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My top choices for costumes that channel my feminist strengths.
Hildy Johnson (Rosalind Russell) in His Girl Friday. She saved the day, she worked the newsroom and press room at the courthouse like a champ. Setting aside the inevitable romantic pairing, she’s pretty darn awesome. I don’t aspire to be a journalist, but I do like to think Hildy would be a kickass blogger if she were around these days. I’d like to think inside my mind is a spunky, smart, focused woman who knows the story is important. Plus, she had amazing clothing.
Maude Findlay (Bea Arthur) from the television shows Maude and All in the Family. I loved that Maude tackled cutting edge issues including the propensity for upper middle class white women to dabble in social issues. I have a similar worldview to Maude and I also often lack tact or simply prefer to not use my tact skills
I’d love to have my graying hair arranged in a lovely Maude ‘do’ and wear one of her awesome two piece outfits or the caftans. She really strode across the room like a furious avenging angel.
Mary Bartowski aka Frost (Linda Hamilton) from Chuck. Excellent casting nod to the Terminator history with the casting (and requisite workout scene in her prison cell) of Sarah Connor to play Chuck’s Mom, CIA spy Mary. Mary left her kids and husband to pursue her assignment. She came back to reconnect, but as still a spy. She put her life on the line again and again for her kids and their teams.
