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Female Character of the Fortnight: Turtle Wexler
I am halfway through reading Alan Bradley’s The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, a very clever (sometimes TOO clever) mystery starring a plucky eleven-year-old sleuth named Flavia deLuce. While I’m enjoying the book so far and Flavia is … Continue reading
Female Character of the Fortnight: Rebecca Black
Some might say that I’m cheating with this Female Character post, because Rebecca Black is not a fictional character. But I’m not interested in writing a post about Rebecca Black, the real person. I’m talking about Rebecca Black, the Internet … Continue reading
Female Character of the Fortnight: Snoop
(Note: I’ve decided to make my female character posts a bi-weekly feature rather than a weekly one.) This character is very different from the ones I’ve featured so far. I usually write about characters I admire, look up to, or … Continue reading
Female Character of the Week: Lisa Simpson
We feminists put a lot of pressure on ourselves to be “perfect” women, and this struggle goes beyond the typical “Can I have a satisfying career and a family?” conflict. If we’re supposed to reject stereotypical gender roles, is it … Continue reading
Female Character of the Week: Jackie Brown
Quentin Tarantino is one of my favorite film directors for three reasons: 1) his whip-smart dialogue, 2) the way he plays with narrative structure, and 3) his strong female characters. While some of his movies have problematic elements from a … Continue reading
Female Character of the Week: Katniss Everdeen
Given the recent hubbub concerning the casting of the film version of The Hunger Games, this seems as good a time as any to honor its protagonist, Katniss Everdeen. Name: Katniss Everdeen Why She Rocks: Katniss is a hunter in … Continue reading
Female Character of the Week: Buffy Summers
March 10, 2011 marked the 14th anniversary of the airing of the first episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This seems as good a time as any to honor Buffy Summers as my Female Character of the Week. Name: Buffy … Continue reading
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Female Character of the Week: Emma Woodhouse
I finally, finally got around to finishing Mansfield Park. After writing that post where I flogged myself for being a bad Jane Austen fan because I couldn’t get through the book, I remembered that I hadn’t reached the good part … Continue reading
Female Character of the Week: Cassie Logan
When looking back at the female characters I’ve highlighted since I started this blog, I noticed that, with the exception of Bonnie Bennett from The Vampire Diaries, they’re all a bunch of white girls. I feel like Shirley from Community … Continue reading
Female Character of the Week: Rachel Berry
I often use my Female Character of the Week posts to praise characters that are well-written (and well-acted, in the case of movie and TV characters). This post is less of a praise, and more of a plea. On behalf … Continue reading