña Juana, worked long hours sewing to support the family. Eva loved to entertain her family and she decided she would to be an actress. Her first acting job came when she was a teenager. She moved to Buenos Aires and became a radio actress. On October 22, 1945, Eva married Colonel Juan Perón. He was a dictator and became president of Argentina in 1946. Juan Perón won the election because people liked Eva Perón; she was very pretty and popular. Although Eva was the wife of Juan Perón she was considered by many to be the real politician, even though she never officially held any government posts. She did make many enemies during her life. She did everything in her power to get rich. Some people say Eva was using Juan to get famous and Juan was using Eva to be president. She founded the women's branch of the Perónist Party and created the Eva Peron Foundation to help the poor of Argentina. We think she was 32 when she died of cancer on July 26, 1952 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. All of Argentina loved Eva and were very sad when she died.
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Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: dot-matrix on May 06, 2007, 07:38:13 pm
Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955), an African American teacher, was one of the great educators of the United States. She was a leader of women, a distinguished adviser to several American presidents, and a powerful champion of racial equality.

Mary McLeod was born in Mayesville, S.C. Her parents, Samuel and Patsy McLeod, were former slaves; Mary was the fifteenth of 17 children. She helped her parents on the family farm and first entered a Presbyterian mission school when she was 11 years old. Later she attended Scotia Seminary, a school for African American girls in Concord, N.C., on a scholarship. She graduated in 1893; there she had met some of the people with whom she would work closely.

Though she had a serious turn of mind, it did not prevent her from being a lively dancer and developing a lasting fondness for music. Dynamic and alert, she was very popular and the acknowledged leader of her classmates. After graduating from Scotia Seminary, she attended the Moody Bible Institute.

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Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Cameron on May 06, 2007, 07:57:57 pm
Louisa May Alcott

She did what she wanted and what she needed to do at a time when even writng was not acceptable for 'proper young ladies'.  I still love her books and I still read them over again.  Yes, they may be dated by now, but ultimately those March girls did do what they wanted to do.

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Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: dot-matrix on May 06, 2007, 08:10:49 pm
She is beautiful!
What movies has she been in?

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Sorry Lee I got sidetracked and did not answer your question  :-\ Wendy's been in lots of things more TV than movies except the indie variety...I first noticed her on 24 on Fox...but here is a list of her filmography

The Dark Is Rising (2007) (filming) .... Mary Stanton
"ReGenesis" .... Rachel Woods (10 episodes, 2006-2007)
    - Unbearable (2007) TV Episode .... Rachel Woods
    - The God of Commerce (2007) TV Episode .... Rachel Woods
    - I Dream of Genomes (2007) TV Episode .... Rachel Woods
    - Strangers in the Night (2007) TV Episode .... Rachel Woods
    - A Spontaneous Moment (2007) TV Episode .... Rachel Woods
      (5 more)
The Robber Bride (2007) (TV) .... Roz
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006) .... Laura Miller
... aka Pretender (Philippines: English title: review title)
Who Loves the Sun (2006/I) .... Mary Bloom
Away from Her (2006) .... Madeleine
The Path to 9/11 (2006) (TV)
The Covenant (2006) .... Evelyn Danvers
"Crimes of Passion" (2006) TV Series .... Host / ... (unknown episodes)
Eight Below (2006) .... Eve McClaren
... aka 8 Below (USA: promotional title)
The Man Who Lost Himself (2005) (TV) .... Lorraine Evanshen
... aka The Stranger I Married (International: English title) (USA)
Niagara Motel (2005) .... Lily
Hunt for Justice (2005) (TV) .... Louise Arbour
... aka Jagd nach Gerechtigkeit (Germany)
Sex Traffic (2004) (TV) .... Madeleine Harlsburgh
Pigeon (2004) .... Woman on Train
A Home at the End of the World (2004) (uncredited) .... Isabel Morrow
Jack (2004) (TV) .... Elaine Burka
The Clearing (2004) .... Louise Miller
... aka Anatomie einer Entführung (Germany)
"24" .... Dr. Anne Packard (8 episodes, 2003)
    - Day 3: 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. (2003) TV Episode .... Dr. Anne Packard
    - Day 3: 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. (2003) TV Episode .... Dr. Anne Packard
    - Day 3: 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. (2003) TV Episode .... Dr. Anne Packard
    - Day 3: 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. (2003) TV Episode .... Dr. Anne Packard
    - Day 3: 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. (2003) TV Episode .... Dr. Anne Packard
      (3 more)
Twelve Mile Road (2003) (TV) .... Angela Landis
The Piano Man's Daughter (2003) (TV) .... Ede Kilworth
... aka Fille de l'homme au piano, La (Canada: French title)
An Unexpected Love (2003) (TV) .... McNally 'Mac' Hays
... aka This Much I Know
The Elfkins First Christmas (2002) (TV) (voice) .... Grazellda
The Santa Clause 2 (2002) .... Laura Miller
... aka SC2 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Santa Clause 2 (UK: poster title)
... aka The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause (USA)
Perfect Pie (2002) .... Patsy Willets
... aka Voie du destin, La (Canada: French title)
Between Strangers (2002) .... Amanda Trent
... aka Coeurs inconnus (Canada: French title)
... aka Cuori estranei (Italy)
Verdict in Blood (2002) (TV) .... Joanne Kilbourn
... aka Liens du sang, Les (Canada: French title)
The Matthew Shepard Story (2002) (TV) .... Sarah
... aka Affaire Matthew Shepard, L' (Canada: French title)
A Killing Spring (2002) (TV) .... Joanne Kilbourn
... aka Copie non conforme (Canada: French title)
The Many Trials of One Jane Doe (2002) (TV) .... Jane Doe
... aka Long combat de Jane Doe, Le (Canada: French title)
The Last Brickmaker in America (2001) (TV) .... Karen
Suddenly Naked (2001) .... Jackie York
... aka Mise à nu (Canada: French title)
"The Beast" .... Maggie Steech (1 episode, 2001)
    - The Price (2001) TV Episode .... Maggie Steech
The Wandering Soul Murders (2001) (TV) .... Joanne Kilbourn
... aka Sur les traces de Littleflower (Canada: French title)
A Colder Kind of Death (2001) (TV) .... Joanne Kilbourn
... aka Manipulation (Canada: French title)
The 6th Day (2000) .... Natalie Gibson
... aka Sixième jour, Le (Canada: French title)
What Lies Beneath (2000) .... Elena
Deadly Appearances (2000) (TV) .... Joanne Kilbourn
... aka Criminal Instincts: Deadly Appearances (USA: series title)
... aka Prix du silence, Le (Canada: French title)
Love and Murder (2000) (TV) .... Joanne Kilbourn
... aka Crimes et passion (Canada: French title)
... aka Criminal Instincts: Love and Murder (USA: series title)
Mercy (2000) .... Bernadine Mello


Bicentennial Man (1999) .... 'Ma´am' Martin
... aka 200 Jahre Mann, Der (Germany)
Question of Privilege (1999) .... Gail Sterling
... aka Piège mortel (Canada: French title)
Better Than Chocolate (1999) .... Lila
... aka Meilleur que le chocolat (Canada: French title)
Summer's End (1999) (TV) .... Virginia Baldwin
... aka Walk on Water
Where's Marlowe? (1998) .... Dr. Ninki Bregman
"From the Earth to the Moon" (1998) (mini) TV Series .... Faye Stafford
The Eighteenth Angel (1998) .... Norah Stanton
Sleeping Dogs Lie (1998) .... Mrs. Theresa Small
... aka Mystère d'Ambrose Small, Le (Canada: French title: TV title)
At the End of the Day: The Sue Rodriguez Story (1998) (TV) .... Sue Rodriguez
... aka Combat de Sue Rodriguez, Le (Canada: French title)
Escape Velocity (1998) .... Billie (Ronnie's mom)
"Black Harbour" .... Carolyn Bedford (2 episodes, 1997)
    - High Noon (1997) TV Episode .... Carolyn Bedford
    - Love's Labours Lost (1997) TV Episode .... Carolyn Bedford
"Due South" .... Janet Moore (1 episode, 1997)
... aka Un tandem de choc (Canada: French title)
    - The Bounty Hunter (1997) TV Episode .... Janet Moore
Gang Related (1997) .... Helen Eden
Air Force One (1997) .... Grace Marshall
... aka AFO
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996) .... Kevin Dollof
Ebbie (1995) (TV) .... Roberta 'Robbie' Cratchet
Spenser: A Savage Place (1995) (TV) .... Susan Silverman
Spenser: The Judas Goat (1994) (TV) .... Susan Silverman
The Santa Clause (1994) .... Laura Calvin Miller
Corrina, Corrina (1994) .... Jenny Davis
To Save the Children (1994) (TV) .... Dorsie Young
Frostfire (1994) (TV) .... Victoria Renko
Lives of Girls & Women (1994) (TV) .... Ada Jordan
The Good Son (1993) .... Susan Evans
"Home Fires" (1992) TV Series
Folks! (1992) .... Audrey Aldrich
I'll Never Get to Heaven (1992) .... Cassie Stewart
The Doctor (1991) .... Dr. Leslie Abbott
"Street Legal" .... Wendy Nelson (3 episodes, 1990)
    - Double Agenda (1990) TV Episode .... Wendy Nelson
    - Spare Parts (1990) TV Episode .... Wendy Nelson
    - Holy Thursday (1990) TV Episode .... Wendy Nelson
Getting Married in Buffalo Jump (1990) (TV) .... Sophie Ware
... aka Buffalo Jump (USA: video title)


"Studio 5-B" (1989) TV Series .... Gail Browning (unknown episodes)
Spies, Lies & Naked Thighs (1988) (TV) .... Evelyn
"Tanner '88" (1988) (mini) TV Series .... Joanna Buckley
... aka Tanner: A Political Fable
A Hobo's Christmas (1987) (TV) .... Laurie
"CBS Summer Playhouse" .... Dana (1 episode, 1987)
    - In the Lion's Den (1987) TV Episode .... Dana
"Hard Copy" (1987) TV Series .... Blake Calisher (unknown episodes)
Covert Action (1987) (TV) .... Jessica
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star (1986) (TV) .... Michelle Benti
"Adderly" .... Marge (1 episode, 1986)
    - Critical Mass (1986) TV Episode .... Marge
Whodunit (1986) (TV) .... Elizabeth
... aka Boat House (UK: video title)
... aka Prime Suspicion (Canada: English title: video title)
Murder in Space (1985) (TV) .... Irene Tremayne
"Night Heat" .... Prosecutor Dorothy Fredericks (6 episodes, 1985)
    - The Witness (1985) TV Episode .... Prosecutor Dorothy Fredericks
    - Obie's Law (1985) TV Episode .... Prosecutor Dorothy Fredericks
    - The Stranger (1985) TV Episode .... Prosecutor Dorothy Fredericks
    - Deadline (1985) TV Episode .... Prosecutor Dorothy Fredericks
    - Necessary Force (1985) TV Episode .... Prosecutor Dorothy Fredericks
      (1 more)
Murder: By Reason of Insanity (1985) (TV) .... Irene Tremayne
... aka My Sweet Victim
Mark of Cain (1985) .... Dale
... aka Identity Crisis
My Father, My Rival (1985) (TV) .... Hilah
The Sight (1985)
The Guardian (1984) (TV) .... Marlee Kramer
Heartsounds (1984) (TV) .... Judy
Skullduggery (1983) .... Barbara/Dorigen
... aka Warlock
Mazes and Monsters (1982) (TV) .... Kate Finch
... aka Dungeons and Dragons (USA: video box title)
... aka Rona Jaffe's Mazes and Monsters
"The Littlest Hobo" .... Jenny (1 episode, 1981)
    - The Locket (1981) TV Episode .... Jenny
"Home Fires" (1980) TV Series .... (1980)
War Brides (1980) (TV) .... Kate

Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: dot-matrix on May 06, 2007, 08:16:41 pm
Audrey Hepburn (May 4, 1929 – January 20, 1993) was an Academy Award-winning actress of film and theatre, Broadway stage performer, ballerina, fashion model, and humanitarian.

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Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: dot-matrix on May 06, 2007, 08:18:33 pm
Katharine Meyer Graham (June 16, 1917 – July 17, 2001) was an American publisher. She led her family's newspaper, The Washington Post, for more than two decades, overseeing its most famous period, the Watergate coverage that eventually led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. She has been widely described as one of the most powerful American women of the 20th century.

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Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: delalluvia on May 06, 2007, 08:29:00 pm
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Hedy Kiesler Markey and composer George Antheil received U.S. Patent 2,292,387 for their Secret Communication System on August 11, 1942. This early version of frequency hopping used a piano roll to change between 88 frequencies and was intended to make radio-guided torpedoes harder for enemies to detect or jam. This idea was controversial and ahead of its time and technology. The technology did not begin to be implemented until 1962, when it was used by U.S. military ships during a blockade of Cuba, after the patent had expired. Neither Markey nor Antheil made any money from the patent. Perhaps due to this lag in development, the patent was little-known until 1997, when the Electronic Frontier Foundation gave Markey an award for this contribution.

Markey's frequency-hopping idea served as the basis for modern spread-spectrum communication technology used in devices ranging from cordless telephones to WiFi Internet connections. The technology in particular that is often attributed to her and George Antheil is CDMA.

Markey wanted to join the National Inventors Council but she was told that she could better help the war effort by using her status to sell War Bonds. She once raised $7,000,000 at just one event.

Oh, yeah, that's because she was also an actress - Hedy Lamarr.

In 2003, the Boeing corporation ran a series of recruitment ads featuring Hedy Lamarr as a woman of science. No reference to her film career was made in the ads.
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Post by: delalluvia on May 06, 2007, 08:38:23 pm
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/Jovieve/kahlo2.jpg)
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Post by: Cameron on May 06, 2007, 08:46:05 pm
Katharine Hepburn has to be here too.


(http://everyscreen.com/photos_03/KatharineHepburn_01.jpg)
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Post by: saucycobblers on May 06, 2007, 08:49:35 pm
When I first saw Grace Kelly in 'Rear Window' my jaw hit the floor with a resounding thud and stayed there for the rest of the film...

(http://img.search.com/7/7e/Gracerear.jpg)

(http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Lot/8357/images/grace10.jpg)
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Post by: Cameron on May 06, 2007, 08:51:13 pm
Lucille Ball.

She certainly was strong, and beautiful, and funny!!!


(http://www.skylighters.org/photos/pinups/lucy00.jpg)
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Post by: Lumière on May 06, 2007, 09:25:23 pm
These ladies continue to inspire me with their intelligence, their wisdom and their beauty!


Maya Angelou
(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/InspirMe/286193f3.jpg)


Toni Morrison

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/InspirMe/75fff75d.jpg)


Iyanla Vanzant

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/InspirMe/8ef9255e.jpg)


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Post by: Meryl on May 06, 2007, 10:17:29 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/VanessaRedgrave.jpg)

Vanessa Redgrave, award-winning actress, humanitarian and political activist

"I've come to see through the course of my life that people understand what I've tried to do, however inadequately I do it. I've just found people have come to understand me and be glad that I tried to do what I tried to do. And I do feel very inadequate about it, but I feel I must try . . . I think that any citizen can understand that you must raise your voice and do the best you can to speak out."
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Post by: Meryl on May 06, 2007, 10:23:28 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/MiaFarrow.jpg)

Mia Farrow, award-winning actress, notable for her extensive humanitarian work as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. Her latest effort is www.miafarrow.org, containing a guide on how to get involved with Darfur activism, along with her photos and blog entries from Darfur, Chad, and the Central African Republic.
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Post by: Meryl on May 06, 2007, 10:32:21 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/AngelinaJolie.jpg)

Angelnia Jolie, actress and promoter of humanitarian causes throughout the world, noted for her work with refugees as Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

"We cannot close ourselves off to information and ignore the fact that millions of people are out there suffering. I honestly want to help. I don't believe I feel differently from other people. I think we all want justice and equality, a chance for a life with meaning. All of us would like to believe that if we were in a bad situation someone would help us."
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Post by: dot-matrix on May 06, 2007, 11:26:46 pm
Tina Turner...The lady is a survivor

(http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s64/dotEmatrix/tina_turner_02.jpg)
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Post by: dot-matrix on May 06, 2007, 11:28:18 pm
Elizabeth Taylor....beautiful, strong, and sexy.  Her career is the stuff of legend her activism for AIDS research is the stuff of compassion.

(http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s64/dotEmatrix/elizabeth_taylor_01.jpg)
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Post by: dot-matrix on May 07, 2007, 12:26:47 pm
Elizabeth I   Was the fifth and final monarch of the Tudor dynasty, having succeeded her half-sister, Mary to the throne. She reigned during a period of turmoil in English history. A reign today referred as the Elizabethan Era or the Golden Age. It was marked by increases in English power and influence worldwide. It produced playwrights William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, and Ben Jonson. Francis Drake became the first Englishman to circle the globe. Francis Bacon laid out his philosophical and political views and English colonization of North America took place under Sir Walter Raleigh and Sir Humphrey Gilbert. The English colony in the new world, Virginia, was named in honor of the Queen. Elizabeth, the last of the Tudors, died at seventy years of age after a very successful forty-four year reign

(http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/6383/elizabethcoronationhb3.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
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Post by: dot-matrix on May 07, 2007, 12:27:33 pm
another Elizabeth whose accomplishments are more well known in modern culture

(http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/188/queenelizabethiisilverpuu5.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
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Post by: dot-matrix on May 07, 2007, 12:30:07 pm
and another whose portrait alone speaks volumes.

(http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/174/xinsrc53212031410213432ag5.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
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Post by: delalluvia on May 07, 2007, 12:41:54 pm
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/Jovieve/hatbeard.jpg)

Hatshepsut was the fifth pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of ancient Egypt. She is generally regarded by Egyptologists as one of the most successful female pharaohs of Egypt, who reigned longer than any other female ruler of an indigenous dynasty.
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Post by: Lumière on May 07, 2007, 02:11:52 pm
Pardon me if these ladies have already been mentioned..

Three powerful British actresses who continue to wow me with their brains and beauty!  ;)


Angela Lansbury

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/9e4f2b37.jpg)

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/6b36bb8a.jpg)



Dame Judy Dench

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/adf9b608.jpg)

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/355b42eb.jpg)



Emma Thompson

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/41c3a933.jpg)

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Post by: southendmd on May 07, 2007, 02:36:47 pm
Jessye Norman:  she does it all, from the tenderest pianissimo to the most dramatic fortissimo.

(http://www.emediawire.com/prfiles/2005/09/07/282335/JessyeNorman.jpg)
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Post by: dot-matrix on May 07, 2007, 02:44:58 pm
I don't know about anyone else but I just love this thread and all these amazing women everyone keeps posting!  I'm sure there are lots and lots more...don't stop now  :D
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Post by: Pipedream on May 07, 2007, 05:13:54 pm
I don't know about anyone else but I just love this thread and all these amazing women everyone keeps posting!  I'm sure there are lots and lots more...don't stop now  :D

Totally agree with you Dottie!  :-*

Franka Potente! She came to fame as Lola in Tom Tykwer's Run Lola, Run! and has appeared in many good movies since. In an interview she said that her US agent always tells her she should loose weight in order to get more roles, but she gives a shit. Lol. A female heroine, don't ya think?  ;)

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/FrankaPotente1.jpg) 

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/FrankaPotente.jpg)
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Post by: southendmd on May 07, 2007, 05:30:30 pm
Let's not forget our Annie:


(http://images.usatoday.com/life/_photos/2002/12-13-proulx-inside.jpg)
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Post by: delalluvia on May 07, 2007, 06:21:52 pm
Totally agree with you Dottie!  :-*

Franka Potente! She came to fame as Lola in Tom Tykwer's Run Lola, Run! and has appeared in many good movies since. In an interview she said that her US agent always tells her she should loose weight in order to get more roles, but she gives a shit. Lol. A female heroine, don't ya think?  ;)

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/FrankaPotente1.jpg) 

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/FrankaPotente.jpg)

I love Franka.  I very much enjoyed her in the 'Bourne' movies.  Even my ex-boyfriend liked her because according to him, 'she looked like a normal person'.  In other words, the casting director of 'Bourne' chose an actor for the female lead who wasn't just a bombshell babe.
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: dot-matrix on May 08, 2007, 02:42:47 am
Charlize Theron, not just another pretty face, not afraid to make herself ugly, doesn't dumb it down or phone it in...

(http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s64/dotEmatrix/charlize_theron_99.jpg)
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Post by: dot-matrix on May 08, 2007, 02:43:22 am
Felicity Huffman

(http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s64/dotEmatrix/felicity_huffman_99.jpg)
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Post by: dot-matrix on May 08, 2007, 02:46:01 am
Parks, Rosa Louise  (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005)civil rights leader, born in Tuskegee, Alabama. She attended Alabama State College, worked as a seamstress and housekeeper, and was active in the Montgomery Voters League and the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Youth Council. In 1943 she was elected secretary of the Montgomery branch of the NAACP. In a celebrated incident in 1955 she was arrested for violating segregation laws when she refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger. This resulted in a boycott of the bus system by blacks, with Martin Luther King, Jr. leading the movement. In spite of harassment the boycott continued, and in 1956 segregated seating was challenged in a federal lawsuit. Within a few months bus segregation was ruled unconstitutional, and the buses were officially desegregated in December 1956. Parks, who had lost her job because of the boycott, moved to Detroit, Michigan, the following year, and again took in sewing. She also worked as a fundraiser for the NAACP. In 1965 she was hired by Congressman John Conyers, Jr., also a civil rights leader, to manage his Detroit office. She remained active in the NAACP and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). In 1987 she founded the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self-Development, offering guidance to young blacks. She won the NAACP's Spingarn Medal (1970) and the Martin Luther King Jr. Award (1980), as well as an honorary degree from Shaw College.

(http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/4199/rosalouiseparksxa8.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
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Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: dot-matrix on May 08, 2007, 03:07:03 am
Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm (November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician, educator and author. She was a Congresswoman, representing New York's 12th District for seven terms from 1968-1983. In 1968, she became the first African American woman elected to Congress. On January 23, 1972, she became the first African American candidate for President of the United States. Other women who ran run for President of the United States in 1972 include Linda Jenness and Evelyn Reed.

(http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/2806/chisholmjv5.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

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Post by: Ellemeno on May 08, 2007, 04:37:38 am
Another of Annie Proulx


(http://img.coxnewsweb.com/B/06/35/39/image_2039356.jpg)
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Post by: saucycobblers on May 08, 2007, 08:25:25 am
KATARINA WITT - drop dead gorgeous and as a competitor the woman had balls of steel.

(http://www.bidthedream.com/Images/Biography/Profile/Katarina-Witt.jpg)

(http://cache.eb.com/eb/image?id=21289&rendTypeId=4)
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Post by: Brown Eyes on May 08, 2007, 03:19:05 pm
(http://www.alicepaul.org/images/Alice%20chair.jpg)

Alice Paul, one of the key figures in winning women the right to vote in the United States.


(http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/paul-ali2.jpg)
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Post by: Pipedream on May 08, 2007, 03:32:12 pm

The incomparable Margaret Rutherford!  :)

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/MargaretRutherford.jpg)
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Post by: Lumière on May 08, 2007, 03:41:37 pm
La comedienne!

Ellen DeGeneres


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(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/c875f215.jpg)

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Post by: Lumière on May 08, 2007, 03:46:39 pm
This lady sings the blues and I weep ..

Billie Holiday


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/4ed0c54a.jpg)

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/e1a0b5ee.jpg)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Pipedream on May 08, 2007, 03:55:06 pm
Marlene Dietrich! Here she is in her break through role in Der Blaue Engel: :)

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/MarleneDietrich.jpg)
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Post by: delalluvia on May 08, 2007, 03:55:15 pm
At the request of the mods, my opinion of Katarina Witt has been moved (to the Bitch Bitch Bitch thread).
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Sheriff Roland on May 08, 2007, 05:39:06 pm
I don't believe that is serves any purpose to bring negative opinions about who others honestly view as strong and/or gorgeous women.

Let's keep it positive please.

Thang kew

Sheriff Roland
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Post by: nakymaton on May 08, 2007, 06:04:17 pm
Rachel Carson, author of Silent Spring.

She was a biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, editing scientific publications, but she became famous by writing about the world she loved for the general public. First she wrote about oceans, but she made her mark in environmental history by writing about the dangers of DDT and other chemical pesticides. She was criticized when the book first came out, but DDT has been banned in many countries around the world.

When I was a kid, it was a rare treat to see a bald eagle. Today, I see them frequently. I thank Rachel Carson for that.

(http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/dept/history/lavender/graphics/carson.gif)
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Post by: Lumière on May 08, 2007, 06:14:18 pm
Africa's first elected female leader and President of Liberia:

Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/6f1f8e75.jpg)
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Post by: injest on May 08, 2007, 06:32:55 pm
Queen Noor....don't know why exactly..just like her!

(http://www.happyfewmag.com/francais/KingHusseinFoundation/Khf1_1.jpg)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: ifyoucantfixit on May 08, 2007, 07:07:27 pm
I don't believe that is serves any purpose to bring negative opinions about who others honestly view as strong and/or gorgeous women.

Let's keep it positive please.

Thang kew

Sheriff Roland

         I agree 100% Roland...Up until now this has been a completely , feel good place to visit.  I know that there are always two sides to every story,  It would, however
 totally change the feel and texture of this thread to start to downgrade the opinions or the good feelings of others. 
         I think a place that would be more appropriate to vent these opinions would
be the Bitch Bitch Bitch thread...........JMO.....I dearly love everything about this thread.....
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Post by: Front-Ranger on May 08, 2007, 08:54:45 pm
Rachel Carson, author of Silent Spring.

She was a biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, editing scientific publications, but she became famous by writing about the world she loved for the general public. First she wrote about oceans, but she made her mark in environmental history by writing about the dangers of DDT and other chemical pesticides. She was criticized when the book first came out, but DDT has been banned in many countries around the world.

When I was a kid, it was a rare treat to see a bald eagle. Today, I see them frequently. I thank Rachel Carson for that.

