Mr Sheehan’s List of Heroic GirlsWOMEN AND GIRLS THROUGH HISTORY WHO HAVE SHOWN REAL COURAGE IN AN OFTEN HOSTILE WORLD

20.Jane Austen- writer“No woman should be treated as a saleable item. Marriage should not be a financial transaction”

19.Charlotte Bronte- writerIn Jane Eyre she created the prototype for the 21st century feminist- independent and an equal to a man.

18.Julia Guillard-First female Prime Minister in Australia

17.The first African American girl to attend a white university in the USA.

16. Christine Lagarde- Head of the IMF

15. Marilyn Monroe-actorShe battled the sexist stereotyping of women

14. Sylvia Plath-writerShe wrote the truth about the pressures on young women. She was also a great poet! Read “The Bell Jar”.

13. Patti Smith-poet/punk rock star

12. Anne Williams-campaigner for Hillsborough victims

11. Bridget Reilly- 1960s abstract artist

10. The first female touch judge in Premier League football

9. Karen Brady-the first woman to be the director of a football club!

8. Katy Piper- the acid attack model;campaigner for women’s rights.

7. Aung San Suu Kyi-Burmese politician and human rights campaigner-she defied a military junta for decades.

6. 7/7 victim who competed in the 2012 paralympics

5. Anita Pallenberg-heroic inventor of the rock chick/cool mum

4. Katherine Bigelow-film director of The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty and Point Break

A bit of balance- some recent male heroes

Danny Boyle-film director/producer of the London Olympic Opening ceremony

The dog whisperer-Cesar Milan

Dr Brian Cox- the coolest geek and a science hero

3. Joni Mitchell-singer/songwriter. The inspiration for every female songwriter.

Then Now

2. The Two British girls who helped the dying soldier in Woolwich

1. The woman who confronted the terrorist killers in Woolwich

True courage Ingrid Kennet