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4 Ladies From Classic Literature For Modern Women To Look Up To
In today’s entertainment culture, strong female characters on the page and screen are often depicted as subversive, edgy, and unapologetic. Many of them move through the world – guns blazing and tempers aflare – without concern for repercussion. But, is this reflective of reality?
By Kathleen Breaux5 min read
Do the admirable women we encounter in our daily lives find themselves in winning situations by leading with untempered aggression, outsized ego, and an absence of virtue? Rather than seeking role models in characters who are crafted in response to an ephemeral trend, perhaps we should look to those who have withstood the test of time — the heroines of the literary classics.