(http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/dept/history/lavender/graphics/carson.gif)

I own her whole series of books! But...I confess...I haven't read them...putting on my must do list now!!
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Post by: Brown Eyes on May 08, 2007, 10:49:33 pm
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/VirginiaWoolf.jpg)

Virginia Woolf
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Brown Eyes on May 08, 2007, 10:52:41 pm
(http://www.americaslibrary.gov/assets/aa/stanton/aa_stanton_friends_1_m.jpg)

Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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Post by: Cameron on May 08, 2007, 10:53:54 pm
Chrissie Hynde from The Pretenders

(http://www.bobgruen.com/files/asst/Original%20Files/R.332%20CHRISSIE%20HYNDE-1980.jpg)
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Post by: Cameron on May 08, 2007, 10:56:23 pm
Debbie Harry, another great rock and roll lady.

(http://www.cia-ents.co.uk/Image/DebbieHarry.jpg)
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Post by: Cameron on May 08, 2007, 10:59:41 pm
Patti Smith, one of the originals of 'punk' and new wave music.


(http://longskate.typepad.com/music/images/patti_smith.JPG)
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Post by: Brown Eyes on May 08, 2007, 11:01:47 pm
(http://www.brynmawr.edu/library/exhibits/suffrage/MCThomasTh.jpg)

M. Carey Thomas (1857-1935)
President, Bryn Mawr College, 1894-1922

(http://www.brynmawr.edu/library/exhibits/suffrage/MGarrettTh.jpg)

Mary E. Garrett (1853-1915)
Director, Bryn Mawr College, 1906-1915


M. Carey Thomas was the 2nd president of Bryn Mawr College and a major figure in the history of women's education in general and in the suffrage movement.  Mary Garrett was also a high ranking administrator at the college.  One of the more remarkable aspects of their biographies is that they were a longtime, open lesbian couple.
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Post by: Brown Eyes on May 08, 2007, 11:08:31 pm

(http://www.villagevoice.com/blogs/statusainthood/archives/images/sleater-kinney-793796.jpg)

(http://www.underexposed.org.uk/sleaterkinney/sleaterkinney5.jpg)

Janet Weiss, Carrie Brownstein, Corin Tucker (Sleater-Kinney)
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Post by: Brown Eyes on May 08, 2007, 11:18:20 pm
(http://www.shunya.net/Text/Herodotus/images/sappho.jpg)

Sappho
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Post by: dot-matrix on May 08, 2007, 11:19:49 pm
Bella Savitsky Abzug (July 24, 1920 – March 31, 1998) was a well-known American political figure and a leader of the women's movement. She famously said, "This woman's place is in the House — the House of Representatives," in her successful 1970 campaign to join that body.

(http://img459.imageshack.us/img459/7424/bellaabzug22567vk9.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
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Post by: dot-matrix on May 08, 2007, 11:22:55 pm
Ray Frank Littman 1861-1948
Ray Frank's position in American Jewry was truly a novel one. In 1890, she became the first Jewish woman to preach formally from a pulpit in the United States, inaugurating a career as "the Girl Rabbi of the Golden West" that would help to blaze new paths for women in Judaism. Virtually overnight, Frank became a sensation in the Jewish world, and she would remain so for nearly a decade

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Post by: Cameron on May 08, 2007, 11:27:08 pm
Bella Savitsky Abzug (July 24, 1920 – March 31, 1998) was a well-known American political figure and a leader of the women's movement. She famously said, "This woman's place is in the House — the House of Representatives," in her successful 1970 campaign to join that body.

Thank You for this one Dottie, brings back a lot of memories of NY in the 70's.
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Post by: dot-matrix on May 08, 2007, 11:29:29 pm
Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (in Greek, Κλεοπάτρα Φιλοπάτωρ; January 69 BC–November 30, 30 BC) was a Hellenistic co-ruler of Egypt with her father (Ptolemy XII Auletes) and later with her brothers/husbands Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy XIV. She later became the supreme ruler of Egypt, consummated a liaison with Gaius Julius Caesar, that solidified her grip on the throne, and, after Caesar's assassination, aligned with Mark Antony, with whom she produced twins. In all, Cleopatra had four children, one by Caesar (Caesarion) and three by Antony (Cleopatra Selene II, Alexander Helios, Ptolemy Philadelphus). Her unions with her brothers produced no children: it is possible that they were never consummated; in any case, they were not close. Her reign marks the final end of the Hellenistic Era and the beginning of the Roman Era in the eastern Mediterranean. She was the last Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt (her son by Julius Caesar, Caesarion, ruled in name only before Augustus had him executed).

After Antony's rival and Caesar's legal heir, Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian (who later became the first Roman Emperor, Augustus), brought the might of Rome against Egypt, it is said that Cleopatra took her own life on November 30, 30 BC, allegedly by means of an asp. Her legacy survives in the form of numerous dramatizations of her story, including William Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, several modern films and the HBO series Rome.

Cleopatra was a direct descendant of Alexander's general, Ptolemy I Soter, son of Arsinoe and Lacus, both of Macedon. A Greek by language and culture, Cleopatra is reputed to have been the first member of her family in their 300-year reign in Egypt to have learned the Egyptian language.

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Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: dot-matrix on May 08, 2007, 11:32:13 pm
Dorothy Ann Willis Richards (September 1, 1933 – September 13, 2006)Texas Govenor Ann Richards brought a vitality and outrageousness to the governorship that had not been seen in decades.  She was a fine  American politician and teacher from Texas. She first came to national attention, as the Texas state treasurer, when she delivered the keynote address at the 1988 Democratic National Convention (detailed below). Considered the first woman elected governor of Texas in her own right, she served in that post from 1991 to 1995; she was defeated for re-election in 1994. Born during the start of the Depression, in rural Texas, Ann Richards died in Austin from esophageal cancer at the age of 73.

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Post by: dot-matrix on May 08, 2007, 11:36:18 pm
Martha Elizabeth Beall Mitchell (2 September 1918 – 31 May 1976), wife of John Mitchell, United States Attorney General under President Richard Nixon. Martha Mitchell was famous for her phone calls to the press about matters the Nixon-era conspirators wanted kept under wraps. (That took strength and courage!)

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Post by: Cameron on May 08, 2007, 11:40:21 pm
Annie Liebovitz, great photographer of rock and roll and much more.

(http://kobiety-kobietom.com/im/7/723.jpg)
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Post by: Meryl on May 08, 2007, 11:45:33 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BettyFriedan.jpg)

Betty Friedan, the American writer and social activist whose 1963 book The Feminine Mystique became one of the most influential manifestos of the modern feminist movement
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Meryl on May 08, 2007, 11:47:36 pm
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Mary Tyler "Molly" Ivins (August 30, 1944 – January 31, 2007), American newspaper columnist, political commentator, and best-selling author from Austin, Texas
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: dot-matrix on May 08, 2007, 11:48:02 pm
Grace Metalious (September 8, 1924 – February 25, 1964) was an American author, best known for shocking 1950's America out of it's puritanical hypocrisy with the controversial novel Peyton Place. It was Reviled by the clergy and dismissed by most critics as "trash," it nevertheless remained on the New York Times bestseller list for more than a year and became an international phenomenon. The dark secrets of a small New England town made juicy reading for millions worldwide. Peyton Place appears to have been a combination of Gilmanton, New Hampshire, the village where she lived (and which resented notoriety), Laconia, New Hampshire, the only nearby town of comparable size to Peyton Place and site of Grace's favorite bar, and Alton, New Hampshire, the town where a few years previously a daughter had murdered her incestuous abusive father. Hollywood lost no time in cashing in on the book's success — a year after its publication, Peyton Place was a major box office hit.

Metalious — the "Pandora in bluejeans" — was said by some to be a dreadful writer and a purveyor of filth, but her most famous book changed the publishing industry forever. With regard to her success, she said, "If I'm a lousy writer, then an awful lot of people have lousy taste," and as to the frankness of her work, she stated, "Even Tom Sawyer had a girlfriend, and to talk about adults without talking about their sex drives is like talking about a window without glass."

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I remember my Momma reading Peyton Place in paperback.  She kept it tucked  between the seat cushion and the arm of her favorite chair.  :D
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Post by: dot-matrix on May 08, 2007, 11:50:42 pm
Bette Midler...nuf said  ;)

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Post by: Meryl on May 08, 2007, 11:54:48 pm
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Beverly Sills, American soprano.  After retiring from singing in 1980, she became Artistic Director of the New York City Opera.  In 1994, she was appointed Chairman of Lincoln Center and then, in 2002, of the Metropolitan Opera Board of Directors. She continues to use her celebrity to further her charity work for the prevention and treatment of birth defects.
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Post by: dot-matrix on May 08, 2007, 11:58:01 pm
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Beverly Sills, American soprano.  After retiring from singing in 1980, she became Artistic Director of the New York City Opera.  In 1994, she was appointed Chairman of Lincoln Center and then, in 2002, of the Metropolitan Opera Board of Directors. She continues to use her celebrity to further her charity work for the prevention and treatment of birth defects.

OH YES! YES, YES... I met her once spent almost 20 minutes in conversation with her and a warmer, kinder more intelligent woman I have never had the pleasure to have passed time with.  So glad you remember her Meryl.  She has an incredibly delightful sense of humor too.
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Post by: Meryl on May 09, 2007, 12:00:17 am
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Gloria Marie Steinem (born March 25, 1934), American feminist icon, journalist and women's rights advocate. She is the founder and original publisher of Ms. magazine.
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Post by: Cameron on May 09, 2007, 12:01:23 am
Jodie Foster

She could have been one of those lost child actors, but of course she withstood all of that to became a great actress and director.

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Post by: Meryl on May 09, 2007, 12:02:25 am
OH YES! YES, YES... I met her once spent almost 20 minutes in conversation with her and a warmer, kinder more intelligent woman I have never had the pleasure to have passed time with.  So glad you remember her Meryl.  She has an incredibly delightful sense of humor too.

Remember her?  She was my boss for a year before she retired from City Opera.  ;D  I've always had a great admiration for Beverly Sills.
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Post by: dot-matrix on May 09, 2007, 12:07:31 am
Helen Gurley Brown (b. February 18, 1922 in Green Forest, Arkansas), is an author, publisher, and businesswoman. She was editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine for 32 years. In 1962, at the age of 40, Brown authored the bestselling book Sex and the Single Girl. In 1965 she became editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan and reversed the fortunes of the failing magazine. During the decade of the 1960s she was an outspoken advocate of women's sexual freedom and sought to provide them with role-models and a guide in her magazine. Brown claimed that women could have it all, "love, sex, and money". Due to her advocacy, the liberated single woman was often referred to generically as the "Cosmo Girl". Her work played a part in what is often called the sexual revolution.

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Post by: Cameron on May 09, 2007, 12:08:57 am
Sally Ride

First American women in space, 1983


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Sally Kirsten Ride was the first American woman to fly in space, going aloft in the space shuttle Challenger in 1983 and again in 1984. (The very first woman in space was the cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, who flew aboard Vostok 6 in 1963.) Ride earned a Ph.D. in physics from Stanford University in 1978 and joined NASA's astronaut training program the next year. After the Challenger exploded during a 1986 launch, Ride served on the presidential commission investigating the accident. She retired from the astronaut corps in 1987, later becoming a physics professor at the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) and president of the Internet site Space.com. In 2001 she founded Imaginary Lines, a company aimed at supporting the scientific interests of girls.


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Post by: dot-matrix on May 09, 2007, 12:13:37 am
Isadora Duncan (May 27, 1877 – September 14, 1927) was an American dancer.

Born Dora Angela Duncan in San Francisco, California, she is considered by many to be the mother of Modern Dance.
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Post by: dot-matrix on May 09, 2007, 12:15:29 am
Martha Graham (May 11, 1894 – April 1, 1991), an American dancer and choreographer, is known as one of the foremost pioneers of modern dance.

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Post by: dot-matrix on May 09, 2007, 12:17:31 am
Mary Stevenson Cassatt (May 22, 1844 – June 14, 1926) was an American painter and printmaker. She lived much of her adult life in France, where she first befriended Edgar Degas and later exhibited among the Impressionists.

Cassatt (pronounced ca-SAHT) often created images of the social and private lives of women, with particular emphasis on the intimate bonds between mothers and children.

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Post by: Meryl on May 09, 2007, 12:20:49 am
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Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm (November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005), American politician, educator and author. She was a Congresswoman, representing New York's 12th District for seven terms from 1968-1983. In 1968, she became the first African American woman elected to Congress. On January 23, 1972, she became the first African American candidate for President of the United States.
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Post by: David In Indy on May 09, 2007, 12:23:23 am

Harriet Tubman



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She escaped slavery, and after reaching freedom she helped other slaves escape to the North via the "Underground Railroad" for nearly a decade before the start of the US Civil War in 1861. During the war, she served as a scout, spy and nurse for the US Army. In later years she continued to work for the advancement of African Americans and women.




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Post by: dot-matrix on May 09, 2007, 12:23:39 am
Clarice Cliff (January 20, 1899 - October 23, 1972), was a ceramic artist active from 1922 to 1940 one of the foremost potters of the Art Deco period. Today, she is regarded as one of the most influential ceramics artists of the 20th Century and her work is collected, valued and admired the World over.

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Post by: dot-matrix on May 09, 2007, 12:29:05 am
Shirley Jane Temple (born April 23, 1928) later known as Shirley Temple Black, is an Academy Award-winning former child actress. She starred in over 40 films during the 1930s. She is now a diplomat.

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Post by: Meryl on May 09, 2007, 12:31:39 am
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Agnes George de Mille (September 18, 1905 – October 7, 1993), American dancer and choreographer.

De Mille began her association with the fledgling American Ballet Theatre (then called Ballet Theatre) in 1939, but her first significant work, Rodeo (1942) was staged for the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo.  Besides Rodeo, two other De Mille ballets are performed on a regular basis: Three Virgins and a Devil (1934), adapted from a tale by Giovanni Boccaccio, and Fall River Legend (1948), based on the life of Lizzie Borden.

On the strength of Rodeo, De Mille was hired to choreograph Oklahoma! (1943). The dream ballet, in which dancers (Marc Platt, Katherine Sergava, and George Church) doubled for the leading actors, successfully integrated dance into the musical's plot. Instead of functioning as an interlude or divertissement, the ballet provided key insights into the heroine's emotional troubles. De Mille went on to choreograph over a dozen other musicals, most notably Carousel (1945), Brigadoon (1947), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1949), Paint Your Wagon (1951) and 110 in the Shade (1963).

Her many awards include a Tony Award, the Handel Medallion for achievement in the arts (1976), and an honor from Kennedy Center (1980).
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Post by: dot-matrix on May 09, 2007, 12:36:32 am
Jane Addams (1860-1935)
This social reformer devoted her life to helping the urban poor. In 1889, she founded the Hull House in a Chicago slum, with programs such as day care and adult education. One of the first settlement houses in America, Hull House inspired many others across the nation. Although she was widely criticized for her opposition to World War I, Addams later became one of the most admired activists of the time, becomes the first woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize for her work with the poor in Chicago.

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Post by: Brown Eyes on May 09, 2007, 12:40:31 am
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Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India
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Post by: dot-matrix on May 09, 2007, 12:42:07 am
Althea Gibson (August 25, 1927 – September 28, 2003) was an American sportswoman who, on August 22, 1950, became the first African-American woman to be a competitor on the world tennis tour as the first African American to play in the U.S. Nationals (known today as the U.S. Open). She wins the tournament in 1957 and 1958.. She is sometimes referred to as "the Jackie Robinson of tennis" for breaking the "color barrier".

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Post by: dot-matrix on May 09, 2007, 12:42:45 am
I love this thread...it just keeps getting better and better  :D   and I don't even care if we have any repeats because every single one of the women posted so far is worthy of a second mention and even a third or a fourth ;)
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Post by: Brown Eyes on May 09, 2007, 12:46:33 am
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Lady Murasaki, author of The Tale of Genji, believed to be the first novel ever written (in the 11th century).





p.s.  Dot, I totally agree!  This thread is amazing.
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Post by: Meryl on May 09, 2007, 12:47:09 am
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Margaret Webster (1905-1972), American stage director. 

Daughter of two famous actors, Ben Webster and Dame May Whitty. She spent the early part of her career in England, returning to the US in 1937 to direct Richard II with Maurice Evans in the title role. They formed a partnership that lasted until 1942, with Webster directing Evans in Broadway productions of Hamlet, Twelfth Night and Henry IV, Part I.  While she was directing Hamlet in 1938, she began her long romantic relationship with actress Eva Le Gallienne.

Webster continued directing classical plays on Broadway, notably The Cherry Orchard (1944) starring Le Gallienne, The Tempest (1945) and her greatest triumph, Othello (1943), starring Paul Robeson in the title role and Jose Ferrer as Iago, which ran for 296 performances, by far the longest run of a Shakespearean production on Broadway, a record that has not been remotely approached since. She also played the role of Emilia in the production.

In 1946, Webster and Le Gallienne co-founded the American Repertory Theater with producer Cheryl Crawford, with Webster's staging of Shakespeare's Henry VIII as its premire production, starring Le Gallienne as Katherine.

In 1948, her affair with Le Gallienne ended, and she went on tour with her company, the Margaret Webster Shakespeare Company. The tour lasted until 1951, but she left in 1950 to become the first woman to direct at the New York Metropolitan Opera. She also directed Macbeth at the New York City Opera.
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Post by: Lumière on May 09, 2007, 12:56:02 am
I may be crushing on her .. but ...
She is lovely and talented and sexy..

Lucy Lawless!


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Post by: Brown Eyes on May 09, 2007, 12:57:14 am
The amazing actress Sarah Bernhardt

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(http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MA02/volpe/theater/theater/bernhardt_full.jpg)

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(here in one of her most famous roles, Hamlet)


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Post by: Lumière on May 09, 2007, 01:01:38 am
I love her voice, her passion, her music..

Melissa Etheridge

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Post by: Meryl on May 09, 2007, 01:02:44 am
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Eva Le Gallienne (January 11, 1899 – June 3, 1991). British actress, producer, and director

After a childhood spent in London and Paris, she came to New York and became a Broadway star in several plays including Arthur Richman's Not So Long Ago (1920) and Ferenc Molnár's Liliom (1921).

Eva founded the "Civic Repertory Theatre" in New York, with the financial support of one of her lovers, Alice DeLamar. In 1928 she gave the performance of her life in Ibsen's Hedda Gabler.  The Civic Rep disbanded at the height of the Depression in 1935.

Eva never hid her homosexuality inside the acting community, but reportedly was never comfortable with her sexuality, struggling privately with it. In early Hollywood and acting circles, lesbianism was fairly common, and although generally not divulged to the public, it was accepted behind the scenes. In 1918, while in Hollywood, she began an affair with the great actress Alla Nazimova, which ended reportedly due to Nazimova's jealousy. Later, around 1920, she became involved with writer Mercedes de Acosta. She was also involved for some time with actress Tallulah Bankhead during that time. Her only known heterosexual affair was with actor Basil Rathbone.

In the late 1930s Le Gallienne became involved in a relationship with theater director Margaret Webster. She, Webster, and producer Cheryl Crawford later co-founded the American Repertory Theater, which operated from 1946 to 1948.

In 1964 Le Gallienne was presented with a special Tony Award in recognition of her 50th year as an actress and in honor of her work with the National Repertory Theatre.

Eva was a naturalized United States citizen. The National Endowment for the Arts recognized her with the National Medal of Arts in 1986.
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Post by: Front-Ranger on May 09, 2007, 01:07:06 am
Here's one strong, gorgeous woman! My daughter, Front-Ranger, Jr.

(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2006-8/1210035/Erin.jpg)
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Post by: Brown Eyes on May 09, 2007, 01:08:57 am
(http://www.freewebs.com/theballetsite/pavlov06.jpg)

Anna Pavlova







p.s.  That was a sweet post Sister Mod!
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Post by: Lumière on May 09, 2007, 01:15:10 am


Pioneering Lesbian Rights Activists..

Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon

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In 1955, Martin and Lyons formed the Daughters of Bilitis, the first major lesbian organization in the United States.

Martin and Lyon met in Seattle in 1950 when they began working for the same magazine. They became lovers in 1952 and entered into a more formal partnership on 1953, when they moved to San Francisco together.

On February 12, 2004, Martin and Lyon were granted the first marriage license given to a same-sex couple in the United States. The license was granted in violation of California state law by the City and County of San Francisco after mayor Gavin Newsome ordered that marriage licenses be given to same-sex couples who requested them.

The licenses were voided on August 12 of that year.
(Courtesy of wikipedia)
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Post by: Brown Eyes on May 09, 2007, 01:18:31 am
(http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A9gnMiVKWUFG6ZUAkDKjzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBscGVscWlmBHNlYwNwcm9mBHZ0aWQDSTA3MV85Mw--/SIG=122pip3dd/EXP=1178774218/**http%3A//www.concerto.at/98_2/images/aninett.jpg)

Ani Difranco
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Post by: Lumière on May 09, 2007, 01:24:46 am

Woohoo.. this thread rocks!!  :D

Thanks for all these inspiring entries everyone!!  8)
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Post by: Lumière on May 09, 2007, 01:31:42 am
One more and then I am done for the night ..  ;)


Another Lady who sang the blues..(stylishly in her classic tuxedo and top hat!)

Gladys Bentley (1907-1960)


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Post by: ifyoucantfixit on May 09, 2007, 06:47:35 am


   We have much to be proud of in this forum,, and on this site is a wonderous, one indeed...I am so blessed to see it growing like Topsey...I love being reminded of all these beautiful, intelligent and powerfull women...just great,,
                                                                 janice
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Post by: southendmd on May 09, 2007, 08:42:12 am
Maria Martinez (1887-1980)  World-famous potter from the San Ildefonso pueblo in New Mexico, is credited with reviving the dying art of Native American pueblo pottery. 

(http://www.nmmagazine.com/PHOTOTOURS/ptourphotos/forevernm15.jpg)
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Post by: Jeff Wrangler on May 09, 2007, 09:04:16 am
Here's one strong, gorgeous woman! My daughter, Front-Ranger, Jr.

(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2006-8/1210035/Erin.jpg)


I can see her mother in her.  :)

(BTW, Happy Mother's Day a wee bit early.)
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Post by: Front-Ranger on May 09, 2007, 09:34:36 am
Thanks very much, Jeff! I'm looking forward to feeding you and the rest of my Brokie brood at the BBQ, and I hope you get to meet Jr. altho she will only be there Sunday and you'll be on your road trip!! I'll try to talk her into coming up earlier and staying longer.



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Post by: Lumière on May 09, 2007, 12:53:26 pm
Anke, here is a powerful woman who hailed from Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany.

Mathematical Genius,

Amalie Emmy Noether (1882 - 1935)


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During the 1920s Noether did foundational work on abstract algebra, working in group theory, ring theory, group representations, and number theory. Her mathematics would be very useful for physicists and crystallographers, but it was controversial then. There was debate whether mathematics should be conceptual and abstract (intuitionist) or more physically based and applied (constructionist). Noether's conceptual approach to algebra led to a body of principles unifying algebra, geometry, linear algebra, topology, and logic.

(http://www.sdsc.edu)

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Post by: southendmd on May 09, 2007, 01:03:09 pm
Anna Freud (1895-1982)  Founder of child psychoanalysis.

(http://www.freud.org.uk/anna3.jpg)
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Post by: Lumière on May 09, 2007, 01:05:03 pm

Christiane Amanpour
(Chief international correspondent for CNN.)

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Based out of CNN's London bureau, Amanpour is one of the most recognized international correspondents on American television. Her willingness to work in dangerous conflict zones has reportedly made her one of the more highly (if not the highest) paid field reporters in the world. She speaks English, Persian, and French fluently. Forbes magazine has named her one of the 100 Most Powerful Women.  (wikipedia)
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Post by: delalluvia on May 09, 2007, 02:04:06 pm
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Post by: David In Indy on May 09, 2007, 02:25:27 pm

Mary

Even most non religious people will agree that Mary was a strong and beautiful woman. And she gave birth to someone who would one day change the world with a new religion and new ideas.

(And, if it wasn't for her, we wouldn't have Christmas; my favorite holiday!)


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Post by: southendmd on May 09, 2007, 03:15:05 pm
Sacagawea

(http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/images/back1003b.jpg)
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Post by: Penthesilea on May 09, 2007, 03:28:30 pm
Marla Glen

(http://www.note-i.de/blog/uploads/Img1641.jpg)

Born 1960 in Chicago. US singer, living in Heilbronn, Germany. I'm not into Jazz, but God, I love her voice  :).
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Post by: Penthesilea on May 09, 2007, 03:34:40 pm
This thread is a treasure  :D.

Thanks to all who contribute. I just wanted to add Jodie Foster but Marlen already did. I have a soft spot for her for a long, long time.

Melissa Etheridge

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/d8c750a5.jpg)

*thud*

I've heard her music, but never seen her picture. OMG, how gorgeous.
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Post by: Penthesilea on May 09, 2007, 03:54:57 pm
Since she is my nick here on BetterMost, I feel happily obliged to add Penthesilea.

Penthesilea

(http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/ashp/NEWhp252/portnov/penthesilea3.jpg)

She is a figure from Greek mythology. She was the queen of the female warriors, the Amazons. She was strong and brave and said to have a sharp tongue.
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Post by: delalluvia on May 09, 2007, 07:08:20 pm
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/Jovieve/georgesand.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/Jovieve/georges2.jpg)

George Sand


If you haven't already seen the movie "Impromptu" with Judy Davis, Julian Sands, Hugh Grant, Mandy Patankin and Bernadette Peters (with Emma Thompson in a small cameo) please do.  It's overly romantic but amusing.

