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- Buffy Summers, Buffy The Vampire Slayer. She wasn’t afraid to stand up for herself, and even when she didn’t know what to do, she was still strong. —kathrynh4.
- Topanga Lawrence, Boy Meets World. Topanga was intelligent, caring, generous, witty, and all-around fabulous. She never dumbed herself down for anyone.
- Dana Scully, The X-Files. She never backed down from her beliefs and stood strong in the face of every tragedy imaginable. Oh, and she saved Mulder’s ass just as many times as he saved hers, if not more.
- Khadijah James, Living Single. She was editor and publisher of her self-started magazine, Flava. She was an independent female entrepreneur who encouraged other women to do the same.
- Buffy Summers, Buffy The Vampire Slayer
- Dana Scully, The X-Files
- Angela Chase, My So-Called Life
- Rachel, Monica, & Phoebe, Friends
- Xena, Xena Warrior Princess
- Lisa Simpson, The Simpsons
- Moesha, Moesha
- Clarissa, Clarissa Explains It All
- Carol Hathaway, Er
- Topanga Lawrence, Boy Meets World
Who else could possibly kick off this list? Buffy Summers roared to life and flipped the horror genre on its head. Suddenly, the blonde cheerleader was saving the world. A lot. Buffy wasn't just important because she was the chosen one, she was important because she was the chosen one and she had to try and make good grades, navigate dating, build ...
Scully is so epic, her story is still being told over 20 years later. As the voice of reason to counter Mulder's "believe anything" mantra, Scully was TV's strongest advocate for science. A doctor and an FBI agent, she chose to go on a journey with Mulder that led her through a battle with cancer, the loss of two children, and several powerful epip...
TV has never had an easy time of capturing what it truly feels like to be a teenager: My theory is the experience is so fraught and borderline traumatic, most people try to block it out. Angela, however, is hands down the most authentic teenager to ever grace the small screen. She was confused about pretty much everything, prone to infatuations wit...
Rachel, Monica, and Phoebe provided each other with a rich support system that resonated with women of all ages. Whether they were drinking beers while wearing wedding dresses, performing cleansing ceremonies, or going into business together, these three women always had each others backs. Even cooler is that for multiple generations now, women hav...
Xena kicked all of the butt, basically, and she brought a sense of heroism, justice, and power to TV that is hard to replicate. Along with the also amazing Gabrielle, Xena went on a hero's journey and became a cultural touchstone in the process.
I have always loved how Lisa is unabashedly passionate about school and the arts. Even now, so many years after The Simpsonsfirst premiered, Lisa remains a worthy role model for girls and women who lead with their brains and their hearts.
I'm not sure there is a single social subject that Moesha didn't tackle while she was busy navigating high school. Her struggles and triumphs always felt real. (Add in the part where she dated Usher, and Moesha also represented all of my life goals.)
Where would '90s youth have been without Clarissa? She was a tech savvy gal who literally explained the world to tweens begging for real answers to life's greatest mysteries like "Why are little brothers so annoying?" and "Can I actually die of embarrassment?" Considering she was a free spirit and activist in training with a killer sense of style, ...
ERkept going after 2000, but when Carol left, so did my heart. Her character wasn't supposed to become a '90s icon, but no one wanted the nurse who attempted suicide to die in the first episode. Carol battled depression and made the world a better place. She gave people hope and there's no greater gift a character can give.
Once upon a time, there was a girl who embraced her weird and she grew up to be an awesome lawyer lady who will now inspire another generation by being the coolest mom ever on Girl Meets World. That girl was Topanga Lawrence, and she has never, ever stopped being exactly who she is.
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- April O’Neil. In this case, I’m talking about the April O’Neil depicted in the Ninja Turtles cartoon show and live action movies; a badass reporter, she went after her stories with the kind of no-nonsense, take-no-prisoners chutzpah to which most of us aspired.
- Vivian Banks. Admittedly I’m more fond of Vivian as played by Janet Hubert-Whitten than I am of the same character as played by Daphne Maxwell Reid; the character was somewhat rewritten during the last three seasons of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and I’m not totally convinced the move was a good one.
- Ms. Frizzle. If you wanted to be a teacher when you grew up, odds are you wanted to be the kind of teacher Ms. Frizzle was. While it’s true that the likelihood of us having a Magic School Bus at our disposal was slight, she really cared about her students — and the wonder from which she approached both her lessons and the world opened up so many fascinating possibilities.
- Shelby Woo. The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo may only have run for two years, but it made a huge impression on an awful lot of ‘90s kids. Shelby was not only absurdly smart, but she also forged her way in a field that was not always welcoming to her — something which so many women, people of color, LGBTQ people, and more struggle with frequently as adults.
- Bridget Hall. Hall, who hails from Texas, was discovered at 10 and made Forbes top 10 highest-earning models list by 1995 (when she was only 17). She graced ELLE, Cosmo, and Allure covers, as well as a number of campaigns and runways.
- Angela Lindvall. Lindvall was discovered at 14 then skyrocketed to fame, appearing on magazine covers including American Vogue and appearing in a multitude of campaigns.
- Nadja Auermann. Fun fact: Auermann used to have the longest legs in the world, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. She's walked the runway and appeared in prestigious campaigns, as well as covers like American Vogue and Harper's Bazaar.
- Yasmeen Ghauri. With an iconic walk, Ghauri was a natural on the runway. She became the face of a number of couture brands, and also walked the Victoria's Secret fashion show in the late '90s.
- Matilda Wormwood, Matilda. A brilliant, book-loving little girl with magical powers who totally schooled the evil principal? Of course you were in awe of Matilda.
- Dr. Ellie Satler, Jurassic Park. Ellie's passion for paleobotony knew no bounds. This woman's sense of wonder and curiosity was irrepressible. She was capable of saving herself and others and she still made time to take pleasure in her work despite the constant threat of imminent danger.
- Fa Mulan, Mulan. Gender norms were holding Mulan back so she eschewed them and proved she was every bit the warrior any man was, saving her family in the process.
- Dr. Roberta Martin, Now And Then. All four of the Now and Then girls were role models, but Roberta's eventual acceptance of the idea that she could be both a total boss and a young woman was major inspiration fuel.
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Jul 1, 2018 · Here are some badass female ’90s sitcom characters that gave young ‘90s girls someone to look up to growing up. 1. Samantha Jones. All of the “Sex and the City” gals could probably be labeled as feminist role models, given how many topics and personalities this show explored over the years.
