This Top 10 list comes from Emily Temple in Flavorwire. Would you agree that Hermione Granger, The Wife of Bath, Jane Eyre, and Hua Mulan should make the cut? (Trying not to mention a certain ubiquitous Katniss and save that for the next post – clearly failing at that!) [EF]
Since March is Women’s History Month, we’ve been thinking a lot about the women who have had positive and lasting impacts on our lives — and perhaps not surprisingly for a bunch of literary geeks like us, we’ve realized that many of them are fictional. For all the hullabaloo about the dearth of strong female characters in modern culture, thankfully there are some wonderfully powerful, kick-ass maidens that have inspired us with their strength, self-discovery, and incredible brilliance over the years…
FULL ARTICLE: 10 MOST Powerful Female Characters in Literature
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