George Sand was an amazing author, personality, and all-around woman. She earned as much notoriety for her Bohemian lifestyle as for her written work. Born Aurore Dupin, she was the most famous woman writer in 19th-century France. She demanded for women the freedom in living that was a matter of course to the men of her day. Subsequent novels astounded readers with their frank exploration of women's sexual feelings and their passionate call for women's freedom to find emotional satisfaction. In the eyes of many critics, George's masterpiece is her autobiography. Though she was a brilliant writer, she was perhaps most famous for her personality and lifestyle.  Largely temperamental, rashly creative, fiery and opinionated - George pushed the limits in all kinds of ways. But perhaps most interesting is simply her look, the way she behaved herself (or rather, didn't), and how she acted around even the most distinguished aristocracy. George, of course, was not her birth name. She changed her name to George Sand when she became a writer. So Aurore, who happened to be married to a baron, left him (obviously a scandal in those times), took their two kids, moved out on her own, changed her name to George...and the rest is history. George had open and notorious relationships with famous men (artists, writers, musicians) she knew in Paris, including Jules Sandeau, Alfred de Musset, Frédéric Chopin, and others. She was friends with the best of them: Eugène Delacroix, Franz Liszt...and of course, most famously, with Chopin. She and Chopin had a complicated relationship, going from friends, to lovers... Their relationship was one of the most intriguing and unlikely in history. Chopin was aristocratic, well-behaved, finicky, proper, a bit stuffy even (gasp!!). And George was...well, George.

To protest the unequal treatment accorded to women - and to save money - George usually wore men's suits: shirt, pants, jacket, tie, top hat...the whole deal...she became a bit of an icon, the envy of so many proper ladies who wore their corsets and frilly dresses. Not only did George wear men's clothes, she also smoked cigars and had a rowdy sense of humor (much like Frida Kahlo).
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Post by: Cameron on May 09, 2007, 07:15:38 pm
Mathilde Krim

HIV/AIDS Researcher and Activist

Geneticist, activist, and philanthropist, born in Como, Italy. She moved with her family to Switzerland, and lived for a time in Israel, where she was a member of the Irgun, a militant Zionist organization. She married Arthur Krim, the American film company executive, and moved to New York City in 1958. Having earned her PhD in genetics (1953), she worked for some years in medical research laboratories and was possibly the first person ever to see DNA chromosomes through an electron microscope. In 1983 she founded the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Medical Foundation and became one of the first to devote herself to finding a cure for AIDS. Using her society connections, she was successful in fund-raising for the organization and in raising public awareness of the epidemic.

End of Article: Mathilde Krim Biography (1926– ) (née Galland)

From Encyclopedia Britannica Online

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Dr. Krim was at my graduation.  I am proud to have pictures of her not far from me.  One of the first, and a very important HIV/AIDS activist and researcher.  A truly strong, beautiful and great lady.
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Post by: Cameron on May 09, 2007, 07:50:52 pm
Sissy Spacek


Wonderful actress who never changed herself to comform to Hollywood's latest trend.

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Post by: David In Indy on May 09, 2007, 08:33:08 pm


Country music singer and actress, Reba McEntire

Hot, sexy and talented!  :)

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Post by: ifyoucantfixit on May 09, 2007, 11:00:17 pm
(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb162/ifyoucantfixit/16179babeza.jpg)Babe Zaharias was an astonishing athlete. She began as a basketball All-American, then won two track and field golds at the 1932 Olympics. Next she turned professional and began touring the country, exhibiting her prowess in track, swimming, tennis, baseball, and even billiards. In 1935 Zaharias took up golf and excelled at that, too, winning 82 tournaments in a 20-year career. She was voted the outstanding woman athlete of the century in a 1950 Associated Press poll.
Internet Sites
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Post by: Brown Eyes on May 09, 2007, 11:25:30 pm
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Annie Oakley
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Post by: David In Indy on May 09, 2007, 11:32:34 pm


Diana Ross


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Post by: David In Indy on May 09, 2007, 11:40:22 pm


The woman I've admired ever since I was knee high to a bean pole...


Cher

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Post by: Lynne on May 09, 2007, 11:48:48 pm
This is a terrific thread!  Thank you for starting it, Anke - and a big THANK YOU to everyone for *SO* many contributions already!

Here's mine:

Sheryl Crow
For her grace under duress, activism related to curing cancer and improving the environment, and of course, unforgettable music.

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Post by: Meryl on May 10, 2007, 12:09:28 am
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Judy Collins (born May 1, 1939 in Seattle, Washington), American folk and standards singer and songwriter, known for the stunning purity of her soprano; for her eclectic tastes in the material she records (which has included folk, showtunes, pop, and rock and roll); and for her social activism.


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Joan Baez (born January 9, 1941), American folk singer and songwriter known for her highly individual vocal style.

She is best known for her 1970s hits "Diamonds & Rust" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" -- and to a lesser extent,"We Shall Overcome" "Sweet Sir Galahad" and "Joe Hill" (songs she performed at the 1969 Woodstock festival). She is also well known due to her early and long-lasting relationship with Bob Dylan and her even longer-lasting passion for activism, notably in the areas of nonviolence, civil and human rights and, in more recent years, the environment.


Del, thanks for posting George Sand.  She's a favorite of mine.  :)
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Post by: David In Indy on May 10, 2007, 12:22:25 am
Has anyone mentioned...

Katharine Hepburn                     

One of the most beautiful and talented women ever to grace Hollywood.




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Post by: dot-matrix on May 10, 2007, 02:01:54 am
Elizabeth Hanford "Liddy" Dole (born July 29, 1936) is an American politician who served in both the Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush presidential administrations, and currently serves as a United States senator representing the state of North Carolina. The first woman to represent North Carolina in the Senate, she was elected to the Senate in 2002 for a term ending in 2009. She is a Republican and is also the former chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Her husband is former U.S. Senator and presidential nominee Bob Dole.

During her tenure with the Department of Transportation she is responsible for the implementation of the "third eye" brake light on passenger cars being made mandatory. She worked with MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) to pass laws withholding federal highway funding from any state that had a drinking age below twenty-one. The state government of South Dakota opposed the drinking age law and sued Dole in the case South Dakota v. Dole, but the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Dole. She oversaw the privatization of the national freight railroad, CONRAIL. She initiated random drug testing within the Department of Transportation.

Dole served as United States Secretary of Labor from 1989 to 1990 under George H. W. Bush; she is the first woman to serve in two different Cabinet positions in the administrations of two Presidents.

From 1991 to 1999 she was president of the American Red Cross.



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Post by: dot-matrix on May 10, 2007, 02:05:24 am
Pearl Sydenstricker Buck, most familiarly known as Pearl S. Buck (birth name Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker; Chinese: pinyin: Sài Zhēnzhū) (June 26, 1892 – March 6, 1973), was a prolific American writer and Nobel Prize winner.

Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker Buck was born in Hillsboro, West Virginia to Caroline (Stulting; 1857-1921) and Absalom Sydenstricker (1852-1931), a Southern Presbyterian missionary. The family was sent to Zhenjiang, China in 1892 when Pearl was 3 months old. She was raised in China and learned the Chinese language and customs from a teacher named Mr. Kung. She was taught English as a second language by her mother and tutor. She was encouraged to write things at an early age.

The Boxer Uprising greatly affected Pearl Buck and her family. Pearl Buck wrote that during this time, “…her eight-year-old childhood … split apart.” Her Chinese friends deserted her and her family and there were not as many Western visitors as there once were. “The streets [of China] were alive with rumors- many … based on fact- of brutality to missionaries …” Pearl Buck’s father was a missionary so Pearl Buck’s mother, her little sister, and herself were “…evacuated to the relative safety of Shanghai, where they spent nearly a year as refugees…” (The Good Earth, Introduction) Her childhood life was greatly interrupted. In July 1901, Pearl Buck and her family sailed to San Francisco. Not until the following year did the Sydenstrickers return back to China.

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Buck began her writing career in 1930 with her first publication of East Wind: West Wind. In 1931, she wrote her most famous novel, The Good Earth (considered to be one of the best of her many works). The story of the farmer Wang Lung's life won her the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1932. Her career continued to flourish; she won the William Dean Howells Medal in 1935.



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Post by: dot-matrix on May 10, 2007, 02:11:14 am
Jane Austen (16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist whose works include Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Persuasion, Emma, Mansfield Park, and Northanger Abbey. Her biting social commentary and masterful use of both free indirect discourse and irony eventually made Austen one of the most influential and honored novelists in English Literature.

Austen's best-known work is Pride and Prejudice, which is viewed as an exemplar of her socially astute comedies of manners. Austen also wrote a satire of the popular Gothic novels of Ann Radcliffe, Northanger Abbey, which was published posthumously in 1818. Adhering to a common contemporary practice for female authors, Austen published her novels anonymously; her anonymity kept her out of leading literary circles.

Austen's comedies of manners, especially Emma, are often cited for their perfection of form. Modern critics continue to unearth new perspectives on Austen's keen commentary regarding the predicament of unmarried genteel English women in the late 1790s and early 1800s, a consequence of inheritance law and custom, which usually directed the bulk of a family's fortune to eldest male heirs.

Although Austen's career coincided with the Romantic movement in literature, she was not an intensely passionate Romantic. She was more neo-classical. Passionate emotion usually carries danger in an Austen novel: the young woman who exercises twice a day is more likely to find real happiness than one who irrationally elopes with a capricious lover. Austen's artistic values had more in common with David Hume and John Locke than with her contemporaries William Wordsworth and Lord Byron. Among Austen's influences were Samuel Johnson, William Cowper, Samuel Richardson, Walter Scott, George Crabbe and Fanny Burney.

Although Austen did not promote passionate emotion as did other Romantic movement writers, she was also sceptical of its opposite -- excessive calculation and practicality often leads to disaster in Austen novels. Jane loved to write her novels in peace and she only shared them with her family when they were performing plays.
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Post by: dot-matrix on May 10, 2007, 02:12:59 am
Emily Dickinson (December 10, 1830(1830-12-10) – May 15, 1886 (aged 55)) was an American poet. Though virtually unknown in her lifetime, Dickinson has come to be regarded, along with Walt Whitman, as one of the two quintessential American poets of the 19th century.

Dickinson lived an introverted and hermetic life. Although she wrote, at the last count, 1,789 poems, only a handful of them were published during her lifetime. All of these were published anonymously and some may have been published without her knowledge.

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Post by: Lumière on May 10, 2007, 02:16:32 am

Kathryn Dawn Lang
Singer, songwriter, activist..


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Post by: dot-matrix on May 10, 2007, 02:20:25 am
Maria Isabella Boyd (May 4, 1844 – June 11, 1900), best known as Belle Boyd, was a Confederate spy in the American Civil War. She operated from her father's hotel in Front Royal, Virginia, and provided valuable information to Confederate generals Turner Ashby and Stonewall Jackson during the 1862 Valley Campaign.Belle Boyd's espionage career began by chance. On July 4, 1861, a band of drunken Union soldiers broke into her home in Martinsburg, intent on raising the U. S. flag over the house. When one of them insulted her mother, Belle drew a pistol and killed him. She was 17 years old. A board of inquiry exonerated her, but sentries were posted around the house and officers kept close track of her activities. She profited from this enforced familiarity, charming at least one of the officers, Capt. Daniel Keily, into revealing military secrets. "To him," she wrote later, "I am indebted for some very remarkable effusions, some withered flowers, and a great deal of important information." Belle conveyed those secrets to Confederate officers via her slave, Eliza Hopewell, who carried the messages in a hollowed-out watch case.For her contributions, she was awarded the Southern Cross of Honor. Confederate President Andrew Jackson also gave her captain and honorary aide-de-camp positions.

When her lover gave her up, Belle was arrested. Boyd was arrested on July 29, 1862, and held for a month in the Old Capitol Prison in Washington before being released. She was later arrested and imprisoned a second time, but again was set free.

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Post by: dot-matrix on May 10, 2007, 02:24:17 am
Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Carter,(August 18, 1927-) First Lady of the United States from 1976-1980, significantly raised public awareness of mental health issues by serving as honorary chair of the Presidential Commission on Mental Health. The work of the Commission led to the passage of the Mental Health System Act of 1980.

Her founding and continued work on the “Every Child by Two” initiative has saved thousands of children’s lives through immunization and spearheaded further public health immunization initiatives worldwide.

Mrs. Carter has demonstrated a life-long dedication to the concerns of women and children, the poor and the mentally ill: contributing her active presence
and policy expertise to the Policy Advisory Board of the Atlanta Project, the Last Acts coalition to improve end-of-life care, Habitat for Humanity, Project Interconnections that
provides housing for the homeless and mentally ill, and the Friendship Force.

Her books have aided thousands of people seeking assistance and guidance regarding mental health issues, care-giving and creating new paths in life. She is the recipient of numerous honors including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor.

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Post by: dot-matrix on May 10, 2007, 02:27:03 am
Bessie  Coleman
(1892 - 1926)


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The world’s first African American woman aviator, Bessie Coleman, earned her pilot’s license in 1921 in France, two years before her more famous contemporary, Amelia Earhart.

Bessie Coleman, the tenth child in a family of thirteen, grew up in a large, single-parent family in rural Texas. She learned about aviation through childhood reading, finished high school and some teacher’s college training, and moved to Chicago. There, she was mentored by two African-American philanthropists, Robert Abbott and Jesse Binga. Denied admission to American aviation schools because of her race and gender, she learned French and went to France. In 1921 she earned an international pilot’s license from the highly respected Federation Aeronautique International.

She returned to the United States and spent the next five years touring the country, giving exhibition flights, barnstorming and parachuting at airports. Earning the nickname Queen Bess, she challenged the barriers of racial discrimination and refused to participate in segregated events. She planned to open an aviation school to teach other African Americans to fly and become an active part of the growing aviation industry.

Tragically, her life and dream ended in her untimely death on April 30, 1926 during an exhibition accident when she fell from the plane and died instantly. She left a substantial legacy because of her modeling a pathway for women and people of color in aviation, and her challenges to Jim Crow practices. Bessie Coleman is honored every year by African American pilots dropping a wreath from the air over her gravesite.
 
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Post by: dot-matrix on May 10, 2007, 02:31:36 am
Ella Fitzgerald
(1917 - 1996)

 

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The woman who is perhaps the nation's greatest jazz and pop artist began singing by accident, as legend has it. When Ella was fifteen years old, she appeared as a contestant in a talent competition intending to dance. Her knees shook too much, and so she sang instead -- and was heard by a musician in the famed Chick Webb Band. Webb brought the young girl along to sing for a one-night stand tryout, and the rest is history.

By 1937, only three years after beginning her career, Fitzgerald won her first Down Beat Magazine award for most popular girl vocalist, and in 1938 she had her first major hit, "A-Tisket, A-Tasket." Dizzy Gillespie introduced her to the world of bop, and she began her lifelong improvising with "Lady Be Good." Of the magic her voice produced, the New York Times drama critic Brooks Atkinson wrote, "She manages things that the human voice can't do." Fitzgerald, with "Jazz at the Philharmonic" producer Norman Granz, began touring worldwide in 1948 -- and Granz and Fitzgerald demanded equal pay for her with white artists, forcing an important issue that affected many musicians and artists thereafter. Throughout her long career, Fitzgerald recorded the music of the Gershwins, Irving Berlin, Johnny Mercer, Ellington, Armstrong, Harold Arlen, Cole Porter and more, singing with the world's finest musicians, including Benny Goodman, Teddy Wilson and Duke Ellington, to list a few.

Fitzgerald is also an inspiration for her lifetime of good works, receiving the Whitney M. Young, Jr., Award of the Los Angeles Urban League, the first woman to receive it, for those who build bridges among races and generations. She has received the National Medal of Arts, and is the first woman and first pop singer to receive the Lincoln Centre Medallion, previously awarded only to internationally-famed classical musicians.
Her honorary doctorates and Grammies and other awards are almost numberless -- and yet when we think of Ella, what we will always hear is that pure, passionate, endlessly creating voice, and the soul behind it, telling us what she knows about life and love and hope and courage.
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Post by: Lynne on May 10, 2007, 02:32:00 am
Here's another one - Maria Mitchell

From http://womenshistory.about.com/library/bio/blbio_mitchell_maria.htm:

Taught by her astronomer father, Maria Mitchell was the first professional woman astronomer in the United States and became a professor of astronomy at Vassar College (1865-1888). She was the first woman member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1848), and was president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

On October 1, 1847, she spotted a comet, for which she was given credit as the discoverer.

She was also involved in the anti-slavery movement. She refused to wear cotton because of its connection with slavery in the South, a commitment she continued after the Civil War ended. She also supported women's rights efforts and traveled in Europe.


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Post by: saucycobblers on May 10, 2007, 07:49:23 am
Kathryn Dawn Lang
Singer, songwriter, activist..


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I'm right with ya on KD Milli! You beat me to it!

The woman could sing the telephone directory and I'd be mesmerised. And she always comes across as such a together and centred person. Love her...
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Post by: opinionista on May 10, 2007, 10:05:56 am
Mexican actress, María Félix. She was considered one of the most beautiful women of her time. She was gorgeous.

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Post by: Lumière on May 10, 2007, 01:08:53 pm
The BBM Ladies...


Roberta Maxwell:
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Michelle Williams:
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Anne Hathaway:
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Linda Cardellini:
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Post by: Lumière on May 10, 2007, 01:10:31 pm
Susan Sarandon


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Post by: dot-matrix on May 10, 2007, 01:31:32 pm
Tenley Albright 
 
(June 18, 1935 - )
American figure skater who contracted polio at age 11, but won the U.S. figure skating championship in 1952 and the silver medal in the 1952 Olympics. Less than two weeks before the 1956 Cortina Olympics, Albright was practising when she hit a rut. As she fell, her left skate hit her ankle joint, cut through three layers of her right boot, slashed a vein, and severely scraped the bone. Her father arrived two days later and patched her up. In the Olympic competition she skated well enough to earn the first-place votes of ten of the 11 judges. Back in the United States she entered Harvard Medical School and eventually became a surgeon herself.   In 1976, Albright was appointed to a seat on the U.S. Olympic Committee, the first woman to hold that position.

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Post by: southendmd on May 10, 2007, 02:59:39 pm
Sophia Loren
(b. 1934) Simply gorgeous.

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Post by: Pipedream on May 10, 2007, 03:47:32 pm

The opera singer Anna Netrebko. I have seen her on stage in New York last year, and all I can say is just: WOW! She's a goddess.   :)

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Wow! This thread virtually has exploded since I came here last time. Thanks für contributing everybody! :D 
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Post by: Lumière on May 10, 2007, 03:49:17 pm
Sara McLachlan
Singer, songwriter, philanthropist


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Post by: David In Indy on May 10, 2007, 03:53:39 pm

Another gorgeous opera singer: Kathleen Battle

She's Midwestern too; from Ohio!  :D



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Post by: Pipedream on May 10, 2007, 03:55:33 pm
Gianna Nannini
Italian rock singer and songwriter

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Post by: Scott6373 on May 10, 2007, 03:59:05 pm
This IS Jesse Norman.  Simply the most incredible singer of our generation.  She brought music to the ears of people that would never have had the exposure to this music.  I've had the pleasure of singing with Ms. Norman several times, and she is, without a doubt, one of the strongest, wisest, most compassionate, and intelligent people I have had the pleasure to know. 

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Post by: southendmd on May 10, 2007, 04:00:50 pm
Patricia Kaas 
Gorgeous, husky-voiced French singer

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Post by: Pipedream on May 10, 2007, 04:02:01 pm
And since we are speaking of wonderful singers, here's another one:  :)

Diana Damrau
One of the best young German opera singers at the moment. She was born in Günzburg, Bavaria. 

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Post by: Pipedream on May 10, 2007, 04:06:45 pm

Dame Maggie Smith! :)

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Post by: Pipedream on May 10, 2007, 04:45:00 pm

Actress Martina Gedeck  :)
Last seen in the Oscar winning The Lives of Others

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Post by: David In Indy on May 10, 2007, 04:49:13 pm

I sure do hope I'm not repeating some of these!

Sandra Bullock

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Post by: Meryl on May 10, 2007, 05:00:41 pm
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MARIA CALLAS, legendary opera singer extraordinaire
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Post by: Scott6373 on May 10, 2007, 05:02:14 pm
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MARIA CALLAS, legendary opera singer extraordinaire

Ya know what Meryl...I've never admitted this in public before...for fear I would drummed out of the opera world...I never cared for her.   :-\
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Post by: Lumière on May 10, 2007, 05:07:57 pm
Dame Maggie Smith! :)


Oh yes!  You beat me to it, Anke.  I love Maggie Smith.
I am crazy about Judy Dench too...so when Ladies In Lavender came out on DVD, I was right there to grab a copy.
If you haven't seen it yet, it is a lovely and quiet film, do check it out!

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Post by: Pipedream on May 10, 2007, 05:14:46 pm
Oh yes!  You beat me to it, Anke.  I love Maggie Smith.
I am crazy about Judy Dench too...so when Ladies In Lavender came out on DVD, I was right there to grab a copy.
If you haven't seen it yet, it is a lovely and quiet film, do check it out!

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Hey Milli! I've got that DVD, too. But I have to admit, I mainly bought it to see Daniel Brühl in it. Lol. Gotta sneak in a picture...  ;D

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Post by: Lumière on May 10, 2007, 05:28:13 pm
Hey Milli! I've got that DVD, too. But I have to admit, I mainly bought it to see Daniel Brühl in it. Lol. Gotta sneak in a picture...  ;D

Yeah, he was looking good in it!  ;)

Another legend:

Lena Horne:
 
(She was like a doll, so gorgeous..  Halle Berry reminds me of a young Lena..)

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Post by: Meryl on May 10, 2007, 10:59:33 pm

AWESOME!


*Bows to the Listmaker Supreme*
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Post by: Cameron on May 10, 2007, 11:26:04 pm
Madonna


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I have always admired her, for her total fearlessness, and for always doing wanted she wanted to do, whether people agreed or not.
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Post by: Cameron on May 11, 2007, 12:10:35 am
Rosanna Arquette

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Really cool actress.
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Post by: David In Indy on May 11, 2007, 12:23:34 am
American actress Esther Rolle (November 8, 1920–November 17, 1998) most famous for her role as Florida Evans in the 1970's hit sitcom "Good Times".

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Post by: Lumière on May 11, 2007, 01:32:25 am
Quote
This list is not meant to discourage repeats. (Go right ahead—they all deserve it!) It serves only to prod those who might not have ventured through all the pages yet!

Thanks so much A!  Excellent work!! :)


I grew up listening to her songs practically every night sometimes..

Dolly Parton
Singer, songwriter, actress, producer, the list continues..
She has written more than 1000 songs in her career..


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/4e4b44a7.jpg)
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Post by: Lumière on May 11, 2007, 01:33:49 am

Rebekah Jordan
Singer, songwriter, actress..

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/cb4d777d.jpg)
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Post by: David In Indy on May 11, 2007, 01:42:28 am


Jennifer Hudson

She's cute, sassy, sexy and beautiful. And she was totally hot in "DreamGirls".

(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t289/ladybulldog34/jh4.jpg)



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Post by: David In Indy on May 11, 2007, 01:49:09 am


Beyonce Knowles

Another "DreamGirls" beauty and Totally HOT!!!

(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u249/brittanygv/aae.jpg)

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w185/AnonymousAnonymo/beyonce-002ni1024.jpg)





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Post by: Lumière on May 11, 2007, 02:05:52 am
Speaking of Beyonce..
I really liked her collaboration with another talented singer:
Shakira

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/e39bcd70.jpg)

I was kinda hot after I first saw their 'Beautiful Liar' music video..
Dang..Very spicy!  ;)
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Post by: Arad-3 on May 11, 2007, 02:39:11 am
Shirly Maclaine

She has always been one of my favorites!

(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k85/Arad-3/166972.jpg)
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Post by: Arad-3 on May 11, 2007, 02:41:45 am
Goldie Hawn

Always a favorite.

(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k85/Arad-3/goldie-hawn.jpg)
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Post by: dot-matrix on May 11, 2007, 03:54:49 am
Josephine Baker (June 3, 1906 - April 12, 1975) was an American-born dancer, actress and singer. She was given the nicknames "Black Venus", "Black Pearl", and "Creole Goddess". She became a citizen of France in 1937.  She was so well known and popular that even the Nazis, who occupied France during World War II were hesitant to cause her harm. In turn, this allowed Baker to show her loyalty to her adopted country by participating in the Underground. After the war, Baker was awarded the Croix de Guerre for her underground activity.  Though based in France, she supported the American Civil Rights Movement during the 1950s, and protested racism in her own unique way, adopting twelve multi-ethnic orphans, whom she called her "Rainbow Tribe."  She also refused to perform for segregated audiences in the United States and worked with the NAACP.  In 1963, she spoke at the March on Washington at the side of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Wearing her Free French uniform with her Legion of Honor decoration, she was the only woman to speak at the rally

(http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s64/dotEmatrix/baker2.jpg)(http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s64/dotEmatrix/331710589_965c33c71f_o.jpg)
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Post by: saucycobblers on May 11, 2007, 07:48:31 am
Madonna


(http://www.cooltownstudios.com/images/madonna.jpg)


I have always admired her, for her total fearlessness, and for always doing wanted she wanted to do, whether people agreed or not.

Agreed Cameron - Madonna Rocks!!! I admire her for the same reasons. The conviction with which she does everything in her life is inspiring, and she's done A LOT!!!
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Post by: southendmd on May 11, 2007, 08:38:01 am
Marian Anderson (1897-1993)
Awesome contralto.  She's one of the few singers who give me goose bumps.
Arturo Toscanini famously said,“Yours is a voice such as one hears once in a hundred years.” 

(http://www.nndb.com/people/394/000032298/marian-2-sized.jpg)


(http://web.ncf.ca/ek867/marian.anderson.jpg)
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Post by: Lumière on May 11, 2007, 01:06:29 pm

Neve Campbell

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/0957d4b1.jpg)
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Post by: Lumière on May 11, 2007, 01:07:42 pm

Doris Day
(My favorite - Calamity Jane)


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/7cc0e817.jpg)
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Post by: Lumière on May 11, 2007, 01:11:04 pm

Ingrid Bergman (1915 - 1982)


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/97a47401.jpg)
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Post by: Pipedream on May 11, 2007, 03:38:56 pm
Hildegard Knef
German movie star and chansonette
She caused one of the biggest scandals in post war Germany when she appeared nude in the film Die Sünderin (= The Sinner) in 1950. In later years she had quite a career as a singer and was famous for her dark, smoky voice. I found her biggest hit on YouTube:
Für mich soll's Rote Rosen regnen (= Let it Rain Red Roses for Me)  :)

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/HildegardKnef.jpg)

[youtube=425,350]
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Post by: Pipedream on May 11, 2007, 05:46:55 pm
And another YouTube video! The gorgeous Diana Damrau in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute). She will go down in history as one of the best Queens of the Night ever. That site on YouTube has about 40 pages of enthusiastic comments. She starts singing after about two minutes.

