Comments on: Top 10 Most Influential Women

By: Pam

Pam — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:10:17 +0000

We will always have a division of the races with comments like yours. We will never move past racial discrimination when every time someone still sees a lists they want to see a “spectrum of color” its what is on the inside people – get over yourself!!

By: SallyBeam

SallyBeam — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:21:38 +0000

Wow! These women are inspiring. I love to get inspired by people.

By: Mariana Maia

Mariana Maia — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:13:31 +0000

I liked your list, but I have a little problem with that. Why the Queen Elizabeth is above the Virgin Mary? I think it’s a silly choice. For me, it would be that way:

1st: Virgin Mary
2nd: Mother Teresa
3rd: Queen Elizabeth

I have that problem with the choices of the first places. But, thanks for remember Mother Teresa.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:35:45 +0000

Remember that the list is “most *influential* women”. Not “most selfless”, “most positive role models”, “most popular”, etc.

So, Mary Seacole probably doesn’t make it due to being relatively unknown. Whether Lady Thatcher is considered a heroine or villianess is irrelevant compared to her level of influence. Murasaki Shikibu was a pioneer, but did she launch the novel as a medium? If not, then “first” but not necessarily “influential”. And so on, and so on.

Benazir Bhutto and Margaret Sanger certainly would have deserved consideration, and probably a couple of the others mentioned; whether they would deserve to “bump out” any of the ten listed is a tough call.

Only real quibble is with Mary, #3 – not that she’s on the list, but with the description. Catholics and Orthodox believe she remained a virgin for her whole life; Protestants in general only believe that she was a virgin up until Christ’s birth. Also, while she may be “worshipped” in some areas, in general Catholics and Orthodox actually “venerate” her, a level of devotion greater than simple honor but less than worship (which properly is given only to God), while most Protestants do not venerate Mary. This is not to start a theological debate – who’s “right” and who’s “wrong” isn’t relevant to the list at all – I just wanted to correct the description so the characterizations were accurate.

By: influential women

influential women — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:24:13 +0000

I would have included Benazir Bhutto and Princess Diana

By: Toughguy

Toughguy — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:00:07 +0000

Let’s keep this site non-political, we don’t want to showcase anymore leftist socialist agenda or bias on this enjoyable site.

By: Dude96

Dude96 — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:07:38 +0000

They are not included because no one knows who they they are, so much for influence!

By: kay

kay — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:03:09 +0000

nice list but i would have added Princess Diana, the Queen of our hearts

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:33:16 +0000

Disappointed not to see Mary Seacole on here. Not only did she also go to the Crimea to nurse wounded (and dying) soldiers, she paid her own way there after being told by the posh nobs in charge that a woman of her colouring wouldn’t be suited to the cold weather in Russia. Yes, part of the reason she doesn’t get the recognition she deserves (and much more so than Florence Nightingale) is because she was black.

By: Hikari

Hikari — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:22:19 +0000

What about Murasaki Shikibu? She is often considered the writer of the world’s first full length novel.