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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
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first woman to be awarded the RIBA Gold Medal. Why I like her:
Her buildings are just bloody good.

Kirsteen Anne "Kirsty" Wark born 3

May 1955 is a Scottish journalist and
television presenter,

best known for fronting the BBC

Two's news and

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.

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Joan Bakewell born 16 April 1933 is a British journalist,
television presenter and Labour Party Peer. Baroness
Bakewell is President of Birkbeck, University of London. Why
I like her: She is a left wing feminist that was often referred to
as the thinking mans crumpet This would have todays politically correct feminists
break out into fits of apoplexy, she instead, by intelligence and brain power sheer
intellect - more than held her own against the mildly misogynist male popular
intelligentsia.
Martina Navratilova born October 18, 1956 a US tennis
player and coach. Navratilova was World No. 1 for a total of
332 weeks in singles, and a record 237 weeks in doubles,
making her the only player in history to have held the top spot
in both singles and doubles for over 200 weeks. Why I like her: As well as being
outstanding in her field of tennis she first made me aware of female homosexuality.
In my view by coming out so publically she choose a hard road, barely traversed at
the time and travelled it with dignity.

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Marie Curie 7 November 1867 4 July 1934 was a Polish
and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who conducted
pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first woman
to win a Nobel Prize, the first person and only woman to win
twice, the only person to win twice in multiple sciences, and
was part of the Curie family legacy of five Nobel Prizes. She was also the first
woman to become a professor at the University of Paris, and in 1995 became the
first woman to be entombed on her own merits in the Panthon in Paris. Why I like
her: I dont think any explanation is required in this instance. Brilliant thats it!
Amelia Mary Earhart born 1897 disappeared July 2, 1937
was an American aviation pioneer and author. Earhart was
the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
She was also a member of the National Woman's Party, and
an early supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment in the
USA. Why I like her: She thrived in a male dominated environment when it was not
fashionable: she was a pioneer in two respects: aviation and equality.
Eleanor Roosevelt born 1884 died November 7, 1962
was an American politician, diplomat, and activist. She was
the longest-serving First Lady of the United States, holding
the post from March 1933 to April 1945 during her husband
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms in office. She
pressed the United States to join the United Nations and served as the first chair of
the UN Commission on Human Rights, and oversaw the drafting of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights. She was regarded as "one of the most esteemed
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women in the world". In 1999, she was ranked ninth in the top ten of Gallup's List of
Most Widely Admired People of the 20th Century. Why I like her: although she was
the wife of a US President she was her own woman, there was no mistaking that.
Madame Chiang Kai-shek born March 5, 1898 died October 23, 2003), was
a First Lady of the Republic of China (ROC), the wife of President Chiang Kai-shek.
She played a prominent role in the politics of the Republic of China. She was active
in the civic life of her country. During the Second Sino-Japanese War she rallied her
people against the Japanese invasion. Her life extended into three centuries. Why I
like her: this is complex and requires knowledge of Sino history. In my opinion she
was a strong, intelligent person in her own right. Probably the de-facto most
important female leader in WW2.