I have this t shirt that says well behaved women never make history. Can you tell me one of your favorite women in history and why they are your favorite?

A favorite woman in history? I would have to say Susan B. Anthony. Because, if it wasnt for her, us woman might still not have the right to vote. And i think that is really unfair.(my religion has influence on what i think too.)

Harriet Tubman-I think that is self-explanitory. And Rosa Park.

I like Jane Pittman, I think that is self-explanitory as well. :)

Joan Of Arc............................. reasons are personal!

Joan of Arc is awesome!!!! :D

Some of my favorites are Cleopatra, Maya Angelo, Elizabeth I, Barbara Walters, Frida Kahlo, Ella Fitzgerald and Margaret Thatcher.

Good Choices Kim. I really like Maya Angelo and Frida Kahlo. But don't forget Joan of Arch who freed a country under the criticism of the church and state. I also have a lot of respect for Eleanor Roosevelt for her strength and work in woman’s rights, Helen Keller And of cause you my dear wife.

Lady Rhea mentioned Joan of Arc. Eleanor Roosevelt is a good one. We do have alot of history together and we have had many adventures together. I look forward to every day with you and ending it at night in your arms. There have been times when I havent been a well behaved woman..( but I think those times you love me the most)

Do you guys talk in real life, or just type messages on the computer? ;-)

What about Elizabeth Fry? I think she was well behaved, but helped to achieve a lot of reforms.

I send him an E mail when dinner is being served...just kidding. We went out to dinner last night....we do talk in real life.....Give me a minute to come back and I will respond regarding Elizabeth Fry.

She was a Quaker famous for working in prison reform in Britain. She risked imprisonment for her work. She taught that prison wasnt just for punishment but also for rehabilitation. She awoke the world to prison conditions. She was a very spiritual woman. She taught schooling in prisons. She defied what Europe considered as feminine. She was way ahead of her time to be truly appreciated back then. She was considered a woman who was out of line and talked about things of substance that only men should talk about.. You go girl!!!

Maya Angelou, big fave. Anais Nin. Amelia Earhardt. Marie Curie. Sandra Day O'Conner...the list goes on...but I must agree, well behaved women don't make history.

Joan of Arc was mine so hands off sonny jim. Nuts she may have been (derranged visions) but what she endured physically I dont reckon I could. Maggi T, Kim now thats a hard women. Also Mother Theresa about as crystal clean as they come. Oh and all of the women here x.

Of Course we are.......let me fluff up my petticot and swirl my ringlets

Princess Diana is definately a woman who will go down in history. She was always such a nice, selfless, down to earth woman who's life was cut way too short. I just wonder what she could've achieved if she were still alive today.

Believe it or not...I admire Angelina Jolie. She has a wild streak, but she is also very involved in Humanitarian aspects...well-behaved she is not. She has donated not only time but a sizable amount of money to aiding sick and homeless children. I don't think she is all that, and certainly she has her weird streak (can we say wearing Billy Bob's blood in a vial, or her makeout session with her brother). I am speaking in terms of using her "name" and "status" to call attention to some good causes. Paris Hilton needs to take some pointers.

I would agree Angelina Jolie seems like a woman very into being a good woman as well as being beautiful. But some women are getting their lips butchered by trying everything to have lips like hers. Including allowing bees to bite them, surgically altering their lips...black women and men must think we are silly doing this to get the look that they were given for free.

Yeah, to me thats ridiculous. Botox, bee stings...basically pumping venom into our bodies. I'm perfectly happy with my "white girl" lips, not big, but not non-existant either. I said that I admire Jolie before, and got a round of laughter for it. Most people see the strange stuff she's done, but her personal life is hers. I like that she has publicly said that the only reason she doesn't do humanitarian work full time is because her money from films helps to fund charities and pay for villagers to eat, etc...AND she has no problem adopting a non-caucasion baby. This is a woman who doesn't really give a sh*t what people think, as long as it keeps her causes in the spotlight. And THAT is what I admire about her.

Angelina Jolie is a great woman besides her appearance, she is caring, I saw a documentary on her and some guy when they went to Africa to help the poor and those starving.

She is a modern example of the total woman, beautiful in body mind and spirit. I dont know or care about the Brad Pitt and Jennifer Anniston bit.

Well Jennifer Aniston has done pretty good things too, I just don't remember them.

