I read some where that September is Women of Achievement month. So I'd like to take a moment to recognize, thank and appreciate a few of the women of achievement that have influenced me…

Kathleen, Robin & Colleen Murray; Madame Vigée-LebrunArtemisia Gentileschi; Sylvia Plath; Judy Blume; Ramona Quimby; The Amazons; The Guerrilla Girls; Clytaemnestra; Electra; Helen; She-Ra; Anna Mendietta; Freida Khalo; Dara Torres; Nadia; Kristin Armstrong; Zelda Fitzgerald; Kate Chopin; Buchi Emecheta; Virginia Woolf; Jhumpa Lahiri; Bharati Mukherjee; Linda Whitaker; Heather Armstrong; Margaret Atwood; Barbara Kingsolver; Mrs. Dallaway; Mariam; Hester; Portia; Kate; Hippolyta; Titania; Bridget Jones; Miss Piggy; Smurfette; Marsha, Jan & Cindy Brady; Lisbeth Salander; Janie; Roxana; Cathy Ames; Anna; Elphaba; Celie, Nettie, Sophia & Shug; Daisy; Edna; Cosette; Louise Mallard; Maya Angelou; Natasha Rostova; Lara; Ayaan Hirsi Ali; Melissa Ethridge; Jennifer Aniston; Martha Stewart; Cheryl Crow; Pre-Meltdown Britney Spears; Britney Murphy; Madonna; Cyndi Lauper; Alyssa Milano; Goldie Hawn; Condoleeza Rice; Kate Hudson; Anne Shirley; Pippi; Mrs. Meinski; Mrs. Schier; Nancy Thiele; Mrs. Marko; Amanda Peet; Rachel McAdams; Mrs. Philbrook; Joey Harrington; Patty Brown; Nikki Eisdorfer; Peggy McDonald; Molly McMahon; Mary Bevilacqua; Maria Colaco-Curry; Karrn Bales; Carrie Pierson; Kerry Killoren; Karen Feagins; Kara Drane; Chelsea Fry; Nicole Drane: Jolanta Hunter; Caryn Cast; Vicki Sharratt; Sarah Minor; Cathy Hernandez; Alaidys Ibarguen; Michell Jennings; Melissa Cann; Meredith Warren; Wendy Wild; Heather DeJesus; Amanda Godbold; Karla Avelcillas; Karlynne Akos; Mary Lou Retton; Colleen Burroughs; Molly McDonald; Mo McDonald; Angelina Jolie; Audrey Hepburn; Nina Garcia; Rachel Green; Jenny Craig; Lina George; Yasmeen Soin; Jennifer Powell; Stacy Teet; Sarah Vernetti; Tori Spelling; Demi Moore; Rachel Zoe; Brooke Burke; Diane Rehm; Tamsen Donner; Gabrielle Burton; Kojii Helnwein; Queen Elizabeth; Helen Quilley; Miss Demeanor (I can't believe I found this picture! This is the night that Tim & first danced together); Cameron Diaz; Georgia O'Keefe; Judy Chicago; Ann Curry; Kelly Ripa; Sarah Jessica Parker; Sandra BullockLittle Miss Sunshine; Juniper!

 

…I'm sure I've missed something like a million other women…

    Comments

  • Kerry


    Hey Kim! I just stumbled across your blog for the first time today and was so surprised to see my name in your litany of women. You are very sweet and what a great idea for a post! I love your blog and look forward to reading often. Miss you!

  • Sarah V.


    Thanks for the shout-out! That is so sweet. I’m so glad to have met you!
    Great idea for a post…love seeing some of these names, especially Judy Chicago. :)

  • kim


    Kerry! and Sarah!
    The list would be incomplete without you two :)
    (so happy you found me, Kerry. thanks for commenting!)

  • Patty B


    You made my September. Thanks so much. From one inspiration to another.

  • Carrie


    I made the list?!?! Dear Kim, that is very kind.