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67. In no particular order

Sun Apr 14, 2013, 07:41 AM

Apr 2013

Nest Freemark from the Word and the Void series

Scout Finch from To Kill a Mockingbird

Katherina Minola (I believe Shakespeare was satirizing gender roles rather than reinforcing them in The Taming of the Shrew.)

Haydee from The Count of Monte Cristo

Veronica Mars from the tv show of the same name.

Lorelai Gilmore from Gilmore Girls

Juno McGruff from Juno

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Favorite Fictional Females? [View all] ohiosmith Apr 2013 OP

Lisbeth Salander and therefore Pipi Longstocking, too Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2013 #1

Great one! I love her. ohiosmith Apr 2013 #2

I think she is awesome but, I know there was some argument about her and those books on here. Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2013 #7

I was disturbed when her character committed statutory rape in the last of the Millennium Series ohiosmith Apr 2013 #10

A dynamic duo... pinboy3niner Apr 2013 #3

Excellent! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #5

My favorites too! nt tblue Apr 2013 #74

Thelma & Louise - watched that more than once ConcernedCanuk Apr 2013 #109

Diana Villiers Recursion Apr 2013 #4

Outstanding! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #6

Great minds think alike. hifiguy Apr 2013 #126

Emma Peel kwassa Apr 2013 #8

Bravo! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #11

You beat me to it HarveyDarkey Apr 2013 #12

+1 Baitball Blogger Apr 2013 #101

OP asks females - plural - yup she was one of them. ConcernedCanuk Apr 2013 #106

Andre Norton heroines (heroes are okay, too.) RILib Apr 2013 #9

Excellent! An Ohio girl! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #14

Tough one... Sekhmets Daughter Apr 2013 #13

Great choice! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #15

Joanna Brady Ptah Apr 2013 #16

Outstanding! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #17

must admit I do enjoy those Kali Apr 2013 #53

Love her too. blueamy66 Apr 2013 #76

I used to frequent a bar in Tucson that was mentioned in one of her novels. Ptah Apr 2013 #78

Now that is cool. blueamy66 Apr 2013 #80

Aeryn Sun (going with my TV choice, because Recursion already stole petronius Apr 2013 #18

Very cool! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #20

Selene, as played by Kate Beckinsale Lady Freedom Returns Apr 2013 #19

Excellent! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #21

Since Emma Peel was already done, my # 2 HarveyDarkey Apr 2013 #22

The hottest toon ever! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #24

Can you guess all the movies or shows? ZombieHorde Apr 2013 #23

I only know the first! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #26

Ever since I first met her in the Tolkien books when I was young aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2013 #25

Excellent! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #28

Xena NV Whino Apr 2013 #27

Especially when her horse gallops! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #29

Kinsey! Great books by Sue Grafton. txwhitedove Apr 2013 #95

Yeah, Kinsey is a great character NV Whino Apr 2013 #98

Olive Oil olddots Apr 2013 #30

Hot! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #31

Dana Scully, Jean Grey, Evelyn Mulray, Lizzie Bennett... First Speaker Apr 2013 #32

Outstanding! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #33

Cat Woman In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #34

Classic! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #35

Not exactly surprising to those who truly know me. In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #36

My favorite.... pipi_k Apr 2013 #37

I loved lassie! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #38

lol, you are so right. Xyzse Apr 2013 #52

IIRC, there were 5 dogs playing Lassie.... Wounded Bear Apr 2013 #63

I read someplace pipi_k Apr 2013 #73

I loved the original Lassie TV show aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2013 #124

Ellen Ripley, in "Alien" kwassa Apr 2013 #39

YES! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #40

oh yeah, me too Kali Apr 2013 #54

Agreed. temporary311 Apr 2013 #96

Barbarella !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! olddots Apr 2013 #41

