Red Headed Heroines Throughout History
by Niki Flowers
“Red-headed stepchild,” “Ginger,” “Fire-tempered.” These are just a few of the names that redheads get called just for being redheads! It’s mean, there’s no need for it, and (by the way) red hair is gorgeous! (In fact, I was a red head for a while 😉 Course it wasn’t as pretty as natural red hair. Haha).
All of that being said – and to start off BelleBooks’s Red, Green, and Irish Week – I would like to name and talk about some fantastic Red Headed Heroines Throughout History!
1. Emily Dickinson: A reclusive American poet who, unfortunately, wasn’t made famous by her work until after her death when her parents put it out for the world to see.
2. Margaret Sanger: The woman behind Planned Parenthood and who said it was okay for women to have a say in whether or not they had children. She rallied for birth control and brought about the age of liberation for women.
3. Elizabeth I: The daughter of Anne Boleyn and King Henry VIII, she was the last of the Tudor Line and was referred to as “The Virgin Queen,” for she did not marry, nor did she bear any children. Her reign was titled The Elizabethan Era and was written of in plays by Shakespeare and Marlowe.
4. Carol Burnett: Host of her own variety show – The Carol Burnett Show – from 1967 to 1978. She’s been in a plethora of other TV shows, movies, and voice overs. She will always be known for her Tarzan call, Went With the Wind (A Gone With the Wind parody), and her ear-tugging salute to her grandma.
5. Geri Halliwell (or Ginger Spice!) She was the most musically famous of The Spice Girls. She was on the Spice Girls Reunion of ’07 and she has many solo albums out. Even though she didn’t marry soccer hottie – David Beckham – she’s still very famous and very lucky. What could beat a music career (besides publishing ;P)?
6. Lucille Ball: I Love Lucy! In fact, who wouldn’t? Married to Desi Arnaz and mother of two adorable munchkins. I Love Lucy will always be remembered as the first American program to have a lady in the leading role and also one of the first to show a woman who was preggers (even if they weren’t allowed to say the PREGNANT word).
7. And last but not least, my three personal favorite Red Heads: Ariel from The Little Mermaid, Anna from Frozen, and Meridia from Brave! As a Disney-a-holic, I can safely say that these three redheads show Bravery, Beauty, and Brains (And a lot of Awkwardness from Anna) and they also have the ability to inspire little girls to believe that they can be and do whatever they want in life despite the challenges they face. 🙂
Those are just a few of the numerous Red Headed Heroines of History. Who are some of your redheads? Let us know in the comments!
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These are just a few of the many red heads we have over here at BelleBooks! Check them all out at Bellebooks.com and on our Facebook page here!
