#TyrannyChat #1 – Our Heroes

Hi! Several of the TYRANNY authors and I did a really fun Twitter chat on Thursday night. It was a really great discussion – about the anthology, yes, but also about our favorite books and our favorite women from history. I collected a bunch of the answers (from readers and authors) and wanted to share them here:

Our Favorite Women In History

• Alice Roosevelt Longworth
• Olga of Kiev
• Elizabeth Cady Station
• Virginia Hall
• Dowager Empress Cixi
• Nefertiti
• Amina
• Bletchley Park ladies
• Madame CJ Walker
• Harriet Tubman
• Nellie Bly
• Bessie Coleman
• Isabella of France
• Micaela Almonster, Baroness de Pontalba
• Manuhai the Wise
• Frida Kahlo
• Elizabeth I
• Charlotte Corday
• Florence Nightingale
• Marie Curie
• Helen Keller
• Jane Austen
• Shirley Temple Black
• Annemarie Schwarzenbach
• Rosa Parks
• Wangari Maathi
• Olympe de Gouges
• Susan B. Anthony
• Gwenllian
• Lucrezia Borgia
• Vera Brittain
• Amelia Earhart
• Anne Frank
• Eleanor of Aquitaine
• Noor Inayat Khan
• Hatshepsut
• Ftima El Fihria

Our Current Female Heroes:

• Emma Watson
• Malala
• Laverne Cox
• Demi Lovato
• Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Jane Austen
• Laurie Penny
• Caitlin Moran
• Roxanne Gay
• Hillary Clinton
• Tess Holloway
• Janelle Monae

What about you? Who are your favorite women in history, or your favorite current heroes? Let me know in the comments!