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Ten of The Best, One of The Worst
Ten of The Best, One of The Worst
Charlotte Proudman is on her way to the dustbin of history. Only a few weeks ago
she came to notoriety when she vomited up some politically correct mumbo jumbo
after being complimented about her appearance on a web site. Thankfully she is
unlikely to have damaged the cause of equality too much because other better
people have gone before her.
Below are listed, as the names came into my head, ten women that have done
something significant to demonstrate the equality of women. I doubt if one of them
would have reacted in the way Charlotte did if paid a compliment. I believe if women
want to be treated as equals they need to act as equals. The ten women listed below
did just that. They are only examples countless other women are forging ahead on
their own steam and not seeking shelter or unfair advantage through the trivia of
political correctness gone mad.
Zaha Mohammad Hadid, DBE; born 31 October 1950 is an Iraqi-British architect. In 2004
she became the first woman recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. She received
the Stirling Prize in 2010 and 2011. In 2012 she was made a dame. In 2015 she became the
1
current affairs
programme Newsnight since 1993, and its weekly arts spin-off Newsnight Review to
2014. Why I like her: Intelligent, tough, sharp yet human.
Graa Machel born 17 October 1945 is
a Mozambican politician and humanitarian. She is the widow
of former South African president Nelson Mandela and of
Mozambican president Samora Machel. She is an
international advocate for women' and children's rights. Why I like her: strong, loyal,
did it against the odds.
Margaret Thatcher, born 13 October 1925 8 April 2013
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and
the Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She
was the longest-serving British Prime Minister of the 20th
century and is the only woman to have held the office. A Soviet journalist called her
the "Iron Lady", a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising
politics and leadership style. As Prime Minister, she implemented policies that have
come to be known as Thatcherism. Why I like her: she didnt rely on political
correctness for an advantage. She took on all comers and won in her own right.