The View from a Drawbridge

Recently, Norma McCorvey, who was “Roe” in Roe v. Wade, passed away. Even though she became pro-life at the end of her life, what she did for women’s rights in this country was phenomenal. So she is one of my Sheroes (as opposed to heroes) despite her change of heart.

I have a lot of Sheroes, to be honest. Malala Yousafzai looms large in my life. She’s only 19, but she has done so much for education for girls the world over. She nearly died for it. She’s amazing.

Women and girls need to be inspired by females. We need to take ownership of our abilities. We need to see how strong we are.

What follows are other sheroes, in no particular order and despite controversy. Please add even more in the comments section!

• Maya Angelou

• Amelia Earhart

• Marie Curie

• Rosa Parks

• Aung Sang Suu Kyi

• Jane Austen

• Susan B. Anthony

• Margaret Mead

• Sacagawea

• Harriet Tubman

• Jane Goodall

• Hatshepsut

• Helen Keller

• Sally Ride

• Billie Holiday

• Eleanor Roosevelt

• Betty Friedan

• Margaret Sanger

• Gloria Steinem

• Hilary Clinton

• Angela Merkel

• Nancy Pelosi

• Christa McAuliffe

• Frida Kahlo

• Sojourner Truth

• Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

• Indira Gandhi

• Cleopatra

• Mary Magdalen

• Eva Peron

• Florence Nightingale

• Queen Elizabeth II

• Queen Elizabeth I

• Queen Victoria

• Michelle Obama

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Anne Frank

• J.K. Rowling

• Grace Kelly

• Catherine The Great

• Sappho

• Mother Teresa

• Billie Jean King

• Joan of Arc

• Benazir Bhutto

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