 :)

[youtube=425,350]
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Post by: Fran on May 11, 2007, 05:47:16 pm
Russian gymnastic champion Svetlana Khorkina is my all-time favorite female gymnast.  Although told she was too tall to be successful at gymnastics, she stuck with it.  I'd kill for her legs. 

(http://queen-khorkina.allmyblog.com/images/queen-khorkina/queen-khorkina_20060928_202137.jpg)   (http://www.educaciofisica.com/29.kho1.jpg)   (http://img.stern.de/_content/53/23/532361/sportler56_320.jpg)
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Post by: Pipedream on May 11, 2007, 06:11:01 pm

Regine Hildebrandt
East German biologist, mother of three and politician

She looked like a man, was completely unpretentious and had no sense of dress style what so ever, but she was a gorgeous woman none the less. As a minister for health and social affairs in Brandenburg, they called her the "Mother Courage of the East". People loved her outspokenness (in a thick Berlin accent), her social engagement and her bubbly personality. She was by far the most prominent politician in the East and also very popular in the West. She died of breast cancer at the age of 60. Too early!!

 :)

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/RegineHildebrand.jpg)
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Post by: Brown Eyes on May 11, 2007, 08:36:19 pm
Willie Mae Thornton
Amazing blues singer
(first musician to record "Hound Dog" in 1953)

(http://www.rocktimes.de/gesamt/t/willie_mae_big_mama_thornton/pics/bigmama.jpg)
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Post by: Brown Eyes on May 11, 2007, 08:40:57 pm
(http://www.divasthesite.com/images/Diva_Eyes/Bette_Davis_eyes.JPG)


Bette Davis
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Post by: Brown Eyes on May 11, 2007, 08:45:00 pm
(http://www.worth1000.com/web/media/41739/rita_hayworth5.jpg)

Rita Hayworth
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Post by: delalluvia on May 11, 2007, 09:02:46 pm

For all those tall lanky models who are 6 foot tall and say 110 lbs is 'natural' for them, I give you 6'3" 170 lbs  Gabrielle Reese:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/Jovieve/gabrielle.jpg)
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Post by: ifyoucantfixit on May 11, 2007, 11:50:18 pm


Julia Ward Howe was inducted into the Songwriters' Hall of Fame in 1970
In 1843 she married a hero of the Greek revolution, physician Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe nicknamed Chev, who founded the Perkins Institute for the Blind. The couple made their home in South Boston, had six children (five of whom lived to adulthood), and were active in the Free Soil Party.

Howe's "Battle Hymn of the Republic", set to William Steffe's already-existing music, was first published in the Atlantic Monthly in 1862 and quickly became one of the most popular songs of the Union during the American Civil War.

After the war she focused her activities on the causes of pacifism and women's suffrage. She was a member of the Unitarian church.

In 1870 she was the first to proclaim Mother's Day, with her Mother's Day Proclamation.

From 1872 to 1879, she assisted Lucy Stone and Henry Brown Blackwell in editing Woman's Journal.

On January 28, 1908 Julia Ward Howe became the first woman elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She died of pneumonia.

Julia Ward Howe is buried in the Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Julia Ward Howe was inducted into the Songwriters' Hall of Fame in 1970(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb162/ifyoucantfixit/170px-JuliaWardHowe.jpg)
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Post by: Brown Eyes on May 12, 2007, 12:30:06 am
(http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/7/72/250px-Kate_Mara_Headshot01.jpg)

Kate Mara
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Post by: dot-matrix on May 12, 2007, 12:44:25 am
Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini (born June 18, 1952 in Rome, Italy) is an Italian actress, filmmaker, author, philanthropist, and model. Daughter of Ingrid Berman and Roberto Rossellini

(http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/2323/42329060ee25a4476acc068bo5.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
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Post by: Penthesilea on May 12, 2007, 09:22:00 am
Regine Hildebrandt
East German biologist, mother of three and politician

She looked like a man, was completely unpretentious and had no sense of dress style what so ever, but she was a gorgeous woman none the less. As a minister for health and social affairs in Brandenburg, they called her the "Mother Courage of the East". People loved her outspokenness (in a thick Berlin accent), her social engagement and her bubbly personality. She was by far the most prominent politician in the East and also very popular in the West. She died of breast cancer at the age of 60. Too early!!

 :)


Couldn't agree more.

Another one of her:

(http://dezember1999.spd-parteitag.de/impressionen/normal/t00001.jpg)
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Post by: Penthesilea on May 12, 2007, 09:51:14 am
Alice Schwarzer

(http://www.wdr.de/themen/kultur/rundfunk/schmidt/galerie/_img/050421_schwarzer_400h.jpg)

Born 1942. German feminist and journalist; publisher of the German feminist journal Emma.
Famous for her battles in the 1970ies for more liberal laws regarding abortion, for fighting against pornography, criticising political islamism and on and on. She fights for women's rights on many fronts.
She's disputatious and disputed - a fighter.
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Post by: memento on May 12, 2007, 10:15:06 am
Carole King and Joni Mitchell
Two of the Most Influential Singer/Songwriters of the 20th Century.

(http://www.blogwaybaby.com/uploaded_images/Carole%20King%20Tapestry-789232.jpg)

(http://www.balladtree.com/graphics/albumcovers/joni_clouds69.gif)
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Post by: Pipedream on May 12, 2007, 12:52:12 pm
Couldn't agree more.

Another one of her:

(http://dezember1999.spd-parteitag.de/impressionen/normal/t00001.jpg)

Thanks Chrissi!  :D
And since we are speaking of Regine Hildebrandt, lets also mention the woman who could so phenominally parody her:

Anke Engelke
German actress, show host and comedy star 

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/AnkeEngelke.jpg)
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Post by: Pipedream on May 15, 2007, 04:50:13 pm

Julie Delpy

Wonderful actress, writer and director  :)

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/JulieDelpy.jpg)
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Post by: Lumière on May 15, 2007, 05:02:33 pm

Beautiful and sexy..
Actress, Kate Moennig..


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/TLW/6fb55d49-1.jpg)

(Amanda, can I get some support on this..  8))


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Post by: ifyoucantfixit on May 16, 2007, 02:29:33 am
Sacajawea is well-known as the Indian woman who led Lewis and Clark on their famous expedition to find the Pacific Ocean. The truth is a bit different from the movie and children's book versions, however. In fact, Sacajawea was not officially a member of the expedition party. Her husband, Toussaint Charbonneau, was hired as an interpreter and took Sacajawea along. She was allowed to join the party as an unofficial member because the captains thought she would be useful to help in communicating with some of the Indian tribes they met and also in obtaining horses from her native tribe, the Shoshone.

The following information is taken from the book, "Sacajawea" by Harold P. Howard, published by the University of Oklahoma Press. This book is a comparison and compilation of the diaries of eight members of the party: Captains Lewis and Clark; Privates Joseph Whitehouse, Robert Frazier, and George Shannon; Sergeants Charles Floyd, who was the only member of the party who died during the journey, Patrick Gass and John Ordway.

Sacajawea was born about 1790 in what is now the state of Idaho. She was one of the "Snake People," otherwise known as the Shoshone. Her name in Hidatsa was Tsi-ki-ka-wi-as, "Bird Woman. In Shoshone, her name means "Boat Pusher." She was stolen during a raid by a Hidatsa tribe when she was a young girl and taken to their village near what is now Bismark, N. Dakota. Some time afterward the French-Canadian trapper and fur trader, Charbonneau bought Sacajawea and her companion, Otter Woman, as wives. When her husband joined the expedition at Fort Mandan in the Dakotas, Sacajawea was about 16 years old and pregnant.

The expedition spent the winter at Fort Mandan and Sacajawea's baby, Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, was born on Feb. 11 or 12, 1805. He was also given the Shoshone name, Pomp, meaning First Born.

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Post by: Lumière on May 16, 2007, 05:30:35 pm

One of the bestselling writers in the US and the world..
And one who has given me countless hours of pleasurable reading..


Danielle Steel


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/fb49824f.jpg)

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/fac38f5f.jpg)
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Post by: dot-matrix on May 17, 2007, 01:29:00 am
Maria Tallchief (January 24, 1925) is a retired American ballerina.

From 1942 to 1947 she danced with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, but she is best known for her time with the New York City Ballet from 1947 to 1965.

She was born Elizabeth Marie Tall Chief in Fairfax, Oklahoma on January 24, 1925, to an Osage Nation father and a Scotch-Irish mother. Her father was a chief of the tribe Osage.  Choreographer George Balanchine wrote several of his most famous works for her. The two were married on August 16, 1946; the marriage ended in 1952. They had no children. She was the first prima ballerina of the New York City Ballet from 1947 to 1960, where Balanchine was the principal choreographer. Her performance of Balanchine's The Firebird in 1949 and their earlier collaboration at the Paris Opera elevated Maria Tallchief onto the world stage. She also originated the role of the Sugarplum Fairy in Balanchine's version of The Nutcracker.

Much of the world had never seen anything like Maria Tallchief. Admired by millions, she became America's preeminent dancer. In 1953, President Dwight Eisenhower declared her Woman of the Year. She received the Kennedy Center Honors in 1996.

(http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/8945/nycbnutcrackertallchiefch7.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
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Post by: dot-matrix on May 17, 2007, 01:34:22 am
Mary Baker Eddy(1821 - 1910) 
(http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/3817/marybakereddysizedza7.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
The only American woman to found a lasting American-based religion, Mary Baker Eddy overcame years of ill health and great personal struggle to make an indelible mark on society, religion and journalism.
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Post by: dot-matrix on May 17, 2007, 01:58:36 am
Chien-Shiung Wu(1912 - 1997)
(http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/5134/wuchiengshiungrc2.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Chien-Shiung Wu, a pioneering physicist, radically altered modern physical theory and changed our accepted view of the structure of the universe.

Wu's experiments led physicists to discard the concept that parity was conserved. In recognition of her contributions to atomic research and the understanding of beta decay and the weak interactions, Wu became the first woman to receive the prestigious Research Corporation Award and the Comstock Prize from the National Academy of Sciences. The Comstock Prize is given only once every five years.

Wu's distinguished career in the nation's leading universities as a teacher and researcher in nuclear physics has been characterized by a string of firsts. She was the first woman to receive an honorary doctorate of science from Princeton University, to be elected president of the American Physical Society, and to receive the Wolf Prize from the State of Israel. She was also the first living scientist to have an asteroid named after her.

In 1972, Wu was appointed to an endowed professorship as the Pupin Professor of Physics at Columbia University. 
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Post by: moremojo on May 17, 2007, 10:06:00 am
Sacajawea is well-known as the Indian woman who led Lewis and Clark on their famous expedition to find the Pacific Ocean.
There is a tradition that Sacajawea ended her days in what is now the State of Wyoming, dying and being buried on the Wind River Indian Reservation, very close to Riverton. Her putative gravesite can be seen there, but unfortunately there is probably no way to definitively prove that the person laid to rest there is Sacajawea.
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Post by: moremojo on May 17, 2007, 10:13:13 am
Ya know what Meryl...I've never admitted this in public before...for fear I would drummed out of the opera world...I never cared for her.   :-\
I know other opera buffs share your feelings, Scott. I like her myself, but others have cited a certain harshness to her voice that they find unappealing. A friend of mine thinks she was probably essentially a mezzo who strained to sing in the soprano range, which might account for the steeliness some have perceived in her voice.

Callas was certainly important historically, if for no other reason than being instrumental in bringing so many of the bel canto works of Bellini and Donizetti back into the repertoire.
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Post by: Lumière on May 17, 2007, 05:14:28 pm

Aretha Franklin..


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/34221_lg.jpg)
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Post by: Lumière on May 17, 2007, 05:17:57 pm


Champion boxer,
Laila Ali


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/263177Laila-Ali-Posters.jpg)
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Post by: Lumière on May 17, 2007, 05:19:02 pm


Another woman who makes me weep when I watch her perform..
Patti LaBelle

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/43bea82b-00006-01ebd-400cb8e1.jpg)
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Post by: Brown Eyes on May 20, 2007, 06:55:56 pm
Janis Joplin

(http://www.myclassiclyrics.com/artist_biographies/Janis_Joplin_Biography_2.jpg)
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Post by: Brown Eyes on May 20, 2007, 07:04:55 pm
(http://www.cosmik.com/aa-january05/reviews/pics/review_gail_ann_dorsey.jpg)


(http://www.davidbowie.com/bin/images/html/gad_160600.jpg)


(http://www.darkthirty.com/dar/images/6617-gail-ann-dorsey.jpg)


(http://www.jornada.unam.mx/1997/10/25/bowie.jpg)


Gail Ann Dorsey

Brilliant and fierce bass player for David Bowie.  Also an amazing vocalist in her own right.

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Post by: ifyoucantfixit on May 20, 2007, 07:14:09 pm


             gosh how i love Janis Joplin.
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Post by: Brown Eyes on May 21, 2007, 11:04:46 pm
Greta Garbo

(http://www.eastman.org/taschen/m197921760001.jpg)
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Post by: Pipedream on May 22, 2007, 01:56:06 pm

Simone Signoret
French Actress

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/SimoneSignoret.jpg)
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Post by: Brown Eyes on May 22, 2007, 08:14:54 pm

Lillian Gish- silent film star

(http://www.nndb.com/people/002/000031906/gish5-sized.jpg)

(http://www.fathom.com/feature/121581/2148_sidebar_lg.jpg)
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Post by: Brown Eyes on May 22, 2007, 08:19:16 pm
Berthe Morisot- one of the founding members of the French Impressionist art movement and one of the most active artists within that movement.

(http://www.wetcanvas.com/Museum/Artists/m/Berthe_Morisot/OtherImages/photo.jpg)

(http://www.abcgallery.com/M/morisot/Image.JPG)
This is a portrait of her by Edouard Manet
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Post by: Mikaela on May 23, 2007, 02:12:30 pm
What a wonderful thread this is. I spent quite some time yeasterday going through it from start to finish, and it was a truly uplifting and inspiring experience! Especially getting to meet those women scientists, artists, politicians and authors that I didn't know much about beforehand.


Thought I'd contribute one or two entries to the thread. Here's the first:


(http://www.astridlindgrensworld.com/images/astrid-lindgren.jpg)

Astrid Lindgren, 1907-2002, Swedish author, creator of beloved children's literature characters such as Pippi Longstockings, Emil, Ronia the Robber's Daughter, Mio, the Brothers Lionheart, Karlsson-on-the-Roof and many others. A strong and generous woman with a big heart and considerable personal integrity, beloved throughout Scandinavia both as herself and for her books. In my not so humble opinion robbed of the Nobel's Prize for Literature only because the stuffy old guys of the Swedish Academy failed to recognize Children's literature as true Literature.
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Post by: southendmd on May 23, 2007, 02:44:33 pm
May Sarton  (May 3, 1912-July 16, 1995) was an American poet, novelist, and memoirist born in Wondelgem, Belgium. Many of her novels and poems are pellucid reflections of the lesbian experience.

When she published her more openly lesbian novel Mrs. Stevens Hears the Mermaids Singing in 1965, Sarton feared, rightly, that writing so strongly about lesbianism would lead to a diminution of the previously established value of her work. "The fear of homosexuality is so great that it took courage to write Mrs. Stevens Hears the Mermaids Singing," she wrote in Journal of Solitude 1973, "to write a novel about a woman homosexual who is not a sex maniac, a drunkard, a drug-taker, or in any way repulsive, to portray a homosexual who is neither pitiable nor disgusting, without sentimentality . . . ."

She died of breast cancer on July 16, 1995 (Wikipedia).

(http://www.une.edu/mwwc/images/sarton2.jpg)
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Post by: ifyoucantfixit on May 23, 2007, 02:59:56 pm
(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb162/ifyoucantfixit/mileva.jpg)

Mileva Maric was Albert Einstein's first wife.  Einstein married Mileva Maric on January 6, 1903.  The two witnesses at the quiet wedding were the original members of the Olympia Academy, Maurice Solovine and Conrad Habicht.  There were no honeymoon and after the celebratory meal in a local restaurant the couple returned to their new home on 49 Kramgasse, close to Berne's famous clocktower.

 They had two sons. Their daughter Lieserl was born before their marriage and died in childhood.  At the time of Mileva's death in 1948 her oldest son Hans Albert was a professor in hydraulic engineering  at the University of California at Berkley.  A Serbian mathematician, Mileva Maric was Einstein's companion, colleague and confidante whose influence in his most creative years was enormous.

 After their marriage Mileva subordinates her professional goals to Einstein's.  She was born in Titel-Vojvodina, a northern part of Yugoslavia of Serbian parents.  Einstein and Mileva met as students at Swiss Federal Polytechnic Institute in Zuri
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Post by: Pipedream on May 23, 2007, 06:03:12 pm
Mika! Thank you for adding Astrid Lindgren! :D

I agree with everything you said about her. God, how I love her stories!

Here's the wonderful Inger Nilsson as Pippi:   :)

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/Pippi.jpg)
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Post by: Brown Eyes on May 23, 2007, 10:54:38 pm
(http://www.megpartridge.com/GIFS/imokorona.JPG)
Self-Portrait, c. 1933

Imogen Cunningham
-an amazing modernist photographer who was known for her subtly erotic nudes (most often of women, but sometimes men too) and her up-close views of flowers, which also often appear erotic in an abstract way.  I can't post her nudes because the mostly contain too much nudity for BetterMost.  But, here are some of her gorgeous florals.

(http://www.ggibsongallery.com/artists/cunningham/cunningham_1.jpg)
Flax, c. 1920

(http://www.tfaoi.com/am/6am/6am128.jpg)
Exploding Bud, c. 1920


(http://www.johnstevenson-gallery.com/Images/beauty/cunningham.jpg)
Magnolia Blossom, 1925 (one of her most iconic florals)
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Post by: saucycobblers on May 24, 2007, 08:36:03 am
Louise Brooks... the first film I saw her in on the big screen was 'Prix de beauté (Miss Europe)' from 1930 and she and the male lead, Georges Charlia, were utterly captivating. Wonderful film, and she's so charismatic...

(http://www.familylosangeles.com/blog/uploaded_images/LouiseBrooks-731226-771802.jpg)

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Post by: Lumière on June 08, 2007, 06:36:05 pm
My mom...  ;)

I don't have a pic of her to post here just now..
But she is a strong, gorgeous woman.
She raised eight children..
That alone deserves a medal, imo.  ;)


So, this one's for my lovely Ma!
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Post by: dot-matrix on June 08, 2007, 07:09:21 pm
My mom...  ;)

I don't have a pic of her to post here just now..
But she is a strong, gorgeous woman.
She raised eight children..
That alone deserves a medal, imo.  ;)


So, this one's for my lovely Ma!

EXCELLENT Choice Milli  :D
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: ifyoucantfixit on June 08, 2007, 07:26:32 pm
                 Quote from: Lucise on Today at 06:36:05 PM
               My mom... 

                 I don't have a pic of her to post here just now..
                 But she is a strong, gorgeous woman.
                 She raised eight children..
                 That alone deserves a medal, imo. 


                 So, this one's for my lovely Ma!

             that is a beautiful tribute Milli....

Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Pipedream on June 10, 2007, 05:41:24 pm
Greet your mother from me, Milli!! She must be a gorgeous woman and she sure raised at least one gorgeous daughter!!! :-*
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: ifyoucantfixit on June 10, 2007, 05:58:03 pm
she was alwa(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb162/ifyoucantfixit/tierney3.jpg)ys one of my very favorites.   Another one of her best was Laura(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb162/ifyoucantfixit/rossk.jpg)

Jean Tierney, and Katherine Ross   two very gorgeous women
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: ifyoucantfixit on June 10, 2007, 06:28:58 pm
(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb162/ifyoucantfixit/bisset.jpg)

   Jacqueline Bisset
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: dot-matrix on June 10, 2007, 07:19:13 pm
(http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/6421/greer20garsonvk7.png)

Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson, CBE (September 29, 1904 - April 6, 1996) was an Academy Award-winning actress very popular during the World War II years.

She was educated at the University of London, where she earned degrees in French and 18th-century literature. She intended to become a teacher, but instead began working with an advertising agency, and appeared in local theatrical productions.

Garson donated millions for the construction of the Greer Garson Theater at the College of Santa Fe on three conditions: 1) that the stage be circular, 2) that the premiere production be William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, and 3) that it have large ladies' rooms.
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: delalluvia on June 21, 2007, 08:08:12 pm
Afghan police women.

I wonder if I would have the guts these women do considering everything that has happened to the female psyche in that sad country.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9968049

(http://media.npr.org/programs/morning/features/2007/may/afghan_police/rezaie200.jpg)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Brown Eyes on June 22, 2007, 11:11:36 pm
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Marywollstonecraft.jpg/200px-Marywollstonecraft.jpg)

Mary Wollstonecraft,

Author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, 1792
and mother of Mary Shelley, the of author Frankenstein.
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Brown Eyes on June 22, 2007, 11:14:36 pm
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/MaryShelley.jpg.jpeg/200px-MaryShelley.jpg.jpeg)

Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Pipedream on June 24, 2007, 12:51:15 pm
Alanis Morsisette  :)

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/AlanisMorisette.jpg)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Pipedream on June 29, 2007, 05:06:05 pm
She has been mentioned here already, but deserves a repetition: the divine Diana Damrau!
I just found this on YouTube. It's her lead performance in the production of
"Europa Riconosciuta" at the grand reopening of the Scala in Milan 2004.
Just watch her and listen to her. Perfection!!!  

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjxA2QGBYXo[/youtube]

Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Pipedream on June 30, 2007, 03:59:16 pm
Frida Kahlo  :)
Mexican painter and freethinker

July 6th would have been her 100. birthday. 

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/FridaKahlo.jpg)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Ellemeno on July 04, 2007, 04:22:35 am
Beverly Sills
Opera Singer and Arts Administrator
May 25, 1929 – July 2, 2007


Listen to a lovely, humorous story told by Ms. Sills about the importance of opera. (http://www.publicradio.org/tools/media/player/start/00:00:23:51.0/end/00:00:26:55.0/noads/marketplace/2007/07/03_mpp.ram)

(http://cache.eb.com/eb/image?id=67627&rendTypeId=4)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Front-Ranger on July 04, 2007, 10:23:10 am
Thanks for that tribute, adiabatic and Paul (on another thread). What a fantastic voice, person, and life!!
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Meryl on July 04, 2007, 02:52:17 pm
Thanks for the beautiful memories and all you did for love.  :-*



(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/SillsPuritani.jpg)

The best Elvira ever
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Cameron on July 07, 2007, 12:56:53 pm
2007 Wimbledon Champion

Venus Williams


(http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w237/marlb42/v.jpg)

Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Cameron on July 07, 2007, 01:11:52 pm

Oracene and Serena Williiams



Watching Venus winning Wimbledon



(http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w237/marlb42/s-29.jpg)



Serena is a pretty good tennis player too!
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Ellemeno on July 11, 2007, 09:44:09 pm
Lady Bird Johson
1912-2007


(http://www4.alief.isd.tenet.edu/maspilma/Red_Roof_Round_Rock_LadyBird.jpg)

I have no idea of her political or social views, I just know one thing about her, and it puts her in the strong, gorgeous category as far as I am concerned - it was her campaign to "Keep America Beautiful" that was part of beginning to teach people that littering wasn't okay. 

When I was a child, people thought nothing of opening a pack of gum, and throwing the wrapper on the ground, or throwing empty bottles or containers out their car windows, like it would disappear once it was out of their hands.  Lady Bird Johnson played a big part in changing that.

Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Brown Eyes on July 12, 2007, 12:20:01 am
Adiabatic!!! Thanks for updating and reposting the index!  It's really, really useful for this thread.
 8)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: ifyoucantfixit on July 14, 2007, 01:44:24 am
(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb162/ifyoucantfixit/555allison-big.jpg)

Allison Fisher
 
Born February 24, 1968,
England
Nationality British

Professional 1995—?
Allison Fisher (born February 24, 1968) is a snooker and pool player. She took the women's snooker world by storm, winning her first world title at the age of 17. To date, she has won over 80 national titles and 11 world titles in total. She even entered the Male Snooker ranking, but never progressed into the sport's upper levels. Feeling that she didn't receive the respect which the male players had, she moved to the U.S to play on the pool circuit where women receive greater respect.

Fisher didn't take long to make her mark in the world of pool, winning only the second tournament that she played in. She has an unequaled record, winning 47 WPBA titles, which includes 4 world 9-Ball championships. Since her move, she has also been the highest-earning player on a number of occasions, which takes into account male and female players. Matchroom sports invited her to play in the Matchroom snooker league, and she was also invited to play in the Mosconi Cup in which she played 3 games (winning 1).

Fisher was dubbed 'The Duchess of Doom' and gained similar formidability to that of the 13-time darts world champion Phil 'The Power' Taylor and snooker players Joe Davis, Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry did in the 30's, 80's, and 90's respectively. Her greatest season was the 2000/2001 season when she won 8 consecutive majors. In the 2005 season, Fisher was the highest earner when she won £111,000.
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: moremojo on July 14, 2007, 02:43:21 pm
Lal Ded, also known as Lalleshwari or Lalla. Lal Ded, whose dates are given as 1320 to 1392, was a Saivite poetess writing in Kashmiri, the only of the Dardic languages to enjoy a literary heritage. Born in an ancient town some miles away from Srinagar, the legendary royal city of the Vale of Kashmir, Lal Ded has the distinction of having written the earliest literary works in Kashmiri that have come down to us.

The following is a story I read on Lal Ded on Wikipedia:

Many legends and stories remain about Lalla. One in particular tells of how Lalla, who ignored the normal convention of dress, choosing to wander around naked, was teased by several children. A nearby cloth merchant scolded the children for their disrespect. Lalla asked the merchant for two lengths of cloth, equal in weight. That day as she walked around naked, she wore a piece of cloth over each shoulder, and as she met with respect or scorn, she tied a knot in one or another. In the evening, she brought the cloth back to the merchant, and asked him to weigh them again. The cloths were equal in weight, no matter how many knots were in each. Respect and scorn have no weight of their own.

Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: ifyoucantfixit on July 14, 2007, 06:24:16 pm





        Great life lesson Scott.
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Ellemeno on July 18, 2007, 03:19:45 am




        Great life lesson Scott.

Whew, really is.  Thanks Scott.
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: dot-matrix on August 07, 2007, 11:15:19 pm
as they use to say over at IMDB... ;D  BUMP   ;)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Brown Eyes on August 08, 2007, 10:00:49 pm
Susan Sontag 1933-2004
The author of the legendary book On Photography and many other important books on visual culture.

<img src="http://www.divshare.com/img/1512921-9bb.jpg" border="0" /> (http://www.divshare.com/download/1512921-9bb)


The following two photos of her were taken by her long-time lover and partner Annie Leibovitz (she's already on the list):

<img src="http://www.divshare.com/img/1512922-f58.jpg" border="0" /> (http://www.divshare.com/download/1512922-f58)

<img src="http://www.divshare.com/img/1512923-22a.jpg" border="0" /> (http://www.divshare.com/download/1512923-22a)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Brown Eyes on August 08, 2007, 11:04:40 pm
I know Jodie Foster is already on the list.  But, I checked and it's a different pic.  I just have to post this here because I think it's an utterly amazing photo.


<img src="http://www.divshare.com/img/1500752-6e3.jpg" border="0" /> (http://www.divshare.com/download/1500752-6e3)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Brown Eyes on August 08, 2007, 11:31:09 pm
Jennifer Tilly and Gina Gershon in Bound


<img src="http://www.divshare.com/img/1513407-59c.jpg" border="0" /> (http://www.divshare.com/download/1513407-59c)



Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Mikaela on November 28, 2007, 06:17:57 pm
Perhaps it's time to revitalize this great thread?  :)

This is the captain of the Norwegian Womens' handball team, Gro Hammerseng. This is a *big* sport in Norway, and the world championships start in just a few days. Gro H. has two previous European Handball Championship gold medals for Norway, and one World cup silver.

*And* without making any fuss about it, she's open about living with and loving another woman, her team mate Katja Nyberg. Not only that - but she's on the front page of a local gay magazine now and comments on the difficulties of being gay in top sports, especially for men who have to appear very "macho".  "I get a happy feeling inside whenever I see men kissing", she says (and goes on to say that the more of this is seen, the more "everyday" and unremarkable it becomes.) She's been quoted on this in all the national papers.  :)  She's a great representative for her sport and her country, and I can honestly say that I've *never* heard any negative word or comment or snide joke about her related to her private life. She's popular, and highly respected, and it's well deserved.

(http://cache.aftenposten.no/multimedia/archive/00644/_Forside_1207_jpg_644870v.jpg)


This link takes you to an article that on top has a pic of her and her Katja in a handball match.

http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/sport/handball/article2122643.ece

Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Pipedream on November 29, 2007, 12:45:42 pm
Thanks, Mika!!!  :D

Here are two gorgeous women in a package: German TV presenter Anne Will (dark haired) and her longtime girlfriend Miriam Meckel (a university professor). They came out as being together quite recently. Fittingly enough, they chose the "Verleihung des Preises für Verständigung und Toleranz" (the presentation of the award for understanding and tolerance) in Berlin for that...

 :)

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/Anne3.jpg)

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/Anne2.jpg)
 
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on November 29, 2007, 12:53:43 pm
Perhaps it's time to revitalize this great thread?  :)


It was about time, Mika..Cheers.  :)


You have to look no further than my siggie for the picture of a Strong, Gorgeous woman.

Here name was Bessie Coleman ((January 26, 1892 – April 30, 1926)) -
She was the first African American woman to become an airplane pilot, and the first American woman to hold an international pilot license.

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Vintage/6d57babc.jpg)

Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Mikaela on November 29, 2007, 03:51:28 pm
Milli, I must admit I'd not heard of Bessie Coleman. Thanks for remedying that and for telling us about her  - and for all of your "history on wheels"  - I enjoy them, they're beautiful, interesting and informative.  :)

I noticed that Bessie died at 34, and I thought uh-oh :-\   - so I googled her and found that she did indeed, as I had guessed, die in a tragic aircraft accident. Good then to know she hasn't been forgotten and that she continues to inspire people today!
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on November 29, 2007, 04:19:16 pm
Milli, I must admit I'd not heard of Bessie Coleman. Thanks for remedying that and for telling us about her  - and for all of your "history on wheels"  - I enjoy them, they're beautiful, interesting and informative.  :)

Cheers, Mika.  :-*

I noticed that Bessie died at 34, and I thought uh-oh :-\   - so I googled her and found that she did indeed, as I had guessed, die in a tragic aircraft accident. Good then to know she hasn't been forgotten and that she continues to inspire people today!

I am definitely in the 'inspired' category.  She is one of my heroes.  :)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Pipedream on November 30, 2007, 07:00:58 pm
Multiple World Champion Regina Halmich (http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/gif/boxen.gif)

She is Europe's most popular and successful female boxer. She just won her final fight tonight and will now retire.  :D

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/JG/ReginaHalmich.jpg)

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/JG/ReginaHalmich2.jpg)


This last one is from a show fight against German TV presenter Stefan Raab (twice as heavy and about 30 cm taller than her... ). She won and broke his nose.

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/gif/Applaus.gif)

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/JG/ReginaHalmich3.jpg)
 
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on December 03, 2007, 06:54:45 pm

I love her music, her aura, her style ..

India Arie..

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Misc/a969ea5d.jpg)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Pipedream on December 03, 2007, 07:04:26 pm
Here is another legendary female pilot:

Elly Beinhorn (1907 - 2007)

As a young girl, she learnt to fly against the will of her parents and later flew all around the world on her own. Long distance flying was her passion. On a return journey from West Africa in 1931 she even survived a crash landing in the Sahara. Nomadic Tuareg tribesmen then helped her to get to Timbuktu...
She was very famous at her time, and what makes her a true heroine in my book is that she never joined Hitler's party and even turned him down when he wanted to meet her.

Only in 1979, at the age of 72, she gave back her pilots licence.

 :)

Elly Beinhorn died on 28 November 2007, at the age of 100.

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/SGW/EllyBeinhorn3.jpg)

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/SGW/EllyBeinhorn2.jpg)

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/SGW/EllyBeinhorn.jpg)

Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on December 03, 2007, 07:07:57 pm

Quite an amazing life she must've had.  Cheers Anke... :)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on December 03, 2007, 07:28:25 pm
I know that Xena and Gabrielle are only fictional characters, but they were strong, female warriors who kicked up a storm every week for six years when the Xena: WP show was on telly.


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/d60cfcea.jpg)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Front-Ranger on December 04, 2007, 01:12:37 am
Fictional? I don't know about that! Yee-haw!!
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Brown Eyes on December 04, 2007, 01:49:12 am
Wow!  These recent posts are really interesting!  Thanks Anke for telling us about Elly Beinhorn... she really does sound pretty incredible.
:)

Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on December 04, 2007, 02:50:32 pm
Fictional? I don't know about that! Yee-haw!!


Funny, they don't seem fictional to me either..  ;)
Still, fictional or otherwise, they rock on!


Speaking of rocking on, some weeks ago, I attended a 'Guitar Woman' concert organized by Sue Foley.  I was blown away by the performances of the five talented ladies in the show.  What an inspiration.  I hope someday I can play guitar half as good as she does..dang.

Sue Foley..


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/721e8597.jpg)

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/bc0a5ab2.jpg)

Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on December 05, 2007, 12:44:15 pm


British actress, Keeley Hawes
She has been in some wonderful period adaptations like Our Mutual Friend, Wives and Daughters, Under the Greenwood Tree and more.. 
Love her work.


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/e529b74e.jpg)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Mikaela on December 16, 2007, 08:06:43 am
Don't quite know where else to post this, so here goes. As a follow-up to my recent post here about Gro Hammerseng: The women's handball World Cup has run its course and today the final is played: Norway vs. Russia. Of course we are terribly excited that the team has come this far, and the games they've played have been great to watch. Both Gro Hammerseng and Katja Nyberg have been outstanding and they are both in the team that play the finals today.

(In the semi-final Norway beat Germany, but only barely ... sorry Chrissi and Anke!)

Anyway, if you wanna send a Good Luck wish to these strong, gorgeous women in a couple of hours, that would be great:  :)


(http://cache.aftenposten.no/multimedia/archive/00658/HANDBALL___norge_a-_658029s.jpg)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Meryl on December 16, 2007, 12:52:51 pm
Go Norway!! :D  8)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Mikaela on December 16, 2007, 02:02:42 pm
Thanks Meryl!

Unfortunately... we lost. I mean, they lost.   :-\

And poor Gro H. was hit in the face so hard she had to spend most of second half out of the match, trying to have a profuse nosebleed staunched and iced - it wouldn't let up. She was still bleeding a lot, her nose visibly bigger, when accepting her silver medal along with the rest of the team. I hope she hasn't broken her nose!  :o

But she's still totally gorgeous.

And there's always the Olympics for the team to try to reach the very top!  :)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Meryl on December 16, 2007, 02:04:35 pm
Aw, sorry to hear about the loss and poor Gro's nose.  :(  :P

On to the Olympics!  8)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Mikaela on December 16, 2007, 02:06:06 pm
 :-*


ETA: According to the news, she *did* break her nose! Argh! I hope they'll manage to set it properly so she won't end up resembling OS Ennis in more ways than one!
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Mikaela on December 16, 2007, 05:00:29 pm
OK, you all, I PROMISE this will be my last post on this topic, but I thought this was so nice:


After the World Cup Final the International Handball Federation handed out prizes to the Championship's best players (irrespective of countries and teams).

Gro Hammerseng made the all-star top Championship team, Katja Nyberg was named "the most valuable player of the Championship" and here they are in their prize jackets, - Gro with her broken nose. Aren't they a great couple?  :)


(http://gfx.dagbladet.no/pub/artikkel/5/52/521/521400/katja_858_1197831247..jpg)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on December 19, 2007, 01:40:42 pm
- Gro with her broken nose. Aren't they a great couple?  :)


Indeed.  Who has the broken nose though?  They all look pretty well & jolly to me.  :)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Katness on January 18, 2008, 01:26:06 pm
I know she has been mentioned already, But I'm mentioning her again anyway...Cate Blanchett

(http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/3326/cateblanchettvi3.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

Also, Sigourney Weaver:

(http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/6717/sigourneyweaverpy4.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

Ok, I don't know if anyone has added her yet. But in my opinion one woman who should be mentioned is Maxine McKew.

(http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/1029/maxineprphoto4ok1.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

Also, Julia Gillard - she is our first female Vice Prime Minister:

(http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/9654/r141094486288dp3.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

And Jessie Street:

(http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/7615/p985mib0.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

Pearl Gibbs:

(http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/8837/ls4fq35ml4.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

and Faith Bandler

(http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/3455/p10i01qg2.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

these three were the main influences in getting the 1967 referendum happening that stopped Aborigines from being segregated from Caucasian society and enabled them to be counted in the census.



Then there is my sister Helen who I live with:

(http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/8443/hellygradutationqm3.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

She has been the only person I knew I could trust when I needed to confide in someone. She is by best friend, my older sister, someone I look up to, and someone I can go to for advice, and someone I worship in the only way a little sister can. She is just gorgeous.

Also, my Great Grandmother Olive Lenore Vance (I share the same middle name and I was born exactly 100 years and one day after her):

(http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/1443/olmwhitemj0.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

She was a teacher at Hornsby Girls High. And she was a greatly loved teacher.

And Jodie Foster:

(http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/1679/jodieartyz7.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

Sincerely, Kat.
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: dot-matrix on May 28, 2008, 05:40:51 pm
A few pin-ups for our lesbian and bi members  ;D

Carice van Houten

(http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i252/lonestarverve/01-08/vf-Carice-van-Houten-04.jpg)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: dot-matrix on May 28, 2008, 05:41:34 pm
Jurnee Smollett,

(http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i252/lonestarverve/01-08/vf-Jurnee-Smollett-03.jpg)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: dot-matrix on May 28, 2008, 05:42:11 pm
Leslie Mann

(http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i252/lonestarverve/01-08/vf-Leslie-Mann-02.jpg)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: dot-matrix on May 28, 2008, 05:43:02 pm
Emily Blunt

(http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i252/lonestarverve/01-08/vf-Emily-Blunt-01.gif)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Brown Eyes on May 28, 2008, 11:48:34 pm

Thanks for reviving this great old thread Buds!  It's definitely a classic. 8)

So, to stay on-topic here...
I know Ellen's been featured here before.  So, I thought I'd post her girl Portia. 8)  Apologies if she's been posted before.  One of the most glamorous, out lesbians on the scene these days in Hollywood.


<img src="http://www.divshare.com/img/4609814-dc2.jpg" border="0" /> (http://www.divshare.com/download/4609814-dc2)

<img src="http://www.divshare.com/img/4609815-c32.jpg" border="0" /> (http://www.divshare.com/download/4609815-c32)




Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: carolina on July 28, 2008, 11:23:29 pm
Oprah? Did no one say Oprah... I've been looking through this thread for a while, but must have missed that one.

My other choice, Madonna, was  already mentioned, thus I give you the far less well-known Judi Bari:

(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a393/mjlittlestar/judi_bari_darryl_cherney.jpg)

Judi Bari was an American environmentalist and labor leader, a feminist, and the principal organizer of Earth First! campaigns against logging in the ancient redwood forests of Northern California in the 1980s and '90. She also organized efforts through Industrial Workers of the World Local 1 to bring timber workers and environmentalists together in common cause.

On May 24, 1990, Bari was severely injured by a pipe bomb which exploded in her car as she and fellow Earth First! member Darryl Cherney traveled through Oakland, California, on their way to Santa Cruz. Bari and Cherney were on an organizing tour for "Redwood Summer," a campaign primarily made up of nonviolent protests focused on saving redwood forests in Northern California. The Oakland police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) immediately accused Bari and Cherney of knowingly carrying a bomb for use in an act of terrorism. A year later, Bari and Cherney filed a federal civil rights suit claiming that the FBI and police officers falsely arrested the pair and attempted to frame them as terrorists so as to discredit their political organizing in defense of the redwood forests. It is still not known who placed the bomb in Bari's car.

In 2002, a jury in their federal civil lawsuit exonerated Bari and Cherney by ordering four FBI agents and three Oakland Police officers to pay a total of $4.4 million to Cherney and to Bari's estate for violation of their First Amendment rights to speak and organize and for false arrest and unlawful search and seizure. Judi died in 1997 of breast cancer, five years before her exoneration.

(to learn more, watch the documentary "A Forest for the Trees," it's quite good.)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on August 13, 2008, 01:30:04 pm
A few days ago, I watched the period movie True Women (1997) and was blown away by Dana Delany's performance in it.
She falls in this category and her character in that movie most definitely qualifies as well.

The movie is intense and 3 hours long (2 parts)... but highly recommended.


Dana D.
(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Misc/danaD.jpg)
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Post by: Shakesthecoffecan on August 14, 2008, 08:07:16 pm
A few days ago, I watched the period movie True Women (1997) and was blown away by Dana Delany's performance in it.
She falls in this category and her character in that movie most definitely qualifies as well.

The movie is intense and 3 hours long (2 parts)... but highly recommended.


Dana D.
(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Misc/danaD.jpg)

Also staring in True Women is Annabeth Gish, who has a grandmother named Lillian who is not the silent film star, and to whom she is not related to as far as she knows.

(http://www.watchingshowtime.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/annabeth-gish.jpg)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Brown Eyes on August 14, 2008, 09:04:20 pm
<img src="http://www.divshare.com/img/2011310-111.jpg" border="0" /> (http://www.divshare.com/download/2011310-111) <img src="http://www.divshare.com/img/midsize/2011309-a12.jpg" border="0" /> (http://www.divshare.com/download/2011309-a12)

We had Lillian Gish (1893 – 1993) a little while back.  I think she's just amazing and gorgeous too.  Watching old silent films can be really fun... it's almost like an entirely separate art form from what we think of as movies today.  It's quite a skill to communicate so much without verbal language and sound.

Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Brown Eyes on August 14, 2008, 09:15:55 pm

Lillian Gish was the older sister of Dorothy Gish (1898 - 1968) these two sisters are credited as true innovators and pioneers of screen/ film acting.  To me, they're just so glamorous.

<img src="http://www.divshare.com/img/5179480-3e7.jpg" border="0" /> (http://www.divshare.com/download/5179480-3e7)
The Gish Sisters



<img src="http://www.divshare.com/img/5179479-1ba.jpg" border="0" /> (http://www.divshare.com/download/5179479-1ba)
Dorothy Gish



Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Mikaela on August 21, 2008, 04:52:27 pm
Well, I know I promised I wouldn't mention them again, but.... I have to.

Remember me squeeing in this very thread over the Norwegian womens' Handball Team, and its captain Gro Hammerseng? Well, they just made the Olympic final in a semi-finals match that was nail-bitingly thrilling. South Korea evened the score 4 seconds before full time. And in those 4 seconds, Gro got hold of the ball, rushed across the court like lightning, and put the ball in the net one nano-second before the whistle blew. So the team, which also included Katja, won by 1 goal. Whew, that was sooo exciting!

The Olympic final is on Saturday - against Russia. Norway will be grinding to a standstill then, I'm sure. We're cheering them on all the way.  :) Gro and the others really are a group of very positive role models!

As are, I'm sure, all the female olympic contestants. Anyone else that should get a special mention?
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on August 21, 2008, 05:09:44 pm
As are, I'm sure, all the female olympic contestants. Anyone else that should get a special mention?

I gotsta mention Kerri Walsh & Misty May-Treanor, the US beach volleyball duo. 
They were gold medalists in beach volleyball at both the 2004 and this Summer Olympics.

They have great working chemistry, they kickass at what they do and they are gorgeous.   8)

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Sports/mmkw.jpg)

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Sports/mmkw2.jpg)
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Post by: Meryl on August 21, 2008, 05:11:02 pm
Wow, go Gro!  That's great, Mika.  I wish our women's water polo team had been so lucky.  They got nosed out by the Dutch in the last seconds of the gold medal match today.  :P

Here's the U.S. Women's Beach Volleyball team, Kerry Walsh and Misty May-Treanor.  They just won their second consecutive gold, continuing an undefeated streak of 108 games.  8)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/WalshTreanor.jpg)


Edit: Milli, you just nosed me out!  Great minds.....  ;D
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on August 21, 2008, 05:12:44 pm

Edit: Milli, you just nosed me out!  Great minds.....  ;D

Omg Meryl, damn right!  ;D
They are most definitely worth a double mention! =)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Front-Ranger on August 21, 2008, 06:22:56 pm
Also staring in True Women is Annabeth Gish, who has a grandmother named Lillian who is not the silent film star, and to whom she is not related to as far as she knows.

(http://www.watchingshowtime.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/annabeth-gish.jpg)

Guess what...I'm related to Annabeth! Her mother is married to my cousin, but it's a second marriage so she is not my neice.
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Mikaela on August 23, 2008, 05:46:44 am
Wooo-hoooo!

They won! They won! They just got the gold medals around their necks, and people were drying tears of joy all around Norway.

Here is team captain Gro Hammerseng right after the victory:

(http://media.aftenposten.no/archive/00835/OLY-2008-HANDBALL-N_835443g.jpg)


And now I'll shut up about them.  :-X  ;) But Norway's a small country and we don't get many Olympic medals. And certinly not many won by women. It must be strange to be Chinese or American, getting so much gold it's  hard to keep track of everyone that won!
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Post by: Meryl on August 23, 2008, 10:40:39 am
GO NORWAY!!!  8)  8)  8)
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Post by: Kelda on August 23, 2008, 10:45:44 am
Wooo-hoooo!

They won! They won! They just got the gold medals around their necks, and people were drying tears of joy all around Norway.

Here is team captain Gro Hammerseng right after the victory:

(http://media.aftenposten.no/archive/00835/OLY-2008-HANDBALL-N_835443g.jpg)


And now I'll shut up about them.  :-X  ;) But Norway's a small country and we don't get many Olympic medals. And certinly not many won by women. It must be strange to be Chinese or American, getting so much gold it's  hard to keep track of everyone that won!

Handball right? well done!
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Mikaela on August 24, 2008, 03:52:20 pm
Thank you, Meryl and Kelda. I honestly think Norwegian TV has set a new record in running highlight repeats from any event, ever - I've seen the "golden girls" as they've now been lovingly dubbed, dancing around on the court countless times, just from watching the news and the Olympics summary.  ::) ;D


But moving on from strong gorgeous athletes to other gorgeous women, - I have no idea whether Ellen and Portia's wedding images have been posted anywhere else on BM, but they sure do deserve to be posted in this thread, so here is the link to Ellen's show's homepage with the wedding pics. Lovely images, I'm very happy for them.  :)

http://ellen.warnerbros.com/photos/2008/08/ellen_and_portias_wedding_day_4.php
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on August 27, 2008, 07:45:51 pm
Wooo-hoooo!

They won! They won! They just got the gold medals around their necks, and people were drying tears of joy all around Norway.

Here is team captain Gro Hammerseng right after the victory:

(http://media.aftenposten.no/archive/00835/OLY-2008-HANDBALL-N_835443g.jpg)


And now I'll shut up about them.  :-X  ;) But Norway's a small country and we don't get many Olympic medals. And certinly not many won by women. It must be strange to be Chinese or American, getting so much gold it's  hard to keep track of everyone that won!


Speaking of Gro ( & Katja)...
They have quite a following on AfterEllen.com.
They are a cute couple, for sure...  8)

(http://evas-handballside.com/gro/index/gh707.jpg)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on September 04, 2008, 04:31:26 pm
Here's another strong, gorgeous woman:

Shabana Azmi -
Acclaimed Indian actress, as well as 'a committed social activist, active in fighting AIDS and injustice' (wikip.).
She was one of the leading actresses in one of my fave Deepa Mehta films, 'Fire'.


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Misc/full335981Azmi.jpg)

Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on September 09, 2008, 03:55:35 pm
Singer, songwriter, poet...
Jill Scott..
Because she is talented and soulful and definitely gorgeous.  :)


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/JillScottPP_468x459.jpg)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on September 09, 2008, 03:57:45 pm
British actress,
Janet McTeer.


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/506x316_janet2.jpg)

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/506x316_janet.jpg)


I love her work, especially in A Portrait of a Marriage, Daphne, The Amazing Mrs Pritchard,  and more..!
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on September 09, 2008, 04:00:44 pm
Another talented British actress,
Sally Hawkins


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/e612b880.jpg)


Okay, I love her smile...  :)
(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/ca5afd1e.jpg)



You can check out her performances in Tipping the Velvet, Fingersmith, Vera Drake, Persuasion...
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on September 09, 2008, 04:19:49 pm
Okay, one more and I'm done for today..  ;-)


Folk singer, songwriter, & allround amazing human being...
Ruthie Foster.

I went to one of her concerts months ago and by gosh, The. Woman. Can. Sing.


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/Ruthie_foster.jpg)

My fave of her albums:
# (2007). The Phenomenal Ruthie Foster.
# (2001). Runaway Soul.
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Brown Eyes on September 09, 2008, 04:24:11 pm
Another talented British actress,
Sally Hawkins


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/e612b880.jpg)


Okay, I love her smile...  :)
(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/ca5afd1e.jpg)



You can check out her performances in Tipping the Velvet, Fingersmith, Vera Drake, Persuasion...


Wow!  She looks so different with shorter hair!  Great pics Milli! :)



Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on September 10, 2008, 12:15:47 pm
She is bound to be in here already but...


Helen Mirren
(need I say more...?)


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/mirrenDM_468x388-707338.jpg)(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/helen-mirren.jpg)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on September 11, 2008, 11:50:29 am
Here are just a few amazing authoresses/poets who inspire:

Catherine Ann Cookson: (1906 - 1998)

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/cc.jpg)



Maya Angelou:

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/mayaangelou.jpg)




Toni Morrison:

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/morrison_toni.jpg)



Emma Donoghue:

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/emD.jpg)



Sarah Waters:

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/sw.jpg)

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/ylaf-07-4.jpg)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on September 11, 2008, 05:58:49 pm
Another gorgeous woman to add to the list...



Angélique Kidjo

Beninese singer, songwriter, philanthropist..

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/angelique.jpg)

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/170634_AngeliqueKidjo.jpg)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on September 12, 2008, 06:15:14 pm

Miriam Makeba
South African singer, activist...

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/makeba14.jpg)

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/makeba4.jpg)


In the 60's, she spoke up against Apartheid in her homeland, even if it meant her citizenship would be revoked.
She has been going strong since the 50's; she is now 76 years old and is still touring.


Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on September 15, 2008, 04:50:21 pm

She's gotta be in here!
Tina Turner:


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/tt2.jpg)

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/tturner.jpg)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on September 17, 2008, 01:37:01 pm

Erykah Badu


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/Erykah_Badu2.jpg)

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/ErykahBadu.jpg)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on September 18, 2008, 12:01:08 pm
If she is in here already, she is worth a few more mentions!  ;)



Meryl Streep


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/50789097_meryl_streep.jpg)

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/tn2_meryl_streep_1.jpg)



Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on September 19, 2008, 12:16:40 pm


Ani DiFranco
Singer, songwriter, feminist, poet.....


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/Ani_Difranco-2.jpg)

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/ani_difranco2-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on September 19, 2008, 12:24:48 pm
Amy Ray and Emily Saliers
of the
Indigo Girls



(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/bmpopcds10.jpg)


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/IndigoGirls1web.jpg)


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/r195080_740724.jpg)




This song has been and will forever be one of my favorites:

Closer to Fine
by the Indigo Girls

Embedding disabled for this vid, but here is the link on Youtube:


Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on September 22, 2008, 04:50:26 pm


Julie Andrews


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/andrewsDM2303_468x706.jpg)

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/julie-andrews1.jpg)

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/tn2_julie_andrews_1.jpg)


Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Pipedream on September 23, 2008, 10:36:41 am
She would have been 70 today:

Romy Schneider (September 23, 1938 – May 29, 1982)

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/SGW/Romy1.jpg)

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/SGW/Romy.jpg)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Brown Eyes on September 23, 2008, 10:54:45 am


Heya Anke!!!  So great to see you here Friend!  :D

<img src="http://www.divshare.com/img/5435720-ba0.jpg" border="0" /> (http://www.divshare.com/download/5435720-ba0)

Georgia O'Keeffe

1887-1986

Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on September 23, 2008, 12:38:24 pm

Heya Anke!!!  So great to see you here Friend!  :D

Indeed!
No doubt we've missed you, Bud.  :-*


Ok, back to the ladies...

