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.

Kath Murray, Lucy Hunter Blackburn, Lisa McKenzie

@Ereshkigalangcleg

Kath Murray, Lucy Hunter Blackburn, Lisa McKenzie

I was just thinking of them but couldn't think of their names, thanks!

I'm nicking this off the other thread:

Emily Maitless. Not always correct but she does asks some hard questions.

Lidia Falcón
grahamlinehan.substack.com/p/all-eyes-on-spain

Iseult White
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/amnesty-and-freedom-of-conscience-1.4419263

Dolly Parton

Melinda Gates

Gates has spent the pandemic advocating for a more global approach to tackling it, and promoting the needs of caregivers, who have been particularly stressed by school closures and the loss of community support.

eu.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/12/10/melinda-gates-covid-vaccine-world-distribution-q-a-250-m-gift/3831459001/

Adwoa Dickson - Amies freedom choir

Sarah Field for standing up for women in Leeds.

Michelle Moore and Heather Brunskill-Evans for their book and general common sense around sticking up for children. As well as all the women on this list already. Heartening to see so many!

And all the wise women of FWR who do so much to inform and fight. Thank you from a (mostly) lurker.

Janice Turner
Joanna Cherry
Tracey Emin
Caroline Criado Perez
Angela Merkel

Prof Sarah Gilbert
Liz Truss altho I largely disagree w her politics
Nicola Sturgeon altho I largely disagree w her politics
Allison Bailey
Keira Bell
JK Rowling
Sophie Ellis Bextor for her kitchen discos
Hibo Wardere
Rachel Rooney
Martina Navratilova

Posthumous nominations for Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Kathleen Johnson.

Maggie Oliver for starting her foundation.
Nimco Ali for her work on FGM.
Liz Truss.

Can we include collectives on this glorious list? If so I'll add:
Vancouver Rape Crisis Centre for holding true to their principles in the face of vicious misogyny
WoLF for keeping on keeping on in the USA in the context of a woke left and a woman-hating right
Canadian Women's Sex-based Rights - in the heart of Gilead
The Countess didn't fight for this - standing up for women in Ireland.

Yes to everyone above, but also:

Caroline Criado-Perez,
Rachel Williams (Stand up to DA)
Dr Jess Taylor
Rhian Mannings (2 Wish Upon A Star charity for bereavement support)

Keira Bell, Mrs A. and their legal team.

Everyone in Womens Human Rights declaration...
Lidia Falcón in Spain
Posie, Nicola Williams
Urmi Basu, India
There are so many women to be admired. Thank you to every one.

Definitely Sarah Field in Leeds

O missed two pages by mistake , agree with them all...

JKR
Keira Bell
Rosie Duffield
Karen Davies

I'm a coward because I am afraid to speak up in public about this. Scared of losing some friends and being alienated by colleagues. And these women are actually brave and stunning

Posie and Venice for taking no shit.

Oh my God, aren't there so many! So very many admirable women.

What a glorious idea. I'd love to see the entire list, with a short description of each woman's accomplishments.

Oh and I spotted a recurring typo - the ineffable Karen Davis spells her last name without the e.

Helen Lewis

Yes, Helen Lewis and also Hadley Freeman and Susanna Rustin on at the Guardian.