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krudler · 02-01-2010, 19:23

Can us guys post here? if so then two women i really admire being a huge movie buff (the word hero is thrown around way too much imo) are Kathryn Bigelow, probably not very well known to most people , shes a movie director who made Point Break, Strange Days and last years underrated classic The Hurt Locker, women directors arent a strange occurence but she specialises in action movies, which is a genre sorely neglected by female directors. She was also married to one Mr James Cameron for a few years (made a little movie about some boat that sank a few years back, you may have heard of it

)

also Gale Ann hurd, again most people wouldnt know her, but shes one of the most powerful women in Hollywood, a producer who has made Aliens, The Terminator movies, Armageddon, etc etc, some huge blockbusters were her doing and she's one of the few women who can say NO to the powerful guys in the industry.

Its nice to see empowered women in a pretty much male dominated industry, in the creative process side of movies, obviously there are some hugely powerful actresses but the women behind the scenes are often of unsung importance

metrovelvet · 02-01-2010, 20:37

Queen Elizabeth
The American Women fighter pilots of WW2
Coco Chanel
Any woman who survived Henry 8
Any woman who has a son or daughter currently in war and nit having a nervous breakdown

**Capt'n Midnight** · 02-01-2010, 20:54

Marvel and DC comics have an awful lot to answer for
http://www.unheardtaunts.com/wir/women.html

Anyways
"It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission"
Grace Hopper

Lot of unsung heroes in countries without mandatory education
If you teach a woman, you teach the nation.

Pherekydes · 02-01-2010, 22:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Capt'n Midnight

Anyways
"It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission"
Grace Hopper

She was the first woman I thought of when I understood the concept of the thread!

Grace Hopper

Moved computer programming forward more than anyone else, probably. And she has a great surname!

spinandscribble · 02-01-2010, 23:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by krudler

women directors arent a strange occurence but she specialises in action movies, which is a genre sorely neglected by female directors.

Not trying to split hairs but I'd imagine action scripts don't land on too many female directors tables, maybe a bit of a boys club? I know if i was a director i'd love to make action movies!!

metaoblivia · 03-01-2010, 17:55

One of my longest standing heroes is Florence Nightengale, "The Lady with the Lamp." I had a biography of her that I would read all the time as a child. She was a very compassionate lady and helped revolutionize the nursing profession and the sanitation in hospitals.

Florence Nightengale

The sports woman in me admires Wilma Rudolph, an American sprinter who suffered from polio as a child, spent years in a leg brace, and then became a three time Olympic champion just 8 years later (and ran those races on a sprained ankle).

Wilma Rudolph

And finally, Jane Addams, the second woman to be awarded the Noble Peace Prize. She was a humanitarian and a pacifist.

Jane Addams

panda100 · 03-01-2010, 18:23

This thread is very interesting. I must admit there is many women on here I have never heared of before which is astonishing considering their achivments.

I had few female heroes when I was growing up but there is one Irish women I have come to admire more and more over the last few years and that is Joanne Cantwell.

She has managed to establish herself in the male dominated world of RTE sport. Her interviews are excellent as she was an all star footballer herself. Unlike so many young female presenters she hasnt felt the need to strip off or use her sexuality ,she is very much apart from the celebrity culture . I think she is such a positive role model for young Irish women and I would really like to meet her!

**WindSock** · 03-01-2010, 23:11

I know this thread isn't about our mammies, but this particular mother I have a lot of respect for. She is the mother of the young man know to boards as eirebhoy who died in Sydney last year.

"I'd really like to say that as a mother I really feel for this guy who got into a fight with Gearoid,"

"I am heartbroken for him because we don't blame him, we don't want him to serve time in prison.

"I think he was just very, very unlucky.

To not have anger, blame or malice toward the man who got in a fight with her son is amazing, then to make the decision to donate his organs which went on to save a few lives is heroic, in my opinion.

Boston · 03-01-2010, 23:33

Without taking away from the mother, because its a big things not to have an anger in your heart. It was pretty much an accident.

Lia_lia · 04-01-2010, 01:15

Buffy the Vampire Slayer:

***Silverfish*** · 04-01-2010, 01:58

Once again, if people could post reasons why this person is their hero, that would be great.

Thanks.

Cupcake_Crisis · 04-01-2010, 06:17

Eva Cassidy! Ive always been in love with her voice. Not only was she a beautiful singer, she was a beautiful person too.

**Macha** · 04-01-2010, 13:52

I really admire Ada Lovelace aka The Enchantress of Numbers.

She was Lord Byron's daughter and the first computer programmer and saw the real potential for computers. Unfortunately, Charles Babbage seems to get most of the credit for her work.

Truly amazing woman.

Malari · 04-01-2010, 14:34

Nien Chang, author of Life & Death in Shanghai.

She was a Chinese woman who worked in Shell during the rise of Mao and the cultural revolution. She was imprisoned and accused of being a spy, treated with extreme cruelty and was told her daughter had killed herself, when in fact she had been beaten to death.

Not only was she amazingly courageous in spite of her outrageous suffering, she never stopped trying to stimulate herself intellectually, and her clever interpretation of what the interrogators were trying to do was incredibly inspiring.

Her coolness and mental stability in the face of such apalling treatment were the most admirable thing I've ever read about.

