50 Women who have shaped the Twentieth Century
There were some women in this group of 50 that really stood out for me.
Oprah Winfrey has given so much of her money away to charity and yes she probably won’t miss it as she has so much. One thing that she has done really stood out for me, a lot of poor women in Africa that live in villages suffer from a condition called obstetric fistula. It is a horrible condition that is a result of little or no medical intervention during child birth and means that after having children they have no control of their urine or bowels. Oprah has funded hospitals and clinics all over rural Africa to deal with this problem.
Another woman who stands out as someone to look up to is Cathy Freeman, I think she is a wonderful example of what Australian Woman in sport can achieve.
One person who shouldn’t be on the list is Marge Simpson as she’s a cartoon character and personally I can’t stand the Simpson’s.
I have two opinions about Mum Shirl while she was a wonderful mother figure to hundreds of children’s who she had board with her. With me she loses points as she didn’t actually bring up her own children, her mother in law mainly raised them. I found that difficult to comprehend.
Dawn Fraser is someone who has always appealed to me, she was a great swimmer but sometimes her larrikin behaviour got her into trouble. I thought her involvement in the 2000 Olympics was a great tribute to her.
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Hi Vicki
Some interesting comments here. I noted particularly your comments about Mum Shirl. I am not sure why she didn't raise her own children, it may have been something to do with her epilepsy. In fact I didn't know that she had children board with her, I thought she was noted for all of the people she visited in prison, who called her Mum. I will try to look into that a bit further. Karen M
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