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This list is for characters in fictional works who exemplify the qualities of an antihero—a protagonist or supporting character whose characteristics include the following: imperfections that separate them from typically heroic characters (such as selfishness, cynicism, ignorance, and bigotry); [1]
Mary Rowlandson, née White, later Mary Talcott (c. 1637 – January 5, 1711), was a colonial American woman who was captured by Native Americans [1] [2] in 1676 during King Philip's War and held for 11 weeks before being ransomed.
This was unusual for a woman at the time, as women were not admitted as full members of the university until 1920—five years after Sayers had completed her first-class degree in medieval French. [1] [3] In 1916, a year after her graduation, Sayers published her first book, a collection of poems entitled Op.
The Book of Gutsy Women sold almost 30,000 print copies in its first week of availability, good for second place in the Publishers Weekly ranking of adult nonfiction. [17] The book debuted at number two on The New York Times Best Seller list for combined print and e-book nonfiction for the week of October 20, 2019. [ 18 ]
The only woman in history to confront, fight and repeatedly defeat the Portuguese, Rani Abbakka's unflagging courage and indomitable spirit are at par with the legendary Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi, Rani Rudramma Devi of Warangal and Rani Chennamma of Kittur. Yet, little is written about her or her incredible story in the history books.
Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story is a 2008 historical film. It is an adaptation of the book by Lela Bond Phillips, which chronicles the life and death of Lena Baker, an African-American woman in Georgia who was convicted in 1945 of capital murder and was the only woman to be executed by electric chair. She was posthumously pardoned by ...
The 1994 "Snow Baby of Louisville" story, in which an emergency liver transplant saved a young girl, is turned into an acting showcase for a two-time Oscar winner.
Margaret Marty Mann (October 15, 1904 – July 22, 1980) was an American writer who is considered by some to be the first woman to achieve longterm sobriety in Alcoholics Anonymous. [1] There were several remarkable women in the early days of AA including but not limited to: Florence R. of New York, Sylvia K. of Chicago, Ethel M. of Akron, Ohio.