cybrxkhan
Asian Xwedodah
Eve.
Or whoever the first biologically female of the homo sapiens species was.
Or whoever the first biologically female of the homo sapiens species was.
The Greatest Women in World History...
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me autem minui
She wasn't necessarily great. Just think about how many mediocre people there are, that are so because they inherited genes for mediocrity.
jtb1127
Deity
Eve wasn't a great woman. She ate that fruit because a snake with legs told her to.
Not to mention that the gene for nagging definitely comes from Eve, since she's the first woman in history. Think of how much damage women nagging has done to society.
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me autem minui
Is it technically misogyny if it's nothing but categorical misanthropy?
It may be fun to mock religious myths (though it would help, at least, to do so accurately if you're going to do it), but it's not very illuminating from a historical point of view. A historian evaluates the historical significance of someone like Mary on the basis of what is historically known about her, not on the basis of what certain religions teach about her. The reason why Mary is a poor choice for "greatest woman in world history" is not because people believe strange things about her but because almost nothing is known about her from a historical point of view. One might as well say that Julius Caesar's mother is the greatest woman in world history, or Genghis Khan's, and so on, since the sole reason for nominating Mary is that her son was historically important.
The book of Esther is basically fiction, although it may have historical elements. If you're going to nominate Esther then yes, one might as well nominate Helen of Troy.
sydhe
King of Kongs
Most of the greatest women would be women who led countries. In the sciences, I think of Marie Curie, Barbara McClintock, Lise Meitner and Dorothy Hodgkin (more influential actually than Rosalind Franklin, although Franklin was involved in two discoveries and either of them could have won her a Nobel Prize). Emmy Noether's probably the most influential woman, both in physics and mathematics.
ParadigmShifter
Random Nonsense Generator
Not Thatcher.
Maude, with lots of great historical women mentioned in the credits. I just love the design of her kitchen too, brings out everything that was great about the 70s. You also see her wearing a couple of those long flowing outfits she used to wear like with her whole Miami matron look she had going on in the Golden Girls.
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And the extended family guy version, but the best youtube version I could find was with Peter speaking German.
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And the extended family guy version, but the best youtube version I could find was with Peter speaking German.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
Link to video.
7ronin
海軍少佐
Hatshepsut. She ruled as pharoah in Egypt for twenty two years and was probably the most powerful woman to have lived in the ancient world.
Samez
Emperor
I will throw in Queen Victoria. Ruler of the largest empire on earth for 63 years.
Hi Bast.
Anyway, since no one has I'll nominate Margaret Sanger.
Of political leaders, Indira Gandhi.
Kahran Ramsus
Warlord
Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians. She was instrumental in reconquering England from the Danes along with her brother Edward the Elder of Wessex in the 10th Century.
7ronin
海軍少佐
What did she actually accomplish? She was the head of state in a constitutional monarchy. Yes, she was an important symbol of imperial Great Britain but her actual power was nil.
Civciv5
Grand Emperor
This is my list
-Joan of Arc,saint and heroine,she helped reconquering France
-Wu Zetian,Empress regnant of the Zhou Dynasty,provided better equality for women,was a great diplomat and reconquered many of Emperor Taizong's former conquests,most powerfull human on Earth at her time
-Hatshepsut,Pharaoh of Egypt,builded monuments and improved trade
-Eleanor of Aquitaine,duchess of Aquitaine,queen consort of France and England;one of the most influental women in history
-Marie Curie,scientist,discovered Polonium and Radium,won two nobel prizes
-Catherine II "the Great",empress regnant of teh Russian Empire,conquered lands and patron of arts,literature,education
-Tamar of Georgia,Queen regnant of Georgia,expanded the Kingdom of Georgia to its greatest extent and started a "Golden Age" for Georgia
-Trung sisters,national heroines and queens of Vietnam,they freed Vietnam of the Han Dynasty and are national heroines
-Joan of Arc,saint and heroine,she helped reconquering France
-Wu Zetian,Empress regnant of the Zhou Dynasty,provided better equality for women,was a great diplomat and reconquered many of Emperor Taizong's former conquests,most powerfull human on Earth at her time
-Hatshepsut,Pharaoh of Egypt,builded monuments and improved trade
-Eleanor of Aquitaine,duchess of Aquitaine,queen consort of France and England;one of the most influental women in history
-Marie Curie,scientist,discovered Polonium and Radium,won two nobel prizes
-Catherine II "the Great",empress regnant of teh Russian Empire,conquered lands and patron of arts,literature,education
-Tamar of Georgia,Queen regnant of Georgia,expanded the Kingdom of Georgia to its greatest extent and started a "Golden Age" for Georgia
-Trung sisters,national heroines and queens of Vietnam,they freed Vietnam of the Han Dynasty and are national heroines
Huayna Capac357
Deity
Wu Zetian didn't provide better equality for women. Her reign was used in China for 1300 years as a supposed example for why women shouldn't be rulers.
Civciv5
Grand Emperor
Tell that to wikipedia.
Wu Zetian was certainly remarkable but she was also one of the most cruel despicable women who has ever existed so I personally could never admire her.
Looking at the wikipedia article again, it's kind of ironic how her reputation was rehabilitated by Jiang Qing who herself was a vicious cruel woman who didn't care how many people she hurt to further her own ambition.
Looking at the wikipedia article again, it's kind of ironic how her reputation was rehabilitated by Jiang Qing who herself was a vicious cruel woman who didn't care how many people she hurt to further her own ambition.
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