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>!.!.!.Marie Curie!. >!.!.!.Mother Theresa!. >!.!.!.Florance Nightingale!. I can't decide as I know there are so many others!. Any nominees for the title would be welcome!. Thank you!. Cathorio!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: can you really pick one woman from the whole of human history!? It's like comparing apples and orranges, impossible!. For example, in science, Marie Curie is an extremely important figure in the world of science of medicine!.!.!.!.!.!.!.but Irene Sendler saved 2,500 Jewish children from the Nazi regieme despite being captured and tortured she refused to give away anything!. I'm sure you'll agree that both are great women but can you judge them side by side!? Could Marie Curie do what Sendler did and could Sendler do what Curie did!? Do you judge feminists as more important than other women, for example, are the early suffragettes the greatest females of all time due to their impact on women's lives today!? And just how can you judge impact with such a vast spectrum of possible candidates and isn't it entirely subjective!? A female doctor may say Elizabeth Blackwell, a politician Margaret Thatcher, a novelist Jane Austen!. I don't think you can ever really select one! Or, is it entirely personal, the greatest woman is the one who gave you life, your own mother!? Anyway, I've rambled for far to long - let me know if you make a desicion, I shall be very interested to hear who it is!Www@QuestionHome@Com Boudica - queen of the Iceni people of Norfolk who lead an uprising of the tribes against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire!. A chick who went up against the most incredible empire the world has ever seen and kicked some collective Roman a$$!. Tomyris - reigned c!. 530 BC, was a queen of the Massagetae, an Iranian people of Central Asia east of the Caspian Sea!. She was famous for defeating and killing the Persian emperor Cyrus the Great during his invasion and attempted conquest of her country!. When Cyrus captured Tomyris’ son, she sent a letter to him denouncing his treachery and challenging him to honorable battle!. In the fight that ensued, the Persians were defeated with high casualties, Cyrus himself was killed, and Tomyris had his corpse beheaded!. Hatshepsut, "King" of Egypt - That in itself was a hellava trick! What a woman! Saint Joan of Arc - remember, she was only 19 yrs old too! Florence Nightingale who came to be known as “The Lady with the Lamp”, was a high born lady who became the pioneer of modern nursing, a writer and a noted statistician!. Her lasting contribution has been her role in founding the modern nursing profession!. And there is NO proof she was a lesbian!. Catherine II (the Great) reigned as Empress of Russia for 34 years, from June 28, 1762 until her death!. She exemplifies the enlightened despot of her era!. During her reign Catherine extended the borders of the Russian Empire southward and westward to absorb New Russia, Crimea, Right-Bank Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, and Courland at the expense of two powers — the Ottoman Empire and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth!. And there is no truth in the HORSE story!. Take your pick!Www@QuestionHome@Com Of those three I would say Madame Curie, her work into radiation probably cost her life but was still quite important!. My own personal answer would be Catherine De Medici, queen to Henry II of France and some would claim de facto ruler when her husband died and her son was too young to take the throne!. There's been some debate on this, but she showed just that women are more than capable of being ruthless and cruel when on the throne!. Again, there's some debate on her actual involvement, but traditionally the St!. Bartholomew's Day massacre is generally attributed to her!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Mary the mother of Jesus #2 my mom, she is Jewish and hates Jesus but she still loves me but once she had a funeral for me but we reconciled #3 my future princess, and she will rise to #2 because she will love Jesus most of all like Mary did and said of her son "Behold my savior and my God!." i got into alot of trouble with my x I told her Mary was more beautiful then her, but she needed time to grow into first place others said she was magnificently beautiful, and I agreed and got into trouble with a relative because her husband said she was very beautiful to her in front of his wife!. David in Jesus amazing grace and thanks John 3 &10 a new life more abundant and free!.Www@QuestionHome@Com I would actually say that the most female of all time would be eve, and i dont mean in the biblical sense but the original girl, could possibly be considered lucy, but not quite, becuase without her there would have been no offspring which means humanity would not exist and thus neither would this question, so count your stars for herWww@QuestionHome@Com Marie curie!! who is mother tereasa!?!?!?!? i also think that renee zellweger (do they have to be dead!?!?) and anne hathaway and that girl who was locked up in london tower and whatsimaface and thingymabob are all good! But not florance nitingale!!!Www@QuestionHome@Com Hands down, Cathrine the Great of Russia!. She used her smarts and sexuality to get what she wanted in life!. Ruthless and callous!.!.!. a woman after my own heart!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Boudicca, queen of the iceni was one hell of a woman!. She epitomises maternal strength!. Don't cross a mother or she'll burn you to the ground!Www@QuestionHome@Com Mother Theresa--she gave her all for her cause!. She was compassionate and caring throughout her whole life!. I wish I could be that selfless!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Charlotte Corday is my favourite woman!. Not necessarily the greatest, but definitely the one I admire the most!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Mother TheresaWww@QuestionHome@Com Florence NightingaleWww@QuestionHome@Com Elizabeth the 1st 1533-1603Www@QuestionHome@Com Queen Boudicea was possibly the first woman to lead an army!. Anyone who raises London to the ground gets my vote!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Marie Curie because she did so much for medicine e!.t!.c!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Queen Elizabeth the first!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Margaret ThatcherWww@QuestionHome@Com Pamela Anderson!Www@QuestionHome@Com Joan of Arc She proved that not only do women look good but they can also kick butt!Www@QuestionHome@Com The Blessed Virgin MaryWww@QuestionHome@Com Emmeline Pankhurst - votes for UK womenWww@QuestionHome@Com winston churchill's nannyWww@QuestionHome@Com how about joan of arc!?!? golda meir!?!? betsy ross!?!? martha washington!? cleopatra!?!? eve, the mother of us all!?!?!?Www@QuestionHome@Com My mum - MariaWww@QuestionHome@Com Aung San Suu KyiWww@QuestionHome@Com Mary!. I'm not all that religious but no one has had a more famous son or been more prayed to our adored in history!.Www@QuestionHome@Com without a doubt Joan Of Arc!. What she did was truly astoundingWww@QuestionHome@Com Well, Florence Nightingale was a lesbian, so she's out of the question!. Mother Theresa was a great lady but not as Christian as she pretended, there is now doubt to whether she was a christian at all!. Marie Currie was a BRILLIANT woman!. She get's my vote!Www@QuestionHome@Com Diana, Princess of WalesWww@QuestionHome@Com Mariah Carey she is so caring and a confident womanWww@QuestionHome@Com Marie Calendars ;] haha that place is gooooooddddddd!. lmaoWww@QuestionHome@Com |