FWR women of the year

[ErrolTheDragon]

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.

I'll start with some obvious nominations for the Science category:

Emmanuelle Charpentier, Jennifer Doudna - Nobel Prize for Chemistry

Sarah Gilbert, Ozlem Tureci - COVID vaccine research

Joanna Cherry

Rosie Duffield

Too difficult to choose but I’ll pop for:

Keira Bell
JK Rowling

Keira Bell, for taking a stand.

Lizz Truss

and Kiera Bell

Ruth May (Chief Nursing Officer)

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

So many.

But yes to Keira Bell and Mrs A.

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.

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

Maya Forstater

Jenny Murray, for leaving the BBC

Baroness Emma Nicholson

Johann Lamont for her 6 words.

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

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

All of the above are an inspiration.

Agree with all mentioned so far

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

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

Yes, Allison Bailey!

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

*EHRC

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

Entertainers

Dolly Parton
Alison Moyet

Erm.....

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!