Audre Lorde

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/lorde.jpg)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on October 03, 2008, 04:50:35 pm


Vanessa Redgrave!



(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/76483454_10.jpg)

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/RedgraveDM_468x453.jpg)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on October 07, 2008, 12:23:08 pm


I am currently reading a book called:
To Believe in Women:  What Lesbians Have Done For America - A History(1999) by Lillian Faderman.

It is a wonderful read outlining the different ways women (particularly those whose lives can be described as lesbian) changed the course of history and the way we live now... Starting from the suffrage movement to the fight for higher education to social causes...  I would like to post as many of the names and faces of these women (& others) to this thread as I can.  No doubt some of them are already in here!   Here goes...



The Suffrage Movement...

"Men their rights and nothing more;
women their rights and nothing less. " S. B. Anthony


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/votesforwomen.jpg)



Susan B Anthony & Elizabeth C. Stanton

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/30124v1.jpg)

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/ecS.jpg)


Ida B. Wells:
(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/96366-004-1B1E1E6B.jpg)


Frances Willard:
(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/frances_willard_2.jpg)


Lucy Stone:
(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/LucyS.jpg)


and later, her daughter Alice Stone Blackwell:
(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/ASBlackwell.jpg)


Anna Howard Shaw:
(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/AhShaw.jpg)


Carrie Chapman Catt:
(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/ccc.jpg)


and her partner, Mary Garrett Hay
(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/maryGH.jpg)


More to come...  :)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on October 07, 2008, 05:10:59 pm
And while on the subject of Women's Suffrage...

Here are only a few Canadian women who fought for the recognition of women's rights in their day:


Dr Emily Howard Stowe (the first female doctor to practise in Canada).
(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/DrEmilyHowardStowe.jpg)


Her daughter, Augusta Stowe-Gullen
(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/AugustaStoweGullen.jpg)


Agnes Macphail (the first woman to be elected to the Canadian House of Commons)
(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/AgnesMcPhail.jpg)



The following five women are sometimes referred to as The Famous Five...
Known for the  Persons Case  (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Famous_Five_(Canada)) in 1927.
"They asked the Supreme Court of Canada to declare that women were persons
under the meaning of the British North America Act and therefore eligible to be appointed to the Senate. "



Nellie McClung
(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/NellieMcclung.jpg)


Irene M. Parlby
(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/IreneMarryatParlby.jpg)


Henrietta M. Edwards
(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/HenriettaMuirEdwards.jpg)


Louise McKinney
(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/mckinney.jpg)


Emily Murphy
(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/EmMurphy.jpg)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on October 14, 2008, 04:43:50 pm
Jane Addams,
founder of the American Settlement House movement,
and the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/JaneAddams.jpg)


In 1889 she and her then companion
Ellen Gates Starr

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/EllenGStarr.jpg)


co-founded Hull House
(one of the first settlement houses in the United States)

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/HullHouse.jpg).


Mary Rozet Smith

Philanthropist and partner of Jane Addams (& active supporter of Addams' Hull house project).
(Mary Rozet Smith, left ... Addams, right)

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/JaneandMRozetSmith.jpg)

Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on October 14, 2008, 05:07:45 pm
Mary W Dewson (1874-1962)
Feminist, political activist.


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/MaryWDewson.jpg)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on October 16, 2008, 04:03:37 pm


Frances Perkins (1880 - 1965)

U.S. Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945,
and the first woman ever appointed to the US Cabinet.


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/a0fed331.jpg)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on October 16, 2008, 04:06:09 pm

Lucretia Mott (1793 – 1880)
Abolitionist, social reformer and women's rights activist.

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/e68689be.jpg)




Mary Grew (1813 - 1896)

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/32639cae.jpg)

who shared most of her adult life with another abolitionist & suffragist, Margaret Burleigh
fought till her death, both in the antislavery and suffrage movement.




Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on October 17, 2008, 04:33:35 pm
More history...  This time:


Pioneers in Women's Higher Education

(more inspirations from L. Faderman's To Believe In Women)


Emma Willard (1787 – 1870)

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/bd7dde65.jpg)

founded the first women's school of higher education in 1821 -
The Troy Female Seminary (now known as Emma Willard School):

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/Emma_WIllard_Shool_Aerial.jpg)

Like many women in her day who supported 'serious study for girls', she met with disfavor & criticism,
mainly for attempting to 'masculinize girls' .




Catharine Beecher (1800 - 1878)

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/45f3ee88.gif)

founded Hartford Female Seminary in the 1820s..
Even though she was an avid supporter of women's education and "the higher calling [of women] to shape children and society",
she strongly opposed the feminist movement that was picking up pace in her day (later becoming a staunch anti-suffragist herself).



Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on October 21, 2008, 01:03:01 pm

Where is everyone?  Am I taking over this thread or what?  ;D

Anyway..

More history... 

Pioneers in Women's Higher Education

(more inspirations from L. Faderman's To Believe In Women)


Mary Lyon (1797 - 1849)

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/ea997046.jpg)

and her companion, Zilpah Grant (1794 - 1874)


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/845f5cca.jpg)

whom she met in 1821, "together planned a course of study for girls that would equal what boys were given in the best academies.."
Grant went on to found Ipswich Female Seminary.


Lyon and Eunice Caldwell (after working together in Wheaton Female Seminary),
opened Mount Holyoke Female (Teaching) Seminary in 1837.

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/Mount_Holyoke_in_1837.gif)

Mount Holyoke is now a liberal arts women's college and is
"the oldest continuing institution of higher education for women in the world." [wikip.]
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on October 21, 2008, 01:34:22 pm

Sophia B. Packard & her longtime partner, Harriet E. Giles

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/52413f40.jpg)

co-founded the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary in 1881,
a school for African American women that would eventually become Spelman College.

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/2328361357_3b81b4ef13.jpg)


Spelman was the first historically black female institution of higher education to receive its collegiate charter in 1924.
It thus holds the distinction of being America's oldest historically black college for women. [wikip.]
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on October 21, 2008, 03:31:34 pm
Michaëlle Jean,
Canada's first African-Canadian Governor General


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/512.jpg)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on October 27, 2008, 06:32:07 pm

October is Women's History Month in Canada.
So before the month runs out...


Elizabeth May
environmentalist, writer, activist, lawyer
and Leader of Canada's Green Party.


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/398px-Elizabeth_May.jpg)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on October 27, 2008, 06:46:14 pm

Mary Ann Shadd Cary (1823 – 1893)


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/c029977.jpg)



A pioneering educator, newspaper publisher, abolitionist and suffragist in both the United States and Canada.
She was one of the first women to graduate as a lawyer in the United States.
and the first black woman to cast a vote in a national election.  [wikip.]
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on October 27, 2008, 09:57:36 pm

Mary Pickford (1892 - 1979)
Canadian motion picture pioneer


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/pickford-mary-1920.jpg)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on October 28, 2008, 12:07:18 pm

Fanny ("Bobbie") Rosenfeld
(1903 - 1969)
Canadian athlete


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/alt_hype_01_lg.jpg)

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/Ethel_Smith_Fanny_Rosenfeld_1928_Ol.jpg)

She was born in Russia, immigrated to Canada as an infant.
She was called the "best Canadian female athlete of the half-century" and a star at basketball, hockey, softball, and tennis. [wikip.]
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on October 28, 2008, 12:17:45 pm
Elsie MacGill (1905 - 1980)
Canadian aeronautical engineer


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/200px-Elsie_macgill.jpg)


She was known as the Queen of the Hurricanes & was the world's first female aircraft designer.

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/fig3ma1_w391.jpg)

The Maple Leaf II, designed by Elsie MacGill



Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on October 28, 2008, 01:50:49 pm

Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874 - 1942)
Canadian author


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/lm_montgomery.jpg)


Best known for her Anne of Green Gables series.

Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on October 28, 2008, 01:52:26 pm


Joni Mitchell
Canadian musician, songwriter, and painter.

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/joni-mitchell--100.jpg)


Big Yellow Taxi - JM in concert - 1970

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgMEPk6fvpg[/youtube]
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on October 28, 2008, 02:15:44 pm


Portia May White (1911- 1968)
Canadian singer and voice teacher

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/m198130600018.jpg)

One of the great contralto vocalists in the history of Canadian classical music, Portia made her debut on the national stage in Toronto in 1941.
By 1944 she had made her international debut in New York City and later toured the world. [wikip.]
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on October 28, 2008, 02:19:21 pm



Joy Kogawa

Canadian poet and novelist

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/2006_JKogawa.jpg)


Best known for her 1981 novel Obasan.
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on October 28, 2008, 02:26:11 pm
A few more entries in honour of Canada's Women's History Month..
..and then I'll take a break.  ;)



Emily Carr (1871 - 1945)
Canadian painter & writer

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/EmilyCarr.jpg)


Tree in Autumn, by Emily Carr
(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/Emily_Carr_Tree_In_Autumn_38x42_BW.jpg)

Blunden Harbour, by Emily Carr

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/ECArt.jpg)




Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on October 28, 2008, 02:33:00 pm



Anna Mae Pictou-Aquash (1945 - 1975)
Canadian Indian activist


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/AMP.jpg)


She was a Mi'kmaq activist from Nova Scotia, Canada ..
She became one of the most active and prominent female members of the American Indian Movement (AIM) during the early 1970s.
She was found murdered in 1976 on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
and is sometimes seen as a martyr of the Red power and indigenous peoples resistance movement.[wikip.]



Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on October 28, 2008, 05:58:13 pm

Rita MacNeil
Canadian country and folk singer


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/562016457.png)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on October 28, 2008, 06:03:28 pm



Measha Brueggergosman

Canadian soprano, opera singer

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/MB.jpg)


Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on October 29, 2008, 06:50:47 pm

Marie Thérèse F. Casgrain (1896 - 1981)
Feminist, reformer, politician and senator from Quebec, Canada.


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/casgrain2.jpg)

 
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on October 29, 2008, 06:58:55 pm

Dr. Margaret Newton
(1887 - 1971)
Canadian scientist, Plant pathologist


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/MargaretNewton.jpg)

In 1916, a terrible epidemic ravaged Canadian farms, destroying over 100 million bushels of wheat and causing farmers to lose close to $200 million dollars in revenue. The culprit was a mysterious plant disease called "wheat rust." The impact on the farming industry and the Canadian economy was devastating. Farmers threatened to go on strike unless the government provided research money and scientists to find a method of getting rid of the wheat rust fungus, which had plagued them for many years...[inventivewomen.com]


...The economic significance of her research can be seen in the reduction of annual losses of wheat due to rust from 30 million bushels to practically none at the time of her retirement. [collectionscanada.ca]


Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on October 29, 2008, 07:04:54 pm

Actress Jennifer Tilly


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/JT.jpg)


She will forever be 'Violet' in my book... for more info, check out the movie Bound.  8)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on October 30, 2008, 02:42:21 pm

As Canada's Women's History Month winds down...


Kim Campbell
Canada's first female Prime Minister (1993)


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/KCampbell.jpg)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on October 30, 2008, 02:46:30 pm
Sandra Lovelace
Aboriginal rights activist & Canadian Senator

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/SandraLovelace.jpg)


She became known internationally when, in 1977, she petitioned the United Nations over the treatment by the Canadian government
of aboriginal women and children in Canada,  in the case known as Sandra Lovelace v. Canada. [wikip.]
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on October 31, 2008, 01:46:17 pm

Happy Halloween from
Buffy's Vampire Willow

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Animes/143242832_5ea592a166.jpg)

aka
Alison Hannigan

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/alyson-hannigan-03180801.jpg)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on November 04, 2008, 02:01:45 pm

Happy Election Day to all those going out to vote today...



(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/women_vote_ny_1917.jpg)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Brown Eyes on November 04, 2008, 05:48:44 pm
Happy Election Day to all those going out to vote today...



(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/women_vote_ny_1917.jpg)



I love this one Milli!!   :-*


Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Pipedream on November 05, 2008, 12:50:06 pm
In honour of the occasion: Sarah Hussein Obama , Barack's happy old grandma in Kenya! ;D

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/OmaObama.jpg)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on November 05, 2008, 01:14:03 pm
In honour of the occasion: Sarah Hussein Obama , Barack's happy old grandma in Kenya! ;D

...

You oughta stop by here more often than every four effin' years, Anke.  ;D
Cheers for that great pic!
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Pipedream on November 05, 2008, 05:46:16 pm
You oughta stop by here more often than every four effin' years, Anke.  ;D

I know, I know...  :P
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Pipedream on November 10, 2008, 05:28:02 am
This is a sad occasion. Miriam Makeba, singer and civil rights campaigner from South Africa, just died aged 76. She obviously suffered a heart attack after a concert in Italy.  :'(

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/MiriamMakeba.jpg)

Rest in peace, "Mama Africa"! 
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Penthesilea on November 10, 2008, 04:42:47 pm
This is a sad occasion. Miriam Makeba, singer and civil rights campaigner from South Africa, just died aged 76. She obviously suffered a heart attack after a concert in Italy.  :'(

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/MiriamMakeba.jpg)

Rest in peace, "Mama Africa"! 

Oh, a sad occasion for sure.

R.I.P.
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Penthesilea on November 10, 2008, 04:54:13 pm
I've just bein going through this whole thread again, all 37 pages (just looking at the pics mostly, didn't read everything).
It really is a wonderful thread :).


Claudia Roth

(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m47/Penthesilea06/Sonstige/ClaudiasehrRoth.jpg)

German politician; chairwoman of the Green Party. Dedicated to Human Rights
and their adherence. When younger, she was manager
of the German rockband Ton, Steine, Scherben.
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Penthesilea on November 10, 2008, 05:01:18 pm

I can't belive she's not yet in here!


Actress Kristin Scott Thomas

(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m47/Penthesilea06/Sonstige/patient-anglais-1996-01-g.jpg)

I first noticed her in Four weddings and a funeral. All women went weak
for Hugh Grant, which I never understood,
I only thought you keep him, I go with this woman. The Horse Whisperer was
a tough call between her and Robert Redford :laugh:.
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Brown Eyes on November 22, 2008, 05:26:37 pm
I can't belive she's not yet in here!


Actress Kristin Scott Thomas

(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m47/Penthesilea06/Sonstige/patient-anglais-1996-01-g.jpg)

I first noticed her in Four weddings and a funeral. All women went weak
for Hugh Grant, which I never understood,
I only thought you keep him, I go with this woman. The Horse Whisperer was
a tough call between her and Robert Redford :laugh:.
;D  This is a great post Chrissi!!  Kristin Scott Thomas's character definitely was great in Four Weddings and a Funeral... very alluring.


Also!  I want to welcome this classic, wonderful and long-running thread to its new home in the Women Today forum!!  :D



Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Mikaela on November 25, 2008, 01:49:32 pm
I have been so remiss in not sooner expressing my warm thanks to Milli for all the inspirational and interesting women you have brought to our attention over the last month or so. Thank you!!!  :-*

I must admit that a number of them I hadn't even heard of - probably I myself and a curriculum hell-bent on repressing women's contributions to society and human progress are at equal fault in this. All the more grateful I am that you've posted about them so that my knowledge was improved, as well as my admiration for strong, gorgeous women throughout history and at the present day.


Here's another strong and gorgeous woman, whom I discovered for the first time when on vacation in the US this September. The Rachel Maddow show became my immediate and only "must see" while over there. This is one extremely sharp and intelligent, knowledgable, witty and positive woman with immense powers of expression.  I just love her, and after I returned home I've regularly continued to watch bits and pieces of her show on YouTube, her interview with Barack Obama, her visits to Conan o'Brien and Jay Leno etc. Wow, can that woman ever hold her own!

(http://www.maddowfans.com/trms/announcements/images/image003.jpg)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Meryl on November 25, 2008, 02:32:08 pm
I have been so remiss in not sooner expressing my warm thanks to Milli for all the inspirational and interesting women you have brought to our attention over the last month or so. Thank you!!!  :-*

I must admit that a number of them I hadn't even heard of - probably I myself and a curriculum hell-bent on repressing women's contributions to society and human progress are at equal fault in this. All the more grateful I am that you've posted about them so that my knowledge was improved, as well as my admiration for strong, gorgeous women throughout history and at the present day.


Here's another strong and gorgeous woman, whom I discovered for the first time when on vacation in the US this September. The Rachel Maddow show became my immediate and only "must see" while over there. This is one extremely sharp and intelligent, knowledgable, witty and positive woman with immense powers of expression.  I just love her, and after I returned home I've regularly continued to watch bits and pieces of her show on YouTube, her interview with Barack Obama, her visits to Conan o'Brien and Jay Leno etc. Wow, can that woman ever hold her own!

(http://www.maddowfans.com/trms/announcements/images/image003.jpg)

Yes, Milli, thanks for your informative posts!  8)

Mika, I don't even remember you watching Rachel Maddow when you were here, silly me.  But I totally agree with your assessment of her.  A media star is born, methinks.  :)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Mikaela on November 25, 2008, 02:41:31 pm
Mika, I don't even remember you watching Rachel Maddow when you were here....

Huhn?  :o I credit you one hunderd percent for making me aware of her show! I really do! Thank you!  :-*  I guess I was so intent and riveted, I forgot to gab while watching, about how interesting I found her. Also, it wasn't till I got back home and googled her that I realized how new her show is, and read about her fascinating backstory. Silly me thought she'd surely been around with her show since forever, she just gives off that relaxed and confident vibe that kind of shouts experience!!  But I remember being so totally happy and thrilled that there actually were intelligent and liberal shows like that available, to counterbalance all that mind-numbingly inane Fox News stuff.
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Brown Eyes on November 25, 2008, 02:53:28 pm


I really like Rachel too! :)  Thanks for adding her to the list.  :)


Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: southendmd on November 25, 2008, 02:56:29 pm
Rachel is on the cover of the Advocate!  I totally fell for her during the election.  I happened on her show by chance when it was brand new, everyone congratulating her, etc.  What a class act.

(http://www.advocate.com/uploadedImages/advocate/editorial/issue_covers/A1020X300.jpg)

http://www.advocate.com/issue_story_ektid64682.asp (http://www.advocate.com/issue_story_ektid64682.asp)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Mikaela on November 25, 2008, 02:59:53 pm
I *so* agree with the Advocate! Thanks for posting that cover Paul!  :) :)

Please don't you all laugh at me now, but I was totally hoping Obama might ask Rachel to be his Press Secretary or whatever the title is  - You know, the job that uhm... Dana Perino(?) does for Bush now.

But of course Obama went with someone he has known for a long time and trusts based on that knowledge... that only makes sense.

Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Ellemeno on December 03, 2008, 04:19:14 am
Wow, I just caught up on many pages of this thread.  Thank you.


Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Ellemeno on December 03, 2008, 04:22:11 am
Penny Simkin


(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/simkin.jpg)

Penny Simkin is an international treasure for childbearing women and families and for professionals in the maternity field. She has made major and influential contributions in many areas of central concern to childbearing women, including: labor support and labor companions, labor pain relief and comfort measures, physiologic labor and labor progress, childbirth satisfaction, and childbearing experiences of survivors of sexual abuse. She is the author or co-author of some of the most important books in the field and of many valuable articles, pamphlets, and aids for maternity professionals and childbearing women. As a founding member of Doulas of North America (DONA) and a doula trainer, Penny Simkin has played a major role in helping to establish this newest member of the childbirth team. She has worked directly with thousands of women and families as a childbirth educator, doula, or counselor addressing grief, loss, trauma and abuse. Profound wisdom and deep respect for women and families characterize Penny Simkin's work in all of these areas.
http://www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10100



She was my teacher, and is still going strong.

Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Ellemeno on December 03, 2008, 04:34:29 am
Ina May Gaskin

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/gaskin.gif)

Ina May Gaskin's renown has spread through her clinical midwifery skills, developed entirely through independent study and apprenticeship with other midwives around the world. The statistics for Gaskin's midwifery practice, which has delivered more than 2,300 babies, tell the tale. In contrast to the national Cesarean rate of over 22 percent, the Farm's midwives have a rate of only 1.8 percent.
http://www.salon.com/people/bc/1999/06/01/gaskin/


Author of one of the best books I've ever read in my life, "Spiritual Midwifery," and teacher of countless midwives.  Ina May has changed the face of labor and delivery in the United States and around the world.

Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Mikaela on December 03, 2008, 07:25:58 am
Clarissa, I completely agree that these women should be on this thread!

A tiny bit of personal history here.... can't remember how old I was but it was before I started High School, I wrote an essay on the topic of "Historical person whose achievment I admire". I wrote about Florence Nightingale. Then, as I grew older, I went through a phase of being quite embarrassed at that - because it seemed like such a "feminine, womanish" thing to do - write about a woman who didn't discover, or explore, or conquer, etc - not like the 95% male "role models" of the history books. But of course, I've come around full circle a long time ago to realizing that inventing modern nursing in the face of horrid conditions near a battle-field is a more worthy, more humane and much more praiseworty endeavour than exploring Antartica or battling your way to becoming the ruler of a nation.

So yay! for the midwives of the world! (Incidentally, I watched a TV programme only yesterday from a Swedish labour ward - following a difficult and harrowing twin birth up close in this very modern medical environment, and the chief midwife contrasting that with her recent stint in Afganistan with "medecins sans frontiers" - where she'd also served at midwife under horrific and midieval conditions, without any modern equipment or facilities.... she showed some pictures. Very thought-provoking.)

Still.. I'm curious. "Spiritual midwifery" - could you elaborate a little on the message of the book? Is it religious?
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on December 04, 2008, 02:27:04 pm
I have been so remiss in not sooner expressing my warm thanks to Milli for all the inspirational and interesting women you have brought to our attention over the last month or so. Thank you!!!  :-*

I must admit that a number of them I hadn't even heard of - probably I myself and a curriculum hell-bent on repressing women's contributions to society and human progress are at equal fault in this. All the more grateful I am that you've posted about them so that my knowledge was improved, as well as my admiration for strong, gorgeous women throughout history and at the present day.


Yes, Milli, thanks for your informative posts!  8)

Mika, I don't even remember you watching Rachel Maddow when you were here, silly me.  But I totally agree with your assessment of her.  A media star is born, methinks.  :)



Hey Mika & Meryl - You are most welcome.   :)

I am not yet done with my "To Believe in Women" Series of posts here.  More to come.
Will be back to it in the near future.


~M
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on December 15, 2008, 02:39:39 pm

Gabrielle Roy, 1909 – 1983
French-Canadian author

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/70ff29e4.jpg)


She is considered by many to be one of the most important Francophone writers in Canadian history
and one of the most influential Canadian authors.[wikip.]


Some of her well known works include: Bonheur d'occasion (The Tin Flute), La Petite Poule d'Eau (Where Nests the Water Hen),
Ces enfants de ma vie (Children of My Heart), amongst others.


Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on December 15, 2008, 03:28:11 pm
More Canadian Herstory:

Jeanne Sauvé, 1922 - 1993
Canadian journalist, politician, stateswoman


(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/7b52a426.gif)


She was appointed as the 23rd Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada in December 1983,
marking the first time that a woman had been named to the post.

Sauvé was a staunch advocate of issues surrounding youth and world peace, and the dove of peace is one of the elements incorporated into Sauvé's coat-of-arms. Long before her vice-regal mandate, she worked as assistant to the Director of the Youth Secretariat of UNESCO, served as Secretary of the Canadian Committee for the World Assembly of Youth, and initiated and hosted a discussion show for youth.
...

Sauvé's concern for youth and peace were two of the three central themes of her mandate – the third was national unity. She travelled extensively, making her role as Governor General – a largely symbolic office – accessible to all Canadians. In her installation speech she spoke about the need for Canadians to forgo a narrow sense of their nation and to become more tolerant. "This is the price of our happiness", she said, "but happiness will never be found in the spirit of 'every man for himself'." [wikip.]

Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Front-Ranger on December 15, 2008, 04:28:19 pm
I'm also enjoying this series very much. Thank you, Lucise, and keep 'em coming!
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Ellemeno on December 16, 2008, 06:26:21 am
I'm learning about so many women I never knew about.  Thanks, everyone.
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on December 16, 2008, 05:32:01 pm


Sarah McLachlan

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/63cc7920.jpg)


Sarah McLachlan was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. After studying at the Nova Scotia Conservatory of Music,
she became a famous singer and songwriter. In 1996 Sarah founded an all-female music festival called Lilith Fair,
which toured widely for three years. Because of this initiative and her efforts to advance the careers of women
in the music business, Sarah McLachlan received the Elizabeth Cady Stanton Visionary Award in 1998.




I know she is in here already, but I woke up this morning with her voice on my alarm clock. 
The song is still in my head....

Sarah McLachlan - World On Fire
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzoNInZ2ClQ[/youtube]


Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on December 16, 2008, 05:41:21 pm


Grace Annie Lockhart
, 1855-1916

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Celebres/BelieveInWomen/54066faa.jpg)



On 25 May 1875, Lockhart received a bachelor of science and English literature
from Mt Allison College, Sackville, New Brunswick, and thus became the first woman in Canada & the British Empire
to receive a bachelor's degree. Although her later life was spent in a more conventional role,
as the wife of the Methodist minister J.L. Dawson, Lockhart's academic achievement as a student provided
clear evidence of the justice of women's claim to full rights in the field of higher education. [thecanadianencyclopedia.com]
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on December 16, 2008, 06:10:07 pm




Clara Brett Martin (1874 – 1923)
Canadian law pioneer

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In 1888, C. B. Martin was accepted to Trinity College in Toronto.
And in 1890, Martin graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics at the age of sixteen,
which was almost unheard of because of the masculinity associated with that field.

As Canada prepared to enter the 20th century, women were barred from participation in,
let alone any influence on or control over, the legal system at its fullest --
women could not be voters, legislators, coroners, magistrates, judges or jurors.
They were visible in the courts as litigants, witnesses & accused persons.

