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The strong female character is a stock character, the opposite of the damsel in distress.In the first half of the 20th century, the rise of mainstream feminism and the increased use of the concept in the later 20th century have reduced the concept to a standard item of pop culture fiction.
For perspective, the average physically fit human is able to "lift/drag/carry" one's own body weight; up to double one's own body weight. Olympic weightlifters are near the limit of human potential, being nearly five or six times stronger than the average human, who will struggle to lift 100 lb (45 kg) over their head.
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, a new breed of women started to emerge from the depths of circus tents around the world: the strong-woman. These women quickly drew large crowds of circus lovers ...
The fact that Albright's general appearance did not fit into the narrow category of "attractive" made it even more difficult for her to navigate the space between being a woman and a diplomat. Albright is not the only woman in a position of power, or otherwise, that has been discriminated against because of her appearance.
50. "I just want women to always feel in control. Because we're capable, we're so capable." — Nicki Minaj. 51. "You draw your own box. You introduce yourself as who you are. . . .
“A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman.” ― Melinda Gates “I try to live in a little bit of my own joy and not let people steal it or take it.”
A woman at an International Day of the Woman march in Sante Fe Argentina, with a tattoo of the word bitch on her back In the context of modern feminism , bitch has varied reappropriated meanings that may connote a strong female ( anti-stereotype of weak submissive woman), cunning (equal to males in mental guile), or else it may be used as a ...
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