The Black Oil · 04-01-2010, 17:04

Dr. Temple Grandin

Fascinating, intelligent, articulate and she has given us a real insight into Autism.

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02-01-2010, 19:23	#31
krudler Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 30,254 Adverts \| Friends	Can us guys post here? if so then two women i really admire being a huge movie buff (the word hero is thrown around way too much imo) are Kathryn Bigelow, probably not very well known to most people , shes a movie director who made Point Break, Strange Days and last years underrated classic The Hurt Locker, women directors arent a strange occurence but she specialises in action movies, which is a genre sorely neglected by female directors. She was also married to one Mr James Cameron for a few years (made a little movie about some boat that sank a few years back, you may have heard of it ) also Gale Ann hurd, again most people wouldnt know her, but shes one of the most powerful women in Hollywood, a producer who has made Aliens, The Terminator movies, Armageddon, etc etc, some huge blockbusters were her doing and she's one of the few women who can say NO to the powerful guys in the industry. Its nice to see empowered women in a pretty much male dominated industry, in the creative process side of movies, obviously there are some hugely powerful actresses but the women behind the scenes are often of unsung importance

02-01-2010, 20:37	#32
metrovelvet Closed Account Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 9,270 Adverts \| Friends	Queen Elizabeth The American Women fighter pilots of WW2 Coco Chanel Any woman who survived Henry 8 Any woman who has a son or daughter currently in war and nit having a nervous breakdown

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Capt'n Midnight 00:00 Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 41,237 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Biology, Lifehacking, Popular Science, Windows	Marvel and DC comics have an awful lot to answer for http://www.unheardtaunts.com/wir/women.html Anyways "It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission" Grace Hopper Lot of unsung heroes in countries without mandatory education If you teach a woman, you teach the nation.

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metaoblivia Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,462 Adverts \| Friends	One of my longest standing heroes is Florence Nightengale, "The Lady with the Lamp." I had a biography of her that I would read all the time as a child. She was a very compassionate lady and helped revolutionize the nursing profession and the sanitation in hospitals. Florence Nightengale The sports woman in me admires Wilma Rudolph, an American sprinter who suffered from polio as a child, spent years in a leg brace, and then became a three time Olympic champion just 8 years later (and ran those races on a sprained ankle). Wilma Rudolph And finally, Jane Addams, the second woman to be awarded the Noble Peace Prize. She was a humanitarian and a pacifist. Jane Addams

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panda100 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: rathkers homie Posts: 5,777 Adverts \| Friends	This thread is very interesting. I must admit there is many women on here I have never heared of before which is astonishing considering their achivments. I had few female heroes when I was growing up but there is one Irish women I have come to admire more and more over the last few years and that is Joanne Cantwell. She has managed to establish herself in the male dominated world of RTE sport. Her interviews are excellent as she was an all star footballer herself. Unlike so many young female presenters she hasnt felt the need to strip off or use her sexuality ,she is very much apart from the celebrity culture . I think she is such a positive role model for young Irish women and I would really like to meet her!

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WindSock Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chickentown, evidently Posts: 8,119 Adverts \| Friends Mod: All Things Retro, Sunshine, Lollipops & Rainbows	I know this thread isn't about our mammies, but this particular mother I have a lot of respect for. She is the mother of the young man know to boards as eirebhoy who died in Sydney last year. "I'd really like to say that as a mother I really feel for this guy who got into a fight with Gearoid," "I am heartbroken for him because we don't blame him, we don't want him to serve time in prison. "I think he was just very, very unlucky. To not have anger, blame or malice toward the man who got in a fight with her son is amazing, then to make the decision to donate his organs which went on to save a few lives is heroic, in my opinion.

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Boston Banned Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Moderator Land Posts: 16,111 Adverts \| Friends	Without taking away from the mother, because its a big things not to have an anger in your heart. It was pretty much an accident.

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*Silverfish* Administrator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dublin Posts: 13,330 Adverts \| Friends Admin: Book of Condolences, Diagon Alley, Linguistics & Etymology, Top Gear, Urban Exploration	Once again, if people could post reasons why this person is their hero, that would be great. Thanks.

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Cupcake_Crisis Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tallaght Posts: 19,035 Adverts \| Friends	Eva Cassidy! Ive always been in love with her voice. Not only was she a beautiful singer, she was a beautiful person too.

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Macha Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 5,573 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Sustainability & Environmental Issues	I really admire Ada Lovelace aka The Enchantress of Numbers. She was Lord Byron's daughter and the first computer programmer and saw the real potential for computers. Unfortunately, Charles Babbage seems to get most of the credit for her work. Truly amazing woman.

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Malari Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 7,970 Adverts \| Friends	Nien Chang, author of Life & Death in Shanghai. She was a Chinese woman who worked in Shell during the rise of Mao and the cultural revolution. She was imprisoned and accused of being a spy, treated with extreme cruelty and was told her daughter had killed herself, when in fact she had been beaten to death. Not only was she amazingly courageous in spite of her outrageous suffering, she never stopped trying to stimulate herself intellectually, and her clever interpretation of what the interrogators were trying to do was incredibly inspiring. Her coolness and mental stability in the face of such apalling treatment were the most admirable thing I've ever read about.

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The Black Oil Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Dublin Posts: 5,827 Adverts \| Friends	Dr. Temple Grandin Fascinating, intelligent, articulate and she has given us a real insight into Autism.