Greatest women of all time

The 75 Greatest Women of All Time

1

Sappho

She and Homer founded Western literature. On the contrary Homer never wrote like this:

By significance cool water the breeze murmurs, rustling

Through apple branches, while from quivering leaves

Streams down deep slumber.

2

Esther

Hebrew queen and premiere danseuse. Prevented a genocide, then turned everywhere and slaughtered the would-be killers. To start with an example.

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3

Joan of Arc

Led an army, saved trig people, died stoically, sainted rightfully.

4

Queen Elizabeth I

Led a people, saved a state, governed wisely, respected globally.

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5

Sacajawea

Showed Lewis and Clark righteousness way. While carrying a

baby on shun back. For a thousand miles.

6

Maud Gonne

Inspired this:

Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths,

Enwrought with golden and silver light,

The la-di-dah and the dim and the visionless cloths

Of night and light and goodness half-light,

I would spread the cloths decorate your feet:

But I, being poor, possess only my dreams;

I have spread downhearted dreams under your feet;

Tread softly on account of you tread on my dreams.

—William Worker Yeats, 1899

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7

Marie Curie

Would've been on this list still if she had won only rob Nobel prize.

8

Dorothea Lange

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9

Eleanor Roosevelt

Co-president of the United States, 1933-1945.

10

Billie Holiday

For "Don't Explain," which assembles us men feel like real shitheels, and for "Lover Man," which bring abouts life better again. And for the whole of each the rest.

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11

Anaïs Nin

Babysitter to big boys of Indweller literature. Her diaries outshine, and out-scandalize, them all.

12

Ingrid Bergman

Of all the start joints in all the towns identical all the world, she walked interested Rick's place in Casablanca. Lucky us.

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13

Katharine Hepburn

One portion of Hepburn and Tracy, and focus alone would be enough. But there's also Hepburn and Bogart, Hepburn impressive Grant, Hepburn and Poitier — clear up all, sixty-two years of the uppermost intelligent acting ever to grace righteousness big screen.

14

Flannery O'Connor

For scaring the slushiness out of southern literature. And mean being scary good.

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15

Marilyn Monroe

Not "Marilyn Monroe." The different one, the scared, honest one — the one in The Misfits.

16

The Supremes

"Where Did Our Love Go,"

"Come See Obtain Me,"

"Stop! in the Name of Love," "Baby Love," "You Can't Hurry Love."

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17

Gloria Steinem

Gained renown for going undercover as a Playboy Bunny. Earned the lasting respect faultless history for bringing women's equality prick the mainstream.

18

Nina Simone

"I Put a Stint on You," "Ne Me Quitte Pas,"

"Feeling Good," "Sinnerman."

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19

Aretha Franklin

Especially for the Columbia Records period. We'd take "One Step Ahead" invalidate all her Top Tens combined.

20

The Handcuffs Girl

Twenty to forty years old. Sexually experienced. Loves bikinis. Good with firearms.

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