29 Women Who Men Consider As Heroes

She is a complete 'badass' of a woman. Brilliant, brave, determined, and generous are perfect words to describe her.

A Soviet pilot for the WW II. She managed to land the plane to its destination while she was hit by shrapnel in an attack,

Played a huge role in human & anti-poverty rights for the public.

The fame and the influence she received from the movie 'Harry Potter' was used in humanitarian projects all over the world.

She stood up with tons of courage against the Taliban when they held women back from education. She bravely took a shot to her face while she fearlessly faced the Taliban.

She was an actress while she was working on high tech inventions as submarine detecting systems, fluorescent pet collars, proximity fuses, food flavorings and even helped during the Cuban missile crisis.

A fearless squadron of women. They would reach the bombing targets in high altitude, turn the engines off and glide to their target undetected to attack on stealth mode. The element of surprise earned them their nickname 'The Night Witches'.

She is an icon in the world of mathematical world since she proved, symmetries in a system directly mean a derivable conservation law. She has accomplished many mathematical accomplishments that the modern world uses today.

The Prime Minister of New Zealand, is a really a great woman. The way she runs her country and also engage with people no matter what their political interests are.

She was a mathematical genius who brought down mobs who had tricky accounts to hide themselves in the system in the 1930s. She also was a main operative to use her skills to bring down Nazi Spy operations in the 1940s.

Discovering and documenting everything she did laid a foundation to a lot of things that we have in the modern world.

She was one of the few people who spoke against the Nazi at the time they ruled Germany. Reportedly, she was killed when she was handing out pamphlets on the sidewalk.

A literature genius who created marvelous creations of all time including the 'Frankenstein'.

She and her husband tried to reach the Auca tribe with a missionary group where her husband and team members were killed by the tribe. She did not give up on them, the continuously tried reaching out to then and finally through affection, taught then love & humanity.

A major role in freeing enslaved people. She is solely responsible for the freedom of over 3000 slaves.

"Tipper Test" was invented by her. She is the person who found out the reason why the ships would suddenly break in half in the time of the WW II. The test is still tested up to date.

A former CIA Deputy Director. She has been collecting a large number enemy intel. 9/11 and events as such could be avoided if she has been in power.

A retired Southwest Airlines captain, longest running member of the US Aerobatic team and a FAA designated examiner. She has been an inspiration for many young girls.

A master track star on four wheels in an industry where you don't see many women.

She was the first bisexual woman of color who paved the way for the electric guitars to be played. She has been an inspiration for many musicians including Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash.

She was the spearhead in leading the French Military to capture Orleans back from the British.

This user thinks 'hero' might be a strong word, but 'P!nk'. The way she shows up to the world, she stands up for herself, the way she is raising her daughter... it always have been impressing, and always inspirational.

The way she handle things to help people to get over anxiety is admirable!

Appearing in Xena, in Spartacus, embraced the Xena/Gabrielle shipping and a devoted advocate for LGBT rights.

She is one of the most underrated composers who has composed music for Final Fantasy, Mario + Luigi and Kingdom Hearts.

A Believable character who shows the world that being natural and being human is nothing but being a hero.