Hanging out with her friends or humanitarian?

Humanitarian.

Mother Theresa: Can you imagine the things that went through that wonderful woman’s mind when the corruption and sex scandals started coming out. If there is truly a God, I hope she has a warm and comfortable bed in one of his mansions. She defiantly needs a well deserved rest.

you are so right prismmagic. She defiantly deserves it!

I agree.

Lets not forget any women who has to put up with a male partner that scares / hits and hurts her to the point she never leaves him. What goes around comes around though @ the end of the day.

Pamela Anderson, because shes soooooo smart...

lol jk, Amelia Airhart (probably spelt that wrong)

way to go warrior of the eceni didnt state why =P

Ok my favorite woman in history would have to be, Elisabeth Balthory
Because she got away with what she did for so long, under the noses of so many people
I mean 900 chambermaids just don't dissappear ya know. Well that and she was a wee bit physchotic. she wasnt a role model, did nothing for the state of her country, just got away with gruesome murder for mental reasons.

Ok, admittedly, I am in a bit of a mood, but, Kim ... Kim ... your comment ...
"black women and men must think we are silly doing this to get the look that they were given for free."
... I find it offensive.

Now, a bit tongue in cheek ... you have made yourself eligible as one of those mis-behaved women in history with that comment. Am I being too PC? Hmm, don't think so, but, ask me again once I have had a cup of coffee ... or two.

To answer your question, though ... hmm, the choice would have to satisfy ... influential, promoted positive change, endured hardship for their convictions, principled ... 'k, I am going to go with a native here ... Emily Howard Jennings Stowe.

Easy, google her name and you will find out the why and perhaps, applaud my choice.

Ok, onto my second cup and a more kindler, gentler 'purmusic' ...

I didnt state why bc I'm not really sure what she did and I'm too lazy to look it up =P I only really posted for a cheap laugh...

Purrmagic,
I did not say anything insulting nor condencending regarding the black race. Look again at my words. There was actually a compliment that others are wishing that they could have what comes natural to them. If I said to you I love your curly hair, I would not be meaning to insult those with straight hair. Have your coffee and get over it!! My intentions were not to be insulting.

How did you know I had curly hair?

Yeah, admittedly, I did make mention of my lack of levity at the time of my posting. Tis' the kindler and more gentler purmusic speaking now, and I'll include, employing a wider vision too. No real offense was taken.

Coffee done and am over it.

Emily Howard Jennings Stowe? She was the first woman authorized to practice medicine in Canada and was a leading female suffragist. Additionally, she studied homeopathic medicine at the New York Medical College for Women, from which she gained her MD in 1867.

Bessie Coleman...the first black femal aviatrix. Not only did she fight against the racial differences of her time, she inspired other black pilots...and some say was an inspiration to those joining the Tuskegee Airmen. She died in 1926, but paved the way for not only black pilots, but female pilots.
(My dad is an aviation historian, when he was teaching me to fly in my very early teens, and I got intimidated and wanted to quit, he told me the story of Bessie)

First of all, the quote is "Well-behaved women seldom make history" coined by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. Then it became "Well-behaved women rarely make history."

Secondly, I'm thinking that some of you don't understand the sarcasm in this quote. The definition of well-behaved is an opinion. I think most of us would say that Jane Addams was a well-behaved woman, but during that era she received a lot of criticism for her reforms. Just like any other female historical figure. Well-behaved women, in this case, are the women that stay home and do what they're told. Those women rarely make history, and if they do, it's through their husbands.

Oh and to answer your question, Jane Addams is my favorite "mis" behaved woman :D

Emily Dickenson was introverted and reclusive and might be thought of as a "well-behaved woman", but what a legacy she left behind! Her poetry was/is well ahead of its time. ;-)

oops... sorry...

So, I'm guessing the above poster is a woman, then? ;-)

Yes, but is she well-behaved??

And why is 'she' still visible ???

Well-behaved?

Not sure.


But, that is.. one bolstered immune system!

The badly behaved(wo)man is now history. Which proves the title, I guess?

Um, I inadvertently now owe Mary an apology.

LOL. So much potential for misunderstandings there...

lmao!!!

on the other hand why would I ask myself if I'm well-behaved when I know that answer?

hehehe

...It's hard to find a well-behaved ANYTHING these days...So there! (P-F-F-F-T!)