Totally Awesome Women

This actor hates musicals and says she will never be in one.  She accepts her own Razzie Awards for Worst Performance (and her Best Actors from the Oscars).  She has lived in Austria and Germany.  She is also one of the 100 most influential people of the world.

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Totally Awesome Women

This impressive actress landed her first lead role in 1958’s Nowhere to Go but she started her theatrical career in 1952. Since then, she has been in over 65 productions on screen in addition to over 70 theatrical productions. She is also one of the few actors to earn the Triple Crown of Acting (Tony, […]

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Totally Awesome Women

This actor, most known for her portrayal of villainous characters, was actually once referred to as the “corset queen” for only playing pre-19th century characters.  But, in her most recent role, which garnered 29 award nominations, she became a different kind of Queen.

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Totally Awesome Women

Today, I will be discussing the feminist contribution of two women.  The first woman lost her first three elections for political positions before becoming the first female elected official in her position.  The second has won more award nominations than any other actor in history.

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African ‘Her’story: My sister

Okay, so my sister, Sarah, isn’t really African. She’s actually one of the palest people I’ve ever met.  In fact, depending on where she is in Africa, people call her different names indicating how white she is. In Ghana it’s obruni, in Congo it’s mundele. But she can pull off being pale pretty well — she’s also […]

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