Active discussions

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

Feminism: chat

Original poster

help - fantasy dinner party

37 replies

Flingingmelon · 02/03/2016 13:55

DH has been asked to do something for his company to mark Woman's month. One of the questions he was asked was;

Which women would you invite to a fantasy dinner party, alive or dead?

Obviously he wants to talk about some inspiring women, but he wants to pick women who are less well known.

I thought this would be a good place ask for recommendations, but I also want to hear about some obscure amazing women myself.

Any suggestions?

OP posts:
slugseatlettuce · 02/03/2016 21:07

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

barnet · 02/03/2016 21:06

Eleanor Roosevelt (not obscure, but a hellava woman nonetheless)

Dorothy Parker- sharp, witty, entertaining, defender of human and civil rights

DrDiva · 02/03/2016 20:57

Aletta Jacobs
Dickey Chapelle
Gertrude Bell
Annie Sullivan

CultureSucksDownWords · 02/03/2016 20:54

What about Hedy Lamarr? An inventor as well as an actress.

KanyesVest · 02/03/2016 20:47

Nancy Wake sounds like an amazing woman. Brief intro here

LassWiTheDelicateAir · 02/03/2016 20:44

And for dead women,
Audrey Hepburn
Vivien Leigh
Angela Carter.

SenecaFalls · 02/03/2016 20:43

Katherine Ashley, who was responsible for Elizabeth I's remarkable educational foundation as her first teacher.

LassWiTheDelicateAir · 02/03/2016 20:41

Patti Smith and Tilda Swinton.

Stevie Nicks because I wanted to be her when I was 16

Original poster
Flingingmelon · 02/03/2016 20:34

He's in consultancy / sales / management. So nothing especially niche. I think he could pick anyone.

OP posts:
caitlinohara · 02/03/2016 20:29

What a bloody brilliant question.

I would love to invite Bessie Coleman. For anyone who doesn't know, She was a black female aviator in the 1920s. I have a bit of a thing for all pilots tbh and I love reading about early female pilots but she really stands out as someone determined to succeed despite many obstacles and I find her totally awe inspiring.

KanyesVest · 02/03/2016 20:22

What industry is he in? There might be some interesting women in the industry, past or present (obvious, but eg if he's in tech, Ada Lovelace)

Original poster
Flingingmelon · 02/03/2016 20:18

Bump for evening traffic.

OP posts:
Please create an account

To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.

Join Mumsnet Log In

This thread is closed and is no longer accepting replies. Click here to start a new thread.