Hitchens, Dawkins, Hawking, Ehrman, Coin, Sagan: Where are the Woman?

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When I think of women I look up to, one that immediately comes to mind is MIT professor Sara Seager. She's close to a real-life Eleonore Arroway of Sagan's fictional Contact novel turned movie. She's special. Google her. She's heavily involved in search for planets around other stars. If I was a billionaire, I would pour money into her research. A brilliant lady and a visionary.

I also have a special admiration for American actress Barbara Eden. I'll admit that part of that is my gonads speaking - I entered puberty watching I Dream of Jeannie episodes. In her prime, she was IMHO one of the most beautiful women on the planet. Yet if you research her, she sounds like an absolute sweetheart - warm, sweet, mild-tempered and down to earth. A very classy lady. Highly talented - outstanding singer and dancer as well as actress - without taking herself too seriously.

I may be cursed for this one but: Margaret Thatcher. She may have been a cast-iron bitch but she was strength when strength was needed. As an American, I'm glad I never had to live under her social policies but there was a reason the tough-as-nails Russians called her "The Iron Lady" - respect. High praise coming from them. She wasn't warm and fuzzy but she was the equal of the toughest male. She may be the ultimate example of female strength and power.