13 outstanding women worthy of their future daughter

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

Many parents-to-be, while waiting for their daughter, are faced with a difficult problem - what name to choose for the girl when she is born. Someone follows the fashion for names, someone prefers to name a child after a grandmother or aunt. But why not remember about outstanding women who are quite worthy to call their daughter after them. What if the baby will inherit not only the name, but also their wonderful qualities and talents.

1. Sister Juana Ines de la Cruz

Those who love the romantic sighs of famous poets can name their daughter Juana or Ines after the 17th century poetess Juana Ines de la Cruz, who lived in Mexico City and became famous for her multifaceted creativity, including love poems. As a child, Juana received a rather diversified education thanks to the huge library of her grandfather, in which she spent long hours. Growing up, Juana Ines went to a monastery to be left alone and given the opportunity to calmly devote herself to poetry.

2. Sisters Mirabal

If there is a desire to call the future daughter some kind of patriotic and courageous name, it is worth remembering the Mirabal sisters - Patria, Minerva, Dede and Maria. These Dominican sisters, along with their husbands, were not afraid to bravely oppose the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo in the 1950s. They were members of the underground Revolutionary Movement on June 14th, and after their death, they began to be considered symbols of resistance and feminism. When the Trujillo government killed the sisters in 1960, it caused such massive public outrage that the movement against the dictatorship intensified even more. After 6 months, the dictator was shot and his regime fell.

3. Raden Ajeng Kartini

Those who want their daughter to become a famous writer and activist should consider the unusual name Raden in honor of Raden Ajeng Kartini (1879-1904), who is considered the first feminist in Indonesia. She actively promoted the need for women's education and wrote about the need to improve public health and the need to protect traditional arts in Java.

4. Hildegard von Bingen

Hildegard von Bingen (1098 - 1179) is one of four women who have been awarded the title of "teacher of the church". Hildegard was an advisor to kings and popes. She was also a renowned composer, writer, mystic and poet. For people who want their daughter to become a real polymath, it would be nice to call her Hilda.

5. Ida Bell Wells-Barnett

You can hardly find a better name for a girl than Ida, if the child is supposed to be a cocky and tireless fighter for justice. Ida B. Wells-Barnett was a brilliant American journalist and women's equality activist. She is also remembered in history as an activist of the anti-lynching movement. When three of her friends were lynched in 1892, Ida conducted an entire investigation into the murders in her newspaper, The Free Speech. After the publication of these articles, a mob of whites crushed the editorial office of the newspaper, and Ida was forced to move to Chicago, where she continued to write about the rights of African American women and the history of lynching.

6. Artemisia Gentileschi

Those who have always dreamed that their future daughter would have a refined artistic nature should take a closer look at the name Artemisia. Artemisia Gentileschi was one of the most famous and talented painters of the Baroque era. She managed to achieve widespread artistic recognition at a time when women were simply ordered to enter art academies. Artemisia learned to draw as a child from her father, an artist.

At the age of 18, she was dishonored by her father's colleague. After a long trial, during which the girl faced humiliation, the rapist was sentenced to a year in prison (however, he never served this term). After the trial, Artemisia painted one of her most famous works - "Judith Beheading Holofernes", in which many critics see "revenge for an unfair trial."

7. Nancy Wake

Nancy Wake was a spy, journalist and hero of the French Resistance during World War II. Surely, the girl, whom I call Nancy, will also show some features of a mysterious glamorous woman in the future. Nancy was born in New Zealand, but then moved to Paris, where she began working as a journalist. As she later recalled, it was "a fabulous time for good drinks and handsome French men." When the war broke out, the girl joined the Resistance movement and saved the lives of hundreds of soldiers, taking them from occupied France to Spain. She later began working for the British as a spy.

8. Tomoe-gozen

Tomoe-gozen is one of the few legendary female samurai in Japan of the 12th century. She was described in the Heike-monogatari (Tale of the Taira House) as a wonderful archer and swordsman who is worth thousands of warriors, ready to face demons or gods. Any child can only wish to achieve such fame and fame.

9. Yaa Asanteva

Those who want his daughter to be a brave and indefatigable leader should name her Yaaa in honor of Yaa Asanteva, who led the war against the British colonialists in 1900-1901 on the territory of modern Ghana. Currently, Yaa Asanteva is considered in Ghana and in many other countries "the embodiment of African femininity and resistance to European colonialism."

10. Madame C. J. Walker

Parents who want their girl to grow up to be a fabulously wealthy innovative entrepreneur and philanthropist should call her CJ or Sarah. Madame C. J. Walker (née Sarah Breedlove) is the first woman in the United States to make a million dollar fortune. She earned her money from cosmetics and hair products for African American women.

11. Rosa Luxemburg

If the unborn child actively kicks in the belly of the expectant mother, perhaps a future revolutionary is growing up, who will look like the famous Rosa Luxemburg. Rosa was a brilliant revolutionary and political theorist who advocated "the humanitarian theory of Marxism, democracy and the revolutionary mass movement as ways to achieve international socialism." When she was thrown into prison, Rosa did not stop writing her articles and pamphlets, even in prison.

12. Ethelfleda of Mercy

There are many reasons to name your daughter after the Anglo-Saxon Queen thelfleda, daughter of Alfred the Great. This warrior queen, after the death of her husband, took over the reins of government of Mercia. Queen ruled from 911 to 918, successfully fighting off Viking attacks and establishing herself as a talented ruler who became famous throughout England.

13. Khutulun

The Mongolian princess Khutulun (13-14 centuries) vowed that she would marry a man who could defeat her in a wrestling match. At the same time, she demanded a hundred horses from the losers. Needless to say, the princess amassed huge herds during her life. Khutulun will be unusual, but not at all bad for a female wrestler.