Blogging from A to Z 2022 - Rebels

Welcome to Day 18 of the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge (2022) I will be discussing topics of interest to those who identify as women this year. The Book Connection is lucky number 78 in a list of more than 140 bloggers who are participating in 2022. I encourage you to check out the list and visit other blogs with topics of interest. 

REBELS

Rebels--fictional and real--resist conforming to social norms or rise up against the powers that be. When I think of real life female rebels from my years growing up, these women come to mind:

1. Betty Friedan, author of The Feminine Mystique
2. Barbara Walters, the first female co-host of a news show
3. Maya Angelou, poet and Presidential Medal of Freedom award winner
4. Sandra Day O'Connor, first female Supreme Court Justice
5. Dr. Sally K Ride, first American woman to be sent into space
6. Margaret Thatcher, first female British prime minister

Many women came before them and many came after them to advocate for women's rights, gender equality, and a brighter future for all.

When I consider rebellious females from my reading, characters that I often speak about here come to mind:

1. Anne Shirley, Anne of Green Gables
2. Jo March, Little Women
3. Laura Ingalls Wilder (also a real person), Little House on the Prairie
4. Katniss Everdeen, The Hunger Games

I admire the strength and perseverance these rebels display as they resist and rise up. I applaud their commitment to making a difference in their worlds. 

Who are some rebels you admire?