She opened the way for women to become lawyers in Canada by being the first in Canada & the British Empire in 1897. [wikip.]
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on December 16, 2008, 06:14:59 pm

E. Pauline Johnson, 1861 – 1913
Canadian writer and performer

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She was notable for her poems and performances that celebrated her aboriginal heritage.
One such poem is the frequently anthologized “The Song My Paddle Sings.”
Her poetry was published in Canada, the United States and Great Britain.
Johnson was one of a generation of widely read writers who began to define a Canadian national literature. [wikip.]


An excerpt from her poem:
"The Song My Paddle Sings."
...

August is laughing across the sky,   
Laughing while paddle, canoe and I          
Drift, drift,   
Where the hills uplift   
On either side of the current swift.   
 
The river rolls in its rocky bed,   
My paddle is plying its way ahead,          
Dip, dip,   
When the waters flip   
In foam as over their breast we slip.   
 
And oh, the river runs swifter now;   
The eddies circle about my bow:          
Swirl, swirl!   
How the ripples curl   
In many a dangerous pool awhirl!   
And far to forward the rapids roar,   
Fretting their margin for evermore;          
Dash, dash,   
With a mighty crash,   
They seethe and boil and bound and splash.   
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on December 16, 2008, 06:23:03 pm

Rose Fortune, 1774 - 1864


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Rose Fortune was born in Virginia, the daughter of slaves. Her parents, Black Loyalists,
came to Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia when Rose was ten, where they were given their freedom.
To earn money, Rose began working as a baggage carrier, transporting luggage and other items from the docks in a wheelbarrow.
She expanded her business to cover all of the town and also operated a ‘wake-up’ service, alerting travellers so they
wouldn't miss their boat.

Also at this time, Rose Fortune appointed herself as the police department of Annapolis Royal.
She imposed and enforced curfews and kept the wharves under control.
She was the first known policewoman in Canada.  [famouscanadians.net]
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on December 17, 2008, 01:29:17 pm
Canadian Herstory series continues..


Françoise Sullivan
Painter, sculptor and photographer

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Francoise Sullivan is an artist who pioneered the modern art movement in Canada.
Her varied career embraced dance, choreography, welded-medal sculpture, conceptual art,
representational painting, collage and large scale abstract painting.


Untitled, 1967
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Danse dans la neige, 1948
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Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on December 17, 2008, 01:31:00 pm

Rosemary Brown, 1930 - 2003
Politician, feminist

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Born in Jamaica, Rosemary grew up on the tropical island.
After emigrating to Canada in 1951 she studied at McGill University and the University of British Columbia,
then pursued a career in social work. A determined feminist, Ms. Brown worked throughout her life to
promote equality and human rights. Her campaigns includes efforts to eliminate sexism in textbooks,
increase female representation on boards and prohibit discrimination based on sex or marital status.
Rosemary's dedicated community service won her a multitude of honours, including honorary degreees
from many universities and selection as an officer of the Order of Canada. [heroines.ca]

Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on December 17, 2008, 02:49:08 pm

Laura Secord, 1775 – 1868

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The War of 1812 was a war between the British (Canadians) and the United States. It was this time period that permanently established the borders that run the length of both countries. The Americans were pushing into Upper Canada, and on June 21st, 1813 a group of soldiers took over the Secord home in Queenston, Upper Canada.

Laura's husband still recovering from the Battle of Queenston Heights, had limited mobility. She cooked, served and cleaned up after the intruders. She also gave them plenty to drink. As the evening wore on, the soldiers began to talk of their plans. Perhaps they did so because of the alcohol or perhaps they knew that James Secord was not a threat.

Laura overheard Colonel Boerstler's plan to surprise Lt. Fitzgibbon at Beaverdams.
She knew that the Niagara peninsula would fall into the American's hands if the British were not warned of the impending invasion.  Although there is some conflict as to how she got there, the truth is that she did - by walking 20 miles (32 km).

By nightfall she was exhausted when confronted with Indians. She managed to convey the importance of her mission to the Chief,
and he arranged for her to be escorted the remainder of the way.

As a result, all but 6 of the American soldiers were captured.

The Horseshoe Falls and the fertile soil of the Niagara Peninsula are still proudly, Canadian. [canadianaconnection.com]

Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on December 17, 2008, 02:54:03 pm

Marie Dressler,  1868 – 1934
Academy Award-winning Canadian actress

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Marie Dressler is considered one of the greatest comediennes of her generation and one of Hollywood's best loved stars. She was, at one time, the highest paid star in the movie industry, earning more than Greta Garbo or Mickey Mouse. In 1930, at sixty years of age, she won the coveted Oscar for Best Actress. In the early 1930s, Dressler was North America's top box office draw, earning $4,000 a week, and in August 1933, she was the first woman to grace the cover of Time magazine.

While these accolades tell of her phenomenal success in the movie world, they only relate to the later years of Dressler's career. A discussion of her early life, stage career, and her transition to silent and talking pictures will show that Dressler was a youngster who had a dream of being on the stage; that she dared to follow that dream, and persisted in the development of her craft, through times of success and failure. At an age when most stars are long forgotten by Hollywood producers, Dressler reached the pinnacle of her career. Dressler's life story is worth recounting, not only for her triumphs, but also for her determination to be successful in show business, and for the immeasurable persistence she demonstrated in following her dream to its fulfilment.  [mariedressler.ca]


M. Dressler Quotes:


“I contend that every woman has the right to feel beautiful, no matter how scrambled her features, or how indifferent her features.”

“Fate cast me to play the role of an ugly duckling with no promise of swanning.
I have played my life as a comedy rather than the tragedy many would have made of it.”





Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Ellemeno on December 18, 2008, 02:53:27 am
Milli, these are superb.  And I adore your current sig image.  You are a gift to us.  :-*
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on December 18, 2008, 02:59:51 pm
Cheers, Elle.  :)



Canadian Herstory continues.. with this unusual piece of the past:


Annie Edson Taylor
, 1838 – 1921

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She was the first person to survive a trip over Niagara Falls in a barrel on 24 October 1901.
A schoolteacher by trade (she had received an honors degree in a four-year training course),
she spent most of her working years in between jobs and locales, her net worth having been wiped out
due to various disasters twice. She also became a certified dancing instructor, although she found
fewer students as she grew older. Desiring fame & fortune to see her way through her later years,
she decided she would be the first person to ride Niagara Falls in a barrel. ...

Taylor used a custom made barrel for her trip, constructed of oak and iron and padded with a mattress. ...

The Niagara River currents carried the barrel toward the Canadian Horseshoe Falls,
which has since been the site for all daredevil stunting at Niagara Falls.
Rescuers reached her barrel shortly after the plunge, and Annie was discovered to be alive
and relatively uninjured, save for a small gash on her head.
The trip itself took less than twenty minutes, but it was some time before the barrel was actually opened. ...

She briefly earned money speaking about her experience, but was never able to build substantial wealth.[wikip.]
( ... she got gumption though ... especially because she was 63 when she did this..  ;) ) 


Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Brown Eyes on December 18, 2008, 05:36:22 pm
Milli, these are superb.  And I adore your current sig image.  You are a gift to us.  :-*

I'd like to echo exactly what Elle says here. :)

(http://bestsmileys.com/hugging/4.gif) ----> Milli!

Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on December 18, 2008, 07:27:15 pm
Cute hug, Amanda.. lol.
Glad to know that I am not the only one enjoying this series.  ;)

Cheers,
~M
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on December 18, 2008, 07:29:26 pm

Lois Hole
, 1933 - 2005
Canadian politician, businesswoman, educator and best-selling author.

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As a young girl growing up in rural Saskatchewan, Lois Hole wasn't sure what she wanted to do when she grew up,
but she was quite certain that she wouldn't be a farmer's wife.

Sometimes life has a way of turning out differently than we initially planned. "Thanks to luck and good judgement, not only did I marry a farmer, I became one," wrote Lois Hole in her 1998 biography, I'll Never Marry a Farmer.

In the early 1950's, Lois and Ted Hole began farming on 200-acres of land near St. Albert. Making a living from the land was difficult at times and out of necessity, they planted a very large garden to help support their family.

Their garden grew very well and produced more vegetables than their family required, so Lois began selling vegetables to families in the city. Eventually the Hole farm became a major supplier of vegetables to families as well as wholesalers and they started a small greenhouse operation to compliment the vegetable business.

By the 1970's, the greenhouse industry began to really take off and in 1991 the Holes decided to make the greenhouse their primary focus. Lois Hole went on to write a number of popular gardening books to share her knowledge with others.

She also enjoyed community service and served in many positions before being appointed Lieutenant Governor of Alberta where she served until she passed away on January 6, 2005. 

The late Lois Hole was a farmer's wife, a mother, a best-selling author, an entrepreneur, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, and she was also one of our greatest ambassadors for agriculture and food.  [canada.com]

She was known as the "Queen of Hugs" for breaking with protocol and hugging almost everyone she met,
including journalists, diplomats and other politicians. [wikip.]
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on December 18, 2008, 07:39:08 pm

A strong, gorgeous woman I know - is a friend of mine who passed away last week.
She was a kind soul who genuinely cared for others.  She spent a lot of her time working towards setting up an organisation whose goal was to bring animals from shelters to the homes of senior citizens who could love and care for them & in turn gain valued companionship.

You went too young, B.  ... and you will be missed.


~M
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on December 18, 2008, 08:47:12 pm

Zanana L. Akande
Former Canadian politician

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She was the first black woman elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
(as part of Premier Bob Rae’s New Democratic Party (NDP) government) and
the first black woman to serve as a cabinet minister in Canada. [wikip.]

In government, her particular interest was the education of disadvantaged children, whether their problems were mental, physical or emotional. She worked towards accommodating them in smaller, less institutionalized settings. One of the things that impressed her was just how functional many of these children are – capable of living and working in far less restrictive settings. They didn’t need to be in institutions, Akande says, although some opted to remain in a setting they were used to, and where they had friends.

Akande is currently president of the Urban Alliance on Race Relations. It was founded in 1975 with an ambitious programme that included increasing public awareness and providing forums for dialogue. It also seeks to encourage equality of opportunity, carry out research, and provide consulting, facilitation and mediation in public and private sectors. Overall, it strives to network and build alliances with other community-based organizations, and promote understanding around anti-racist issues. [section15.ca]
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on December 19, 2008, 04:36:23 pm

Manon Rheaume
Olympic silver medalist


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She is a Canadian goaltender and Olympic silver medalist who was the first - and as of 2008, the only -
woman to play in the NHL, having played in two exhibition games for the Tampa Bay Lightning. [wikip.]


Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on December 19, 2008, 04:39:19 pm

Thelma J. Chalifoux
Former Canadian politician and teacher.


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Thelma was appointed to the Canadian Senate on the advice of Jean Chrétien on November 26, 1997.
She served in the Senate until February 8, 2004, when she retired and returned to Alberta
upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75.

Prior to her appointment to the Canadian senate she worked as a teacher,
and was active in the Métis community. She has since returned to her roots,
and now operates the Michif Cultural Institute in St. Albert, Alberta,
an organization devoted to educational efforts on behalf of the local Métis community. [wikip.]

T. Chalifoux was abandoned by an abusive husband at the age of 25.
At that time, she had a Grade 9 education and seven young children.
How inspiring then, that she went from there to complete her education, raise her family and
go on to become the First aboriginal woman in Canadian history to become a senator.  :)
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Ellemeno on December 22, 2008, 12:19:43 am
I love these.  Queen of hugs, the hockey player, all of them.  :-*

I'm sad to read about your friend, Milli.  What a great idea she had, to take animals out of cages and put them in the homes of people who could appreciate them.
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on December 22, 2008, 05:52:38 pm
I appreciate the sentiment, Elle.  :)

A few additions to the series coming up...
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on December 22, 2008, 05:55:55 pm


Ruby Keeler, 1909 - 1983
Actress, singer, and dancer

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Keeler was born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1909, to an Irish Catholic family.
She was the sister of minor actresses, Helen and Gertrude Keeler.

She was most famous for her on-screen coupling with Dick Powell in a string of
successful early musicals at Warner Brothers, particularly 42nd Street.

Ruby Keeler was among the first tap dancing stars in motion pictures. Her style was an Irish Step.  [wikip.]

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Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on December 22, 2008, 06:00:24 pm
A few Canadian, lesbian writers to look out for:


Ann-Marie MacDonald

Playwright, novelist, actor

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MacDonald won the Commonwealth Writers Prize for her first novel, Fall on Your Knees,
which was also named to Oprah Winfrey's Book Club.  She received the Governor General's Award for Literary Merit,
the Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award and the Canadian Author's Association Award for her play,
Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet).

She also appeared in the films I've Heard the Mermaids Singing and Better Than Chocolate, among others.
Her 2003 novel, The Way the Crow Flies, was partly inspired by the Steven Truscott case.
MacDonald's partner is playwright and theatre director Alisa Palmer.  [wikip.]


******


Makeda Silvera
Novelist, short story writer

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She is a Caribbean Canadian novelist and short story writer.

Silvera emigrated to Canada at the age of 12 with her family, and currently lives in Toronto.
She published two volumes of short stories in the 1990s before releasing her first novel, "The Revenge of Maria" in 1998,
followed by The Heart Does Not Bend, in 2002. An out lesbian, she is the co-founder and managing editor of Sister Vision Press,
and has edited a number of anthologies, including Piece of My Heart, the first North American anthology of literature
by lesbians of colour. [wikip.]
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on December 22, 2008, 06:04:00 pm
A few Canadian, lesbian writers to look out for:


Irshad Manji
Activist, author

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She is an openly lesbian Canadian feminist, author, journalist, activist and professor of leadership.
Manji is Director of the Moral Courage Project at New York University.
The Moral Courage Project aims to teach young leaders to speak truth to power in their own communities.

She is a well-known critic of radical Islam and orthodox interpretations of the Qur'an.
She is founder and president of Project Ijtihad, an international charitable organization working
to "build the world’s most inclusive network of reform-minded Muslims and non-Muslim allies."
Manji's book, The Trouble with Islam Today, has been published in more than 30 languages.  [wikip.]
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on December 22, 2008, 06:13:03 pm
A few Canadian, lesbian writers to look out for:

Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Poet, social activist

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She is a Toronto-based poet, writer, educator and social activist.
Her writing and performance art focuses on documenting the stories of queer and trans people of color,
abuse survivors, mixed-race people and diasporic South Asians and Sri Lankans.
A central concern of her work is the interconnection of systems of colonialism, abuse and violence.
Consensual Genocide (2006) was her first published collection of poetry.

As a spoken word artist she has performed widely in the United States, Canada and Sri Lanka.
She teaches writing to LGBT youth at Supporting Our Youth Toronto (SOY), and is an organizer
of the Asian Arts Freedom School, a writing, performance and activist education program
for Asian/Pacific Islander youth.

In April 2007, Piepzna-Samarasinha and Maria Cristina Rangel, aka Cherry Galette,
launched Mangos With Chili, a "floating cabaret" annual tour of queer and transgender
people of color writers, dancers and performance artists. [wikip.]
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on January 05, 2009, 03:56:08 pm



To one and all.... 

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I trust & hope everyone had a safe and sound holiday season.

~M

Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on January 05, 2009, 03:58:14 pm
A few Canadian writers to look out for:


Eden Robinson

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She is a Canadian novelist and short story writer.

Born in Kitamaat, British Columbia, she is a member of the Haisla and Heiltsuk First Nations.
Robinson's critically acclaimed first book, Traplines (1995), was a collection of long short stories.
She received the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize for her second book, Monkey Beach (2000), a novel.
Her latest novel, Blood Sports, was published in 2006.

Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on January 05, 2009, 04:09:31 pm
A few Canadian writers to look out for:


Ivan E. Coyote

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She was born in the Yukon, Canada.

Ivan E. Coyote is acclaimed as one of North America's most beguiling storytellers;
Ivan's honest, down-to-earth tales, many of which are based on personal experience,
are compelling for their simple human truths. Her 2005 story collection, Loose End,
was shortlisted for the prestigious Ferro-Grumley Award for Women's Fiction. [arsenalpulp.com]


Coyote self-defines as “a primarily estrogen-based organism” but dresses male; ...

Her short stories, largely autobiographical pieces, are all about connection — or, sometimes, missed connections.
They’re about fitting in, or not. They’re about being mistaken for a man by little old ladies in gas-station restrooms,
and about being mistaken for a girl by one’s own family. ...

The wonder of Coyote’s stories, though, is that even the straightest reader will be touched by their generous heart,
and by the seeming immediacy of their kitchen-table clarity.  [straight.com]

I own every book by this author - and especially love her very refreshing collection of short stories. 
Books by Ivan E. include: Bow Grip (novel), One man's trash, Close to Spider Man, Loose End, The Slow Fix (all short story collections).
I read Close to Spider Man from start to finish in one sitting.  Couldn't put it down.  :)

Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Front-Ranger on January 07, 2009, 12:00:15 am
These women are really wonderful! Thank you!! All day I have been listening to the music of Michelle Shocked and loving it!!

Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on January 08, 2009, 04:22:37 pm
For some time now, I've wanted to build a collection of African Women herstories.   I'm working on it.

I'll begin this series with a poem I wrote a while ago - inspired by one African woman in particular, whose life touched me immensely. 
Her name was FannyAnn V. Eddy.


Over African Sky

sister calling out
pushing her way up
to the big white clouds thrown free
like a soft blanket over African sky;
singing, chanting
till her lungs burn wild with joy;
just like in days past
when she kicked, marched proud
on hot eggshells
in a Freetown laced with fear

sister calling out
queer as can be, be not alone;
sister speaking up the truths,
all the while hearing
the crackle of brittle shells
beneath her sturdy feet;
sister pressing on,
hoping to taste another
sunset and sunrise anew..

sister calling out,
alone in the shadow of hatred so thick
one by one, they raped her
they stabbed her
they broke her neck
they sliced off her tongue
they gouged out her eyes..
that she may not see
that she may not speak
that she may not live

sister calling out,
soaring high and swift
like a shooting star...
guess what,
she speaks with a thousand tongues,
she sees through a million eyes,
she thrives in a thousand hearts..
for we have witnessed the stains
of fresh blood on broken eggshells

sister calling out
she saw
she spoke
she lived
she died
she sings -
'they can not slaughter us all'



~*~*~*~


Fannyann Viola Eddy (1974–2004)


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She was an activist for lesbian and gay rights in her native Sierra Leone and throughout Africa.
In 2002, she founded the Sierra Leone Lesbian and Gay Association, the first of its kind in Sierra Leone.
She traveled widely, addressing the United Nations and other international groups.
In April 2004, she advocated the passing of the Brazil Resolution at the UN in Geneva.

"We live in fear within our communities," Eddy testified before the U.N.,
"where we face constant harassment and violence from neighbors and others.
Their homophobic attacks go unpunished by authorities, further encouraging their discriminatory
and violent treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people."


Eddy was murdered on September 28, 2004, shortly after giving a speech about the threats of violence
faced by lesbians and gays in Sierra Leone. Eddy left behind a son and her partner Esther Chikalipa. [wikip.]
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on January 08, 2009, 04:30:02 pm

Helen Suzman (1917 – January 2009)

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She was a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician.
She was also was one of the few white lawmakers to fight against the injustices of racist rule.

Suzman fought a long and lonely battle in the South African parliament against government repression
of the country's black majority. She first visited Nelson Mandela,
leader of the then-banned African National Congress, in prison in 1967 at the start of a long friendship.

For 13 years, Helen Suzman was the sole opposition lawmaker in South Africa's parliament,
raising her voice time after time against the introduction of racist legislation by the National Party government.

Born in the mining town of Germiston east of Johannesburg to parents who had fled anti-Semitism in Russia,
Suzman's childhood was the charmed one of most whites — tennis, swimming lessons and private schooling.
It was only when she got to university and studied the laws that were being put in place to govern black people
that she says she was "roused to the discrimination."

From then on she began to speak out against the conditions under which black people were forced to live,
their lack of job opportunities and especially the dreaded pass system that restricted their movement.
Her greatest achievement was helping to ensure that the pass laws were abolished.  [msnbc.com]


Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on January 09, 2009, 02:10:23 pm
African Herstory can not be complete without her....


Miriam Makeba (1932 - 2008)

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She was a South African civil rights activist and Grammy Award winning artist often referred to as Mama Afrika.
She was a Legendary voice of the African continent and symbol of the fight against apartheid.

Miriam Makeba is chief among those who have proclaimed the experiences of black South Africans.
In the 1960's, her outspoken opposition to the repressive political climate in South Africa
set the stage for harsh government retaliation. Makeba's call for an end to apartheid became increasingly powerful,
and her recordings were subsequently banned in South Africa. More than three decades of exile began for the singer in 1960,
when her passport was invalidated by the South African government.

Throughout a career spanning more than three decades, she established herself as a powerful voice in the fight against apartheid.
Makeba is credited with bringing the rhythmic and spiritual sounds of Africa to the West.
Her music is a soulful mix of jazz, blues, and traditional African folk songs shaded with potent political overtones.
Using music as a primary forum for her social concerns, she is a lasting symbol in the fight for racial equality
and has come to represent the pain of all South Africans living in exile. [musicianguide.com]


Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on January 09, 2009, 02:26:07 pm

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie


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She is an acclaimed Nigerian writer. She comes from Abba in Anambra State, southeast Nigeria.
At the age of 19, she left Nigeria and moved to the United States.

Her first novel, Purple Hibiscus (a profoundly moving novel about a Nigerian family struggling
under the cruelty of a raging, evangelist father), was published in 2003 and won the Best First Book award
in the 2005 Commonwealth Writers' Prize.  Her second novel, Half of a Yellow Sun, named for the flag of the short-lived Biafran nation,
is set before and during the Biafran War. It was published in 2006 and was awarded the 2007 Orange Prize for Fiction.
Chimamanda is a 2008 MacArthur Fellow. [wikip.]

For links to some of her works - poetry, short stories and novel excerpts...  http://www.l3.ulg.ac.be/adichie/cnalinks.html
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on January 09, 2009, 04:04:34 pm

Simphiwe Dana

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BORN in the Transkei, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Simphiwe Dana entered South African music mainstream
in 2004 with her debut album Zandisile.

Described as a young Miriam Makeba, Dana’s voice transports you to that golden era in South Africa’s history.
Her music is rich with warm harmonies from her backing vocalists and stylishly held together by her band's jazz grooves.
Simphiwe is the winner of 7 South African Music Awards (SAMA) for her two albums "Zandisile" (2004)
and "The One Love Movement on Bantu Biko Street" (2006) released in South Africa by Gallo Records.
She is currently performing in South Africa and Europe and preparing material for her next album due for release in 2009. [simphiwedana.com]


"Ndiredi" (from her album "Zandisile")

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK4DoHE7VF0[/youtube]



Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on January 09, 2009, 05:03:10 pm


Meseret Defar

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Born into a family of 7 in 1983 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Meseret Defar grew up as an active child
either while doing household chores or out shopping at the market.  Later she started participating in running competitions
at school and completed most of the races with promising results. 

At age 14, Meseret was probably one of the youngest runners to be included in the Ethiopian Banks club system in 1998.
Further, although most successful Ethiopian runners come from rural parts of the country, Messeret flourished
as a long distance runner to become the first and only female Ethiopian Olympic champion from Addis Ababa.

Messeret’s continuing achievements as an athlete are well known and include winning gold at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
in the 5000m race as well as medal positions in numerous other athletic events. 
Small wonder that she was voted Female World Athlete of the Year in 2007 and is rightly considered to be
one of the most promising female athletes in Ethiopia. 

But Messeret’s great story isn’t all on the track field.  After being selected as the Honorary National Ambassador in Ethiopia
for UNFPA in 2004, she has been active in championing the causes of women, youth and the prevention of HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia.
Married to the former Junior Banks foot ball player, Tewodros Hailu, she now strives to add more to her glittering career
both as an iconic athlete and social activist. [addisconnexion.com]

Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on January 12, 2009, 02:01:33 pm
African Herstories series contd..


Angélique Kidjo
Singer, songwriter

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Kidjo was born in Cotonou, Benin. Her father, is from the Fon people of Ouidah
and her mother from the Yoruba people. By the time she was six, Kidjo was performing with her mother's theatre troupe,
giving her an early appreciation for traditional music and dance.

She mixes the West African traditions of her childhood in Benin with elements of
American R&B, funk and jazz as well as European and Latin American influences.

Through her music, Angelique exalts individual cultures while underlining their universal similarities
showing that the world is far more culturally connected than it may appear. [bbc.co.uk]

Her latest album, Djin Djin was released in May of 2007. 
It won Best Contemporary World Music Album at the 2008 Grammy Awards.



Angelique Kidjo - Wombo Lombo
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlKquAsj6JQ[/youtube]
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on January 12, 2009, 02:05:17 pm

Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf

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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was born in central Monrovia, Liberia in 1938 and has led a distinguished career
spanning nearly four decades in the private and public domain in Liberia and internationally.
She is the current President of Liberia.

Johnson-Sirleaf is often referred to as the "Iron Lady", and she is Africa's first elected female head of state.

President Johnson Sirleaf is a member of the Council of Women World Leaders,
an International network of current and former women presidents and prime ministers
whose mission is to mobilize the highest-level women leaders globally for collective action
on issues of critical importance to women and equitable development. [wikip.]
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on January 12, 2009, 02:08:17 pm

Dr. Bogalech Gebre

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Born in 1958, she overcame the tremendous odds associated with some of the harmful traditional practices in Ethiopia
that women are frequently forced to undergo and has since made huge accomplishments in helping to combat these practices
that she herself was once a victim of.  After losing two of her sisters to infections from FGM (Female Genital Mutilation)
and escaping from four attempted early marriages, she became the first girl ever in her village of Zato to be educated
beyond the fourth grade.   She later attended Hebrew University in Jerusalem on a full scholarship and became the first woman
invited to join the science faculty at Addis Ababa University after having earned a Ph.D. in epidemiology from UCLA, Los Angeles.

Gebre founded Kembatta Women’s Self-Help Center in Ethiopia (KMG) in 1997, a seven-acre women’s community in Kembatta,
to stop such practices.   KMG focuses on three interrelated areas; reproductive health rights (including elimination of FGM and
prevention of HIV and AIDS); vocational training and women’s entrepreneurial skills as well as the restoration of damaged
watersheds and other environmental degradations. KMG has also established legal clinics to teach women their legal rights
under Ethiopia’s constitution and is making inroads in empowering women to fight for their rights. [addisconnexion.com]

In the 10 years since Boge laid the cornerstone of the KMG centre in Kembatta, the percentage of girls in the region
subjected to genital mutilation has fallen from nearly 100 per cent to as low as three per cent.
As a direct result of her educational work, marriage by abduction has also almost disappeared, and HIV-AIDS and
domestic violence are no longer the taboo subjects they used to be. And at a ground-breaking event Boge (Bogalech) organized in 2004,
nearly 100,000 people turned out to celebrate "Whole body health life -- Freedom from FGM"
and the more than 35,000 girls who have publicly refused to be cut.

"This moment," says Boge, "was the community's affirmation that they no longer wanted to harm their children."    [homemakers.com]
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on January 13, 2009, 01:16:42 pm


Tsitsi Dangarembga


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African writer and director Tsitsi Dangarembga was born in Mutoko in colonial Rhodesia,
but at the age of two she moved with her parents to England. She returned to her homeland in 1980
just before it became Zimbabwe under black-majority rule.  [bbc.co.uk]

Dangarembga studied film direction at the Deutsche Film und Fernseh Akademie in Berlin,
and was the first black Zimbabwean woman to direct a feature film, Everyone's Child (1996), which is about AIDS in Africa. 
[She also wrote the story for the film Neria (1993), which became the highest-grossing film in Zimbabwean history.]

She is best known for her remarkable first novel Nervous Conditions which was published by the Women's Press in 1988
and won the African section of the Commonwealth Writers Prize in 1989.
It broke the mould for East African women's writing, and has been read and taught all over the world since it first appeared.
Its popularity has not made its writer's life in Zimbabwe easy; the novel describes how a group of women and girls
in colonial Rhodesia are doubly colonized by Shona patriarchy and white supremacism.
One part of that oppression is still firmly in place.   [litencyc.com]

The much-awaited sequel to her novel Nervous Conditions: The Book of Not, was published in 2006.
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on January 13, 2009, 01:21:20 pm


Dr. Florence Wambugu

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Dr. Florence Muringi Wambugu is one of the most eminent African woman scientists in the world today,
well known for her expertise and advocacy in biotechnology.

In Canada, genetically modified food may spark safety worries. But Florence Wambugu, the founder of Africa Harvest,
a nonprofit biotechnology research group with headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, has a different view.

"Who are people in the developed world to tell those in Africa that using genetic techniques to increase crop production is wrong,
when they have full bellies every day?"
she asks. "A mother who has not seen her children eat for days would not question
the ethics of making crops more productive."


"Africa is in crisis," continues Florence. "With rising food costs, population growth and water shortages, more productive plants
are imperative to the survival of millions."
According to the United Nations, more than 14 million people in Somalia, Kenya,
Uganda and Ethiopia, countries in the grip of a prolonged drought, depend on food aid.

Florence is no stranger to their plight. Born in Kenya in 1953, the sixth of 10 children, she grew up on a small subsistence farm.
After her father's death, there was often no food to go around. So it was an extraordinary gamble when, braving village criticism,
Florence's mother sold the family's single asset -- their cow -- in order to send her daughter to high school.
Florence went on to take degrees in zoology and botany in Nairobi, the U.S. and the U.K.

In 2002 she founded Africa Harvest, and has so far helped more than half a million farmers increase their output.
"After seeing my community struggling and knowing what sacrifices my mother made to educate me,
I wanted to go back and help make their lives easier,"
she says.

"New strains of grains needing less water, or that are nutritionally fortified, can cushion against natural disasters by
helping farmers harvest even a small crop when conditions are dire. Food aid produced in other countries is not a viable
long-term solution when 80 per cent of the Kenyan workforce is employed in agriculture."
  [homemakers.com]
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on January 13, 2009, 07:19:14 pm
Got my headphones on & I've been listening to Zap Mama all day.
L-o-v-e their music.



Zap Mama

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is an all-female quintet founded by Zaire native Marie Daulne:


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Zap Mama specializes in polyphonic, harmonic music with a mixture of heavily infused African instruments,
R&B, and Hip-hop and emphasizes voice in all their music.

Daulne's father, a white Belgian, was killed during the revolution of 1960 while her mother was pregnant with her,
so the remainder of the family fled to the forests and found refuge with a tribe of pygmies.
Daulne was raised primarily in Europe, but when she heard a recording of traditional pygmy music at age 20,
she decided to return to Africa to learn about her heritage. She was trained in pygmy onomatopoeic vocal techniques
before returning to the West to found Zap Mama.
Their 1993 debut, Adventures in Afropea I, became the biggest-selling non-compilation album in the history of Luaka Bop Records. [answers.com]

Their latest album, Supermoon was released in 2007.

Check this out - Zap Mama - "Brrrlak" (Adventures in Afropea)
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlI8Ph_ncPw[/youtube]



Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on January 14, 2009, 06:26:52 pm


Hafsat Abiola


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Hafsat Abiola (born 1974 in Lagos) is a Nigerian human rights, civil rights and democracy activist,
founder of the Kudirat Initiative for Democracy (KIND), which seeks to strengthen civil society
and promote democracy in Nigeria.

She was the seventh child of the late Chief Moshood Abiola, who allegedly won the first democratic elections in Nigeria in 1993,
but was put in prison for treason after declaring himself president. He later died there in 1998.
Her mother, Alhaja Kudirat Abiola [an outspoken political and business figure in her own right],
was murdered during a demonstration for the release of her husband in 1996. [wikip.]


Nigeria was one of 20 African countries to have been ruled by military dictatorships since most of the continent
gained independence in the 1960s. Chief Abiola's short-lived victory had been in the country's first-ever election.
It wasn't until a new military leader took over in 1998 that another round of elections was held, and that time honoured.
Hafsat, then 25, came home with a vision.

"I realized that to truly honour my mother's dream I had to provide a bridge that would enable women to cross
from being society's silenced to being its vital voice for change," she explains.
"I set up the Kudirat Initiative for Democracy (KIND) in memory of my mother to give Nigerian women
the leadership skills necessary to run for political office."

Women, she says, ensure that politics stay relevant.
"Women bring to the table issues that concern families, like health care and education." ...

KIND's Thirty by Eleven Campaign was established in 2006 and received money from CIDA [Canadian International Development Agency]
under its Gender Equality Support pilot project. The campaign aims to help women win 30 per cent of political
and decision-making positions in the 2011 elections. Currently, they hold only six per cent.
"This is what we urgently need to change," says Hafsat. "We aim to make young women feel they have a right to a voice." [homemakers.com]


In 2006 she raised funds by organizing performances of The Vagina Monologues in Nigeria.
In 2008, the Europe-based A Different View chose Abiola to be one of the 15 Champions of World Democracy.
Other champions include Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, Corazon Aquino, and Sima Samar. [wikip.]
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Sharon on January 21, 2009, 05:18:57 pm
Hey M.

It is amazing what you have created here in the last time!
I am impressed by so many powerful women!
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on January 22, 2009, 12:58:49 pm
Hey M.

It is amazing what you have created here in the last time!
I am impressed by so many powerful women!

Cheers S.

I was beginning to feel like I was talking to myself up in here.    :)
Good to see you passing this way, bud.

~M  :-*
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Brown Eyes on January 22, 2009, 01:08:59 pm

Heya M!  Thank you sooooooooooooooo much for keeping this wonderful thread so active!  I'm thoroughly enjoying all your posts to this thread!!

 :D



I know Anne Hathaway is already on this thread, way, way back there... But, in honor of her Oscar nomination today, I thought I'd add her here again.


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Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: ifyoucantfixit on January 23, 2009, 05:17:42 am
      Michelle Obama

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First Lady of the United States
Born    January 17, 1964 (1964-01-17) (age 45

Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama (born January 17, 1964) is the current First Lady of the United States, and the wife of the forty-fourth President of the United States Barack Obama.[1] She is the first African American First Lady.

She was born and grew up on the South Side of Chicago and graduated from Princeton University and Harvard Law School. After completing her formal education, she returned to Chicago and accepted a position with the law firm Sidley Austin, and subsequently worked as part of the staff of Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley, and for the University of Chicago Medical Center.

Michelle Obama is the sister of Craig Robinson, men's basketball coach at Oregon State University. She met Barack Obama when he joined Sidley Austin. After his election to the U.S. Senate, the Obama family continued to live on Chicago's South Side, choosing to remain there rather than moving to Washington, D.C.
   
    Michelle Robinson was born on January 17, 1964, in Chicago, Illinois to Fraser Robinson III,[2] a city water plant employee and Democratic precinct captain, and Marian Shields Robinson, a secretary at Spiegel's catalog store.[3] Michelle can trace her roots to pre-Civil War African Americans in the American South; her paternal great-great grandfather, Jim Robinson, was an American slave in the state of South Carolina,[4][5] where some of her family still reside.[6][7] She grew up on Euclid Avenue in the South Shore community area of Chicago,[3][8][9] and was raised in a conventional two-parent home.[10] The family ate meals together and also entertained together as a family by playing games such as Monopoly and by reading.[11] She and her brother, Craig (who is 21 months older), skipped the second grade. By sixth grade, Michelle joined a gifted class at Bryn Mawr Elementary School (later renamed Bouchet Academy).[12] She attended Whitney Young High School, Chicago's first magnet high school, where she was on the honor roll four years, took advanced placement classes, was a member of the National Honor Society and served as student council treasurer.[3] The round trip commute from her South Side home to the Near West Side took three hours out of her day.[13] She was a high school classmate of Santita Jackson, the daughter of Jesse Jackson and sister of Jesse Jackson, Jr.[11] She graduated from high school in 1981 as salutatorian,[13][14] and went on to major in sociology and minor in African American studies at Princeton University, where she graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in 1985.
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on January 23, 2009, 05:46:21 pm
Great to see some activity in this thread again.  :)

African Herstories series contd..


Dora N. Akunyili

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She is the former Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)
of Nigeria and current (since December 17,2008) Nigerian Minister of Information.
She is a pharmacist, professor and governmental administrator who has gained international recognition
and won hundreds of awards for her work in pharmacology, public health and human rights.

Since Akunyili took over leadership of NAFDAC, she has established as a top priority the eradication
of counterfeit drugs and unsafe food.[1] Before Akunyili assumed duty, Nigeria became a place where fake
and substandard foods and drugs were being dumped without any form of regulations.
She became angry because “so many of (her) countrymen and women (were) fighting killer diseases like malaria
and tuberculosis with little more than sugar syrup and chalk tablets, cynically packaged to look like the real thing.” [wikip]

She has faced considerable risk to her personal safety in order to combat the issue of fake drugs.

In a culture steeped in corruption, she has not had an easy ride.  She built a new team of female inspectors
and pharmacists (she believes most men are too easily tempted by bribes) and started to prosecute importers of fake drugs.

When the public saw the dragons she was slaying, she may have become Nigeria's uncrowned queen,
but the counterfeiters fought back.  They burnt down Nafdac's offices and threatened to kill her and her children.
When she stood firm, they shot her in her car. The bullet grazed her skull but she survived.

"Eradication of counterfeit drugs should be treated as an international health emergency," she says.
She believes that raising public awareness has produced dramatic results in Nigeria and urges other nations to be more open. [news.bbc.co.uk]
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on January 23, 2009, 05:53:34 pm

Eleni Gabre-Madhin


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Living in Rwanda, at the age of 12 Eleni single-mindedly applied to a boarding school in Kenya.
When her parents, who were surprised by her action, asked her why she had done so,
she told them that she had already crafted her ten-year future plan and Kenya was the start line.

Eleni spent the first three decades of her life in six different countries, between the US,
different parts of Africa, and Europe. She grew up in various cultures, picking up her trilingual skills
in English, French & Kiswahili and becoming easily adaptable to people and cultures wherever she went.
Following the upheaval of the 1975 revolution, Eleni left her beloved country with her family once again.
It would take her almost 30 years before she returns back to her birth country.  [tigray.net]


Economist Eleni Gabre-Madhin has ambitious vision -- to found the first commodities market in Ethiopia,
bringing rates and standards (not to mention trading systems, warehousing and data centers) to the trade of crops.

Gabre-Madhin left her earlier job, as a World Bank senior economist in Washington, DC, in part because she was disturbed
by the 2002 famine in Ethiopia -- after a bumper crop of maize the year before. With prices depressed,
many farmers simply left their grain in the field in 2001. But when the rains failed in 2002, a famine of 1984 proportions threatened the country.
Her dream: to build a market that protects the African farmer, who is too often living at the mercy of forces beyond his or her control.

The director of the International Food Policy Research Institute, Madhin studies market reforms, market institutions,
and structural transformation in Africa, and works to create "a world free of hunger and malnutrition."  [ted.com]

The Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) became operational in April 2008, with Eleni as its Chief Executive Officer.
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on January 23, 2009, 06:13:16 pm

Betty Oyella Bigombe

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Betty was born in Gulu, northern Uganda, in 1954, one of 11 children. She went on to university
and was eventually elected as one of Uganda's first female government ministers in 1988,
when President Yoweri Museveni appointed her "Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister",
a post in which she was tasked with convincing the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) of Uganda rebels to give up their struggle.

Following the failure of military efforts to defeat the rebels, Bigombe initiated contact
with rebel leader Joseph Kony in June 1993. In that same year, she was named Uganda's Woman of the Year
for her efforts to end the violence. Despite meeting with Kony, the talks collapsed in February 1994.
Soon afterward the insurgency intensified and no significant efforts towards peace would be made for the next decade.
She also assisted in the peace efforts between Uganda and Sudan.

In 1997, she took a fellowship award at the Harvard Institute for International Development.
She then became a senior social scientist with the Postconflict unit at the World Bank and
then a consultant to the Bank's Social Protection and Human Development units.
She co-authored several articles on post-conflict peacebuilding and the impact of conflict on women and children.

Following the February 2004 Barlonyo massacre, Bigombe took a leave of absence from the World Bank
and flew to Uganda to attempt to restart the peace process. From at least March 2004 to 2005,
Bigombe was the chief mediator in a new peace initiative with the LRA, personally financing much of the logistics
of bringing Ugandan government ministers and rebel leaders together. The last meeting on April 20, 2005 fell through.
However, the failure of the Bigombe mediation is seen as laying the groundwork for the 2006–2007 Juba talks,
which are mediated by the government of Southern Sudan.

Bigombe is still regularly consulted by both Ugandan officials and LRA representatives on the course of the talks. [answers.com]



Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Lumière on January 27, 2009, 05:18:26 pm
African Herstories series contd..


Brenda Fassie (1964 – 2004)

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She was a legendary South African pop singer widely considered a voice for disenfranchised blacks during apartheid.
She was affectionately known as the Queen of African Pop and her nickname amongst fans was Mabrr.
Brenda was born in Langa, Cape Town as the youngest of 9 children.  Her father died when she was 2,
and with the help of her mother, a pianist, she started earning money by singing for tourists.

With very outspoken views and frequent visits to the poorer townships of Johannesburg,
as well as songs about life in the townships, she enjoyed tremendous popularity.
Known best for her songs "Weekend Special" and "Too Late for Mama", she was called by Time Magazine in 2001
"The Madonna of the Townships". [wikip]

In her twenties she was already an old hand in the music industry. When rumors of drug abuse surfaced,
many argued it was because she gained too much fame too fast. In typical Brenda fashion she faced the press
and confirmed the allegations; she admitted she was a drug-addict and a lesbian.

It was around this time when a change came about in Brenda’s life. One morning she woke up in a drug-induced haze,
next to her was her close friend and lover Poppie Sihlahla, who had died of a drug overdose.
It changed Brenda’s life and she decided to get down to serious business.

[Amidst more personal problems], she released Mameza (Shout) in 1998. It became South Africa’s
best selling release of the year and went platinum on its first day of release.
Most of her albums became multi-platinum sellers in South Africa. [women24.com]

Fassie never decisively won her battle with drugs and alcohol, and her visits to the rehab clinic continued.
In April of 2004, she was rushed to hospital with breathing problems, that led to an asthma attack and then cardiac arrest.
She passed away on May 9, 2004.

Brenda Fassie tried to commit suicide three times in her life. Many of her love relationships turned sour,
she had a few run-ins with the law and a long history with drugs. It was not an easy life.
But despite all the drug problems and setbacks, no one can argue that Brenda was a star and a true musical genius.[women24.com]


Brenda Fassie - too late for mama
[youtube=425,350]http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC-JqKc1mx4[/youtube]

Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: ifyoucantfixit on January 28, 2009, 08:43:16 pm
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       Early years

Mabley was born Loretta Mary Aiken into a large family of twelve children in Brevard, Transylvania County, North Carolina. Her father, James P. Aiken, owned and operated several businesses while her mother, Mary, kept home and took in boarders. Her father died a sudden accidental death when she was eleven.[1] By the age of fifteen Mabley had been raped twice and had two children that were given up for adoption. After being forced by her stepfather to marry a much older man she despised, being encouraged by her grandmother strike out on her own, she ran away to Cleveland, Ohio with a travelling minstrel show where where she began singing and entertaining.[2]

[edit] Career

She took her stage name, Jackie Mabley, from an early boyfriend, commenting to Ebony magazine in a 1970s interview that he'd taken so much from her, it was the least she could do to take his name. Later she became known as "Moms" because she was indeed "Mom" to many other comedians on the circuit in the 1950s and 60s. She was one of the top women doing stand-up in her heyday, and recorded more than 20 albums of comedy routines. She appeared in movies, on television, and in clubs.

Mabley was one of the most successful entertainers of the black vaudeville Chitlin' circuit, earning US$10,000 a week at Harlem's Apollo Theater at the height of her career. She made her New York City debut at Connie's Inn in Harlem.[3]

In the 1960s, she become known to a wider white audience, playing Carnegie Hall in 1962, and making a number of mainstream TV appearances in the 1960s.

Mabley was billed as "The Funniest Woman in the World," and she tackled topics too edgy for many other comics of the time, including racism, and although she was lesbian, one of her regular themes was her romantic interest in handsome young men rather than old, "washed-up geezers", and regularly got away with it courtesy of her on stage persona where she appeared as a toothless, bedraggled woman in a house dress and floppy hat.[4] She added the occasional satirical song to her jokes, and had a minor song hit in the 1960s with a serious plea for peace, "Everythings Gonna Be Alright."

[edit] Personal life

Mabley died in White Plains, New York from heart failure and was survived by her children, Bonnie, Christine, Charles, and Yvonne Ailey.[3][5] She is interred at Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, New York.


.....I love love loved, her so much.........


           
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Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Front-Ranger on February 11, 2009, 02:56:10 am
I also am enjoying this thread very much!
Title: Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
Post by: Front-Ranger on February 15, 2009, 11:26:59 am
Jennifer Figge, first woman to swim across the Atlantic Ocean!!

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-jennifer-figge-090208-ht,0,5398046.story (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-jennifer-figge-090208-ht,0,5398046.story)


She's a 56-year-old resident of Aspen, Colorado!
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Post by: Pipedream on March 29, 2009, 05:04:07 pm
Dalida (1933 – 1987), Egyptian-Italian singer, actress, goddess...  :)

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/SGW/Dalida3.jpg)

One of her greatest hits in the 70s: Il venait d'avoir 18 ans

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX2e9Si-FLY[/youtube]
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Post by: Pipedream on November 14, 2009, 06:37:18 pm
Words, just words... parole...  :)


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Post by: Meryl on November 15, 2009, 01:49:27 am
Words, just words... parole...  :)


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C'est tres bien, Anke!  8)
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Post by: Ellemeno on November 29, 2009, 05:23:44 am
Just got caught up on the last three pages.  Thank you, everyone, and Milli, especially, for introducing me to so many wonderful African women.  I have known and loved Zap Mama for a long time, and Miriam Makeba, of course, but the rest were new to me.  Thank you all.
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Post by: Penthesilea on January 02, 2010, 08:37:57 am
Antonia

(http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/Penthesilea09/ac2cb6f8.jpg)


(http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/Penthesilea09/28359a3a.jpg)


(http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/Penthesilea09/a88d4392.jpg)


(http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/Penthesilea09/1f12eb5d.jpg)



Antonia is a fictional character from the movie Antonia's Line. She's the stong, loving head of her (extented) family over several generations. She brings up her daughter on her own in the time after WWII. Antonia does her own thing, she withstands people talking bad about her, she stands up bravely against some felonious men, she protects her family.

IMDB describes the plot as follows: A Dutch matron establishes and, for several generations, oversees a close-knit, matriarchal community where feminism and liberalism thrive

This really hits the nail on the head. Feminism, liberalism and love can thrive in this wonderful movie. I highly recommend it.


For good measure, I throw in a photo of the actress, Willeke van Ammelrooy.

(http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/Penthesilea09/9dfcc1df.jpg)



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Post by: Sophia on January 02, 2010, 10:11:35 am
Great choice Chrissi. I think when you look at the pics you can see that Antonia is a strong women.  
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Post by: Sason on January 02, 2010, 01:28:45 pm
Thanks for the recommendation Chrissi!

It sounds like a really good movie!

I haven't heard about it before, but I'll certainly keep an eye out for it.

We aren't exactly flooded by feministic movies about strong matriachs!!
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Post by: Penthesilea on January 02, 2010, 01:44:36 pm
Thanks for the recommendation Chrissi!

It sounds like a really good movie!

I haven't heard about it before, but I'll certainly keep an eye out for it.


Yes, do that, you won't regret it. Above all, it's a very lovable movie. The audience doesn't get hit over the head with any political/feminist message. The latter is a 'byproduct' of a charming story full of wonderful characters.



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We aren't exactly flooded by feministic movies about strong matriachs!!

You can say that twice and mean it!
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Post by: Brown Eyes on January 05, 2010, 03:14:01 pm

Yes, I agree that Antonia's Line is a really good movie!  I've only seen it once... but, now I have the urge to watch it again.  Maybe I'll add it to my DVD library soon.
:)

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Post by: Lumière on February 23, 2010, 07:52:52 pm
Antonia's Line is actually on the list of movies I'd love to check out.    I haven't gotten around to it yet.
I think I'll just buy it instead of trying to rent it.
Cheers for the reminder, Chrissi.  :)

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Post by: Front-Ranger on August 08, 2010, 06:55:52 pm
Hypatia of Alexandria, memorialized in the new movie Agora.


(http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/0201/hypatia.jpg)
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Post by: Brown Eyes on February 08, 2011, 04:05:50 pm
Monika and I were discussing some of the similarites between K.D. Lang's pose on her album cover, Drag, and Marlene Dietrich.  So, now I have the urge to post pictures.  These also make me want to watch Tipping the Velvet again.

(http://i352.photobucket.com/albums/r347/atz75/misc/168485_502157213796_716038796_6296341_6224603_n.jpg)

(http://i352.photobucket.com/albums/r347/atz75/misc/marlene_dietrich_420-420x0.jpg) (http://i352.photobucket.com/albums/r347/atz75/misc/MarleneDietrich.jpg) (http://i352.photobucket.com/albums/r347/atz75/misc/Annex20-20Dietrich20Marlene20Morocco_04.jpg)
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Post by: Pipedream on May 15, 2011, 06:54:33 pm
She has been posted here previously, but she deserves a reentry: the one and only Anke Engelke! Epic german comidienne, gorgeous human being, multilingual, beautiful woman in her fourties and best host of the (otherwise shitty) Eurovision Song Contest ever!!! D A N K E   A N K E !!!  8)

It doesn't hurt that she is my namesake ...  

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/Anke2.jpg)
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Post by: Front-Ranger on May 16, 2011, 12:33:13 pm
Hoorah for the two Ankes!!! And I'm so glad that I don't have to mention you in the "To Absent Friends" thread!! Nice to see you, friend!!  :D
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Post by: Meryl on May 16, 2011, 08:16:56 pm
She has been posted here previously, but she deserves a reentry: the one and only Anke Engelke! Epic german comidienne, gorgeous human being, multilingual, beautiful woman in her fourties and best host of the (otherwise shitty) Eurovision Song Contest ever!!! D A N K E   A N K E !!!  8)

It doesn't hurt that she is my namesake ... 

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/Anke2.jpg)

Good heavens, Anke lives!  Great to see you, friend.  :-*
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Post by: delalluvia on July 07, 2011, 11:03:15 pm
The Flight Crew

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/Jovieve/plane1.jpg)

While the C-5 was turning over its engines, a female crewman gave the G.I.s on board the usual information regarding seat belts, emergency exits, etc.

Finally, she said, 'Now sit back and enjoy your trip while your captain, Judith Campbell, and crew take you safely to Afghanistan '

An old Master Sergeant sitting in the eighth row thought to himself,
'Did I hear her right? Is the captain a woman? '

When the attendant came by he said 'Did I understand you right? Is the captain a woman?' 'Yes!', said the attendant, 'In fact, this entire crew is female.'

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/Jovieve/plane2.jpg)

'My God!,' he said, 'I wish I had two double scotch and sodas. I don't know what to think with only women up there in the cockpit.'

'That's another thing, Sergeant,' said the crew member, 'We no longer call it The Cockpit' 'Now it's The Box Office.'


 :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: 8)
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Post by: Front-Ranger on July 16, 2011, 12:23:44 am
Awesome! I always did think the "cockpit" was gross as was the "bullpen" in a corporate office.
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Post by: Pipedream on August 08, 2013, 04:17:43 am
Nadine Angerer! Gorgeous goalkeeper of the German National Women Football Team. She saved two penalties against Norway to secure the German girls their sixth (!) European Championship in a row. And she is from my region.

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/SGW/angerer_zps8209e0c7.jpg)i
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Post by: Front-Ranger on August 08, 2013, 01:37:43 pm
Awesome, I'm happy to know about her.

And thanks for the "Throwback Thursday" post where we are resurrecting old but good threads!
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Post by: Front-Ranger on September 02, 2013, 03:22:28 pm
Three cheers for Diana Nyad who finished her swim from Cuba to Key West today!!

http://www.diananyad.com/ (http://www.diananyad.com/)

P.S. she's one month younger than I am!