It distresses me that people will still carry the attitude that a woman that is strong enough to stand up for what she believes and what she wants is a smug bitch.

Me, too. We're in the twenty-first century, you'd think that some things wouldn't be an issue any more. It's depressing.

By the way, I'd add Margaret "Hotlips" Houlihan from the series M*A*S*H onto our list. She was a wonderfully strong character and wonderfully human.

Oh! I've never seen the show. Now that I know it has a good, strong female character, I might need to check it out.