Which feminist icon do you admire the most? Why?

Question

Your choices are:

Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Lucy Stone
Betty Friedan
Gloria Steinem
Susan Faludi
Germaine Greer
Naomi Wolf
Maureen Dowd
Mary Wollstonecraft
Bella Abzug
Hillary Clinton
Maureen McTeer (for Canadians)
other (specify)

My vote is for Susan Faludi. I consider Backlash the definitive text on the problems facing the modern women's movement.

It goes without saying that any men who answers here just to criticize feminism will end up at the top of my Loser List.

Damn, why didn't I think of that? Thanks, CoolLuke! (hug)

Additions to the list:

Andrea Dworkin
Baba Yaga
me

Answer 1

Twisty Faster.

Answer 2

Maureen McTeer for Canadians
Try
Barbara Godard
Dr. Mary Isabel Mackey,
Clara Brett Martin
Emily Murphy
Annie Buller
Dr. Elizabeth Bagshaw
Dorothea Palmer
Pauline Jewett

I could go on.... but I think I've made my point. Just because some women in the US were responsible for improvements in womens rights doesn't mean it was the birthplace of change. I'm sure if a search is made on the date of the changes some of the important steps on the road to womens rights will have been made in other countries before coming to the US.

When we all recognize that, we are a race of human beings and that we should all be treated as we would have others treat us, then we will have achieved a movement.

Answer 3

Susan Brownmiller became no super looker in her youthful days she's softened up lots and seems fairly captivating in her older years that's usually agreed that for the period of the ladies's stream, the only actual "babe" with good seen allure became Germaine Greer ... some adult males theory Kate Millet became eye-catching too

Answer 4

I don't "admire" femenists so to speak. I appreciate what women do and have done "in general" to help empower other women. But I think its about time that we stop using femenism as a ploy to make men feel less about themselves as well. Maybe if us women spent less time worrying about Not getting ahead in life, we wouldn't be so far behind!
I am a woman and will probably end up on your "losers" list, but I"m ok with that. Because I am a secure confident successful woman who has never had to use femenism tactics in my life to get what I want. I work hard, I make wise decisions in life and I do my damndest to get my point across. I have been turned down jobs to a man before, but have risin above through hard work and perseverance just like any other good qualified candidate would do, I never had to say " you didn't give me the job cause i'm a woman"! Where is the glory in that?
I still help empower women, I help them see their strengths and work on their weaknesses.
I agree that in the past, women had to go to extremes to get away from suppression, but we live in different times and that time in the past cannot remotely be compared to the opportunites we have now. So yes, thank you to all the women who put the wheels in motion, but i am not going to worship you.

Answer 5

Alice Paul, the leader of the Silent Sentinels who were a significant factor in the ratification of the nineteenth amendment

...and Ellen Degeneres

Answer 6

Feminist don't reflect the opinions of woman at all - how can an individual speak for the majority if everyone is unique?
Its just an ancient cult that should have died out in the 60s, they are not taken seriously anymore.

But hey, if they think 'modern' society is victimising woman, how about a trying a holiday in Saudi Arabia? May open your eyes as to how much freedom you really have.

Answer 7

I want one of those plastic doll Virgin Marys that yells "fulla grace...Fulla grace!" everytime you pull the string.

Saw it in a crappie movie. Wanted one ever since.

Actually, maybe I should opt for Bugsoon McMoon, a black stirpper with an enormous kiester that used to perform at the Clairmont. Absolutely the nastiest place in town and a big favorite for bachelor's parties.

Answer 8

Since feminism is in its simplest terms a hatred for men, no feminist should be admired. They are, and should be, loathed including most, if not all those on your list.
I'd consider it an honor to be on a list of those opposing feminism.

Answer 9

If I had to pick one it would be Elizabeth Cady Stanton, because she celebrated being female...at the birth of each of her children she would go outside and raise a flag--she celebrated a woman's life-giving capacity. She was also pro-life.

Answer 10

Germaine Greer.
She says it like it is. She fires up my rebellious nature every time!