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-Lebrun; Artemisia 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 Bullock; Little 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.