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FWR women of the year

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ErrolTheDragon · 20/12/2020 10:26

It's the time of the year for lists and retrospectives, so let's compile our FWR Women of the Year.

Suggested guidelines (not rules):
No fictional women
Women valued for something more than appearance or entertainment value
Can (should?) include women who we don't all agree with or necessarily admire.

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iguanadonna · 20/12/2020 10:48

Jane Clare Jones for starting The Radical Notion, which is looking like a great magazine

Campervan69 · 20/12/2020 10:46

Politicians

Tulsi Gabbard
Senator Claire Chandler
Liz Truss
Joan McAlpine
Joanna Cherry
Jackie Price-Doyle

DialSquare · 20/12/2020 10:45

All of the above but I would also like to add Kate Scottow. The judgement of her appeal is going to be important for any future cases.
Plus she really makes me laugh!

Campervan69 · 20/12/2020 10:43

Entertainers

Dolly Parton
Alison Moyet

Erm.....

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ErrolTheDragon · 20/12/2020 10:41

Women senior politicians - this is a section of 'don't agree with them all on everything' but they're important on the world stage.

Angela Merkel
Kamala Harris
Jacinda Arden
Sanna Marin

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MaudTheInvincible · 20/12/2020 10:40

*EHRC Hmm

Username642243 · 20/12/2020 10:40

The WPUK conference organisers. Easily the highlight of my year.

iguanadonna · 20/12/2020 10:39

Yes, Allison Bailey!

iguanadonna · 20/12/2020 10:38

Dr Jill Biden

JK Rowling

Keira Bell

Baroness Hale (retired as President of the Supreme Court this year)

Gina Miller

Joanna Cherry

Johann Lamont

Suzanne Moore

Campervan69 · 20/12/2020 10:37

Agree with all mentioned so far

Also Allison Bailey
Sharron Davies
Dr Nicola Williams
Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson
Janice Turner

fakenina · 20/12/2020 10:37

There's so many brave, clever, hardworking, just brilliant women to choose from.

All of the above are an inspiration.

MaudTheInvincible · 20/12/2020 10:37

Ann Sinnott for bringing the ECHR to account for damaging womens' ability to access their rights through their unlawful guidance.

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ErrolTheDragon · 20/12/2020 10:36

Johann Lamont for her 6 words.

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Shedbuilder · 20/12/2020 10:35

Baroness Emma Nicholson

Al1langdownthecleghole · 20/12/2020 10:34

Jenny Murray, for leaving the BBC

BaronessWrongCrowd · 20/12/2020 10:34

Maya Forstater

CodenameVillanelle · 20/12/2020 10:33

Keira Bell, for protecting children
JK Rowling, for sticking to her principles and speaking up in the face of horrific abuse
Johann Lamont, for protecting vulnerable women

Al1langdownthecleghole · 20/12/2020 10:33

Copying my post from the other thread

Ruth May, Chief Nurse, for refusing to say what Boris/Cummings told her too and getting banned from the press conferences.

Kiera Bell for being utterly brilliant.

Prof Sarah Gilbert for the Oxford Vaccine.

Datun · 20/12/2020 10:32

So many.

But yes to Keira Bell and Mrs A.

BaronessWrongCrowd · 20/12/2020 10:32

(The obvious) J.K Rowling
Jackie Doyle-Price
Karen Davies
Helen Staniland
Allison Bailey
Kiera Bell
Posie Parker
Julia Long

merrymouse · 20/12/2020 10:32

Ruth May (Chief Nursing Officer)

fakenina · 20/12/2020 10:32

and Kiera Bell

fakenina · 20/12/2020 10:31

Lizz Truss

NotTerfNorCis · 20/12/2020 10:30

Keira Bell, for taking a stand.

UppityPuppity · 20/12/2020 10:30

Too difficult to choose but I’ll pop for:

Keira Bell
JK Rowling

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