OMFG! Yes! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #42

It's not a conviction. Loryn Apr 2013 #43

Yes! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #45

Cara mia!!! MiddleFingerMom Apr 2013 #44

Holy christ! Yes! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #46

me too! Kali Apr 2013 #55

Morticia Smoking... hunter Apr 2013 #90

Stockard Channing, as Carol Ann sheshe2 Apr 2013 #47

YES ohiosmith Apr 2013 #48

Angua von Uberwald n/t LadyHawkAZ Apr 2013 #49

Excellently cool werewolf chick LearnedHand Apr 2013 #102

No love for Dagny Taggart? baldguy Apr 2013 #50

I preferred Dominique Francon... Rhiannon12866 Apr 2013 #66

Oh where to begin... Yukari Yakumo Apr 2013 #51

J.K. Rowling Major Nikon Apr 2013 #56

That's a real live person. Neoma Apr 2013 #57

Good catch Major Nikon Apr 2013 #64

So Hermione Grainger, then LearnedHand Apr 2013 #103

Barbarella Mr.Bill Apr 2013 #58

Stephanie Plum libodem Apr 2013 #59

Really? No one said... Behind the Aegis Apr 2013 #60

Emmanuelle? Art_from_Ark Apr 2013 #61

Mary Katherine Blackwood cemaphonic Apr 2013 #62

Yes! Wish I'd thought of her first. nomorenomore08 Apr 2013 #121

Tootsie. You said "fictional". Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2013 #65

In no particular order mythology Apr 2013 #67

Mrs. Pollifax, Paksenarrion Dorthansdotter, and Hillary Clinton whistler162 Apr 2013 #68

The fifth element, Leeloo a la izquierda Apr 2013 #69

Perfect Demo_Chris Apr 2013 #110

Grrrrrowllll Helen Reddy Apr 2013 #70

This message was self-deleted by its author RiffRandell Apr 2013 #71

The Bride! RiffRandell Apr 2013 #72

Mulan! tblue Apr 2013 #75

Molly Millions. sir pball Apr 2013 #77

Ha! Took me a second to recognize the name. LeftOfSelf-Centered Apr 2013 #93

also: Sarah Agnes Prine Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2013 #79

Ellen Ripley Katashi_itto Apr 2013 #81

Almost forgot Montana Wildhack HarveyDarkey Apr 2013 #82

The one from the Republican Fairy Tales - the Welfare Queen. Scary !! Morning Dew Apr 2013 #83

Katniss Everdeen Nikia Apr 2013 #84

Literature: Justine Hosnani Zorro Apr 2013 #85

Evelyn Salt. Throd Apr 2013 #86

Jodie Foster's character in Contact: Ele. lindysalsagal Apr 2013 #87

Aeon Flux Whisp Apr 2013 #88

Natasha Romanoff pintobean Apr 2013 #89

Juanita Chang and Anne Boudreau DFW Apr 2013 #91

Buffy. Iggo Apr 2013 #92

Faith. As played by Eliza Dushku. She was my whole reason for watching the show, when I did. nomorenomore08 Apr 2013 #122

I was way older than that. Iggo Apr 2013 #125

True. It was a well-made series, comparatively. nomorenomore08 Apr 2013 #130

Cate Archer LeftOfSelf-Centered Apr 2013 #94

I am unanimous in this madamesilverspurs Apr 2013 #97

Tinkerbell BlueJazz Apr 2013 #99

Colonel Samantha Carter TheBadWolf Apr 2013 #100

ripley for aliens exxo1111 Apr 2013 #104

Pollyanna ConcernedCanuk Apr 2013 #105

Samantha Stephens ConcernedCanuk Apr 2013 #107

Granny Weatherwax OxQQme Apr 2013 #108

My other favorites have mostly been mentioned. Demo_Chris Apr 2013 #111

Samus Dash87 Apr 2013 #112

Amanda Ziller with support from Robbins other genius waitresses Spike89 Apr 2013 #113

Penny King Brother Buzz Apr 2013 #114

Scout (To Kill a Mockingbird). Pippi Longtocking (she kicked ass). Arugula Latte Apr 2013 #115

Yay, Scout! Jean Louise Finch Apr 2013 #118

Kaylee in Firefly HERVEPA Apr 2013 #116

Why, Scarlett, of course! hamsterjill Apr 2013 #117

Frankly, my dear .... kwassa Apr 2013 #119

Nancy Reagan, a truly excellent parody of real life conservatives Bucky Apr 2013 #120

Dorothy Valens (Isabella Rossellini in "Blue Velvet." I always sympathized deeply with her suffering nomorenomore08 Apr 2013 #123

In addition to many listed above hifiguy Apr 2013 #127

Sydney Bristow n/t Shrek Apr 2013 #128

Anyone read Modesty Blaise? Quantess Apr 2013 #129