Female Heroes

Okay, that's a fictional hero, but there are more women than you think who have been heroes.  Here are some who are listed among the 50 most famous:

                                            Harriet Tubman

                                      Eleanor Roosevelt

                                         Helen Keller

                                  Billie Jean King

                      Clara Barton, founder of the Red Cross


And here are some that I personally think of as heroes:

Diana Nyad who, after failing many times, finally swam from Cuba to Florida

Sally Ride, first woman in space

Barbara Jordan, whose insightful questions made her famous during the Watergate investigation

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                                Betty Friedan, whose book The Feminine

                               Mystique, inspired the feminist movement 

     

                      Catherine Graham, who took the reins of the Washington Post after her husband died.  I keep a quote of hers that inspired me on my desk:  "To do what you love and to feel that it matters, how can anything be more fun?"

                  Louisa May Alcott, whose Little Women 
                  inspired hundreds of young girls.  I wanted
                  to be all four of the March sisters--loving 
                  Meg, independent Jo, shy Beth and prissy
                                           Amy

                   Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Notorious RBG

                                         Gabby Giffords

                      And a special shout-out to Katie Sowers,
                        the first female coach in the NFL

Do you remember these female heroes?  (Answers tomorrow.)
Christa McAuliffe
Ruby Bridges Hall
Claudette Colvin
Rachel Carson
Elizabeth Blackwell
Juliette Gordon Lowe
Temple Grandin