IWD 2020 - which woman do you most admire?

Margaret Thatcher the first female UK prime minister, this lady was not for turning!

Another vote for our Queen. I share her love of horses!

Mother Theresa, she saw the value in every human life

Miss Robertson ,my primary school teacher who, along with my Mum taught me how to knit and sew, .also my aunt Agnes and aunt Bel who taught me embroidery.

Marie Stopes:
as my father was one of twelve what would the crush of overpopulation be without her.

The Queen
Melanie Phillips

I admire Charlotte Caldwell for her ceaseless fight to get meds for her son, Billy

Also Yrsa Daley-Ward, a young woman who overcame a difficult younger life to become a wonderful writer and poet

The Queen is amazing, so strong, intelligent, and maintains control. I also admire Theresa May and I know this will not be everyone's choice, but she was so strong when all those male MPs were against her. How she maintained her belief in democracy and her dignity I don't know. She didn't agree herself with Brexit but she fought tooth and nail for the people's choice.

The Queen for all the above reasons, grudging admiration for Princess Anne who quietly works very hard and also won an Olympic medal for GB, brilliant horsewoman.

Michele Obama
Nancy Pelosi
My late mother in law

Emma someone, a news journalist for ITV who did a brilliant, brave and very scary report from Idlib the other night.

Also Princess Alice of Greece. She also helped Jews during the war. Not forgetting our lovely Queen.

Karen Blixen. She went to Africa and treated the local community with dignity and respect. She tried to help them and was opposed greatly from British Colonials. Her family also saved Jews during the war.

Obviously, the Queen for doing such a wonderful job for the last 70+ years and still doing it. All of us would have been happily retired decades ago. But also I admire Kate Windsor enormously. She has married into a life not many could endure with its rules and lack of freedom and doesn't seem to put a foot wrong. She is a credit to our Royal Family and will make a great queen.

public figure

The Queen

I admire many women that I come into contact with most days..

not one for so called celebrities...

My partner for putting up with me.

Judy Sheindlin (Judge Judy) just so sensible.

With you there, Blue sky.

Sadly no famous name comes to mind. But I propose the ordinary women who every day, do their utmost in whichever capacity.

The Queen definitely.

Expect someone will nominate Greta T.

I’d go along with the Queen - can’t think of anyone who’s done a better job for as long as she’s done it.

The Queen , she made a promise age 21 and is still keeping to her promise at 93

Phoenix, whether you agree with me or not is irrelevant. I admire DA.

I'm sure some on YOUR list wouldn't appeal to me. Each to their own.

I think it would have to be our Queen.
Many brave, inspirational, inspiring woman have been mentioned but I don't 'know' them. Those that are dead, I only have historians opinions of what they were like ( and yes, historical facts)
Some will say I don't 'know' the Queen, very true, but I've grown up watching, listening to her forming my own opinions, not others.

Agree with those who have mentioned the Queen, whether Royalist or not, she does deserve recognition for the way she has carried out her role.

Ayaan Hirsi Ali Somali born Dutch American activist feminist, author, scholar - An advocate for the rights and self determination of Muslim women, actively opposing forced marriage, honour killings, child marriage, female genital mutilation, a procedure she had inflicted on her when she was 5 years old.

The Queen, I didn't grow up a royalist I was indifferent to the whole lot of them for years, but I've come to appreciate her of late, she's been the backdrop of my life. Tirelessly performing duties for a life she didn't choose but she gets on with it and is still working into her 90s, without all that "no one asks how I am" malarkey.

The Queen for doing what she thinks is right against all the odds. Always doing her duty to this country and any woman of 94 who can wear dresses with heeled shoes day in and day out when I slob around in joggers 20 years younger, deserves a medal in my opinion.

GagaJo can't read Diane Abbots name without hearing *Diane Abbott!*As said by the person impersonating Andrew Neil on Dead Ringers!

Also, really can't see what's to admire about her, sorry, she showed herself to be ill prepared over some statistics that she should have had at her fingertips. Didn't inspire confidence that she would have made a good Home Secretary!