My Presentation

Seveth Post

At http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qN5NAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9YoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6925,2780171&dq=tv+shows+with+women+leads&hl=en
is a news article that was written by The Free Lance-Star - Sept 23, 1974.
 It talks about how women characters in T.V. Shows and movies are getting "stronger" and how that at that time
 the now was effecting women.

Sixth Post

 In my first post I said  I will answer these questions


What are the differences between strong female leads of the past and now?
Why I think these characters are strong female leads?
How have events that were happening at the time of the airings?
How the writing has impacted the female lead?
How has the actress affect the female lead ?
How other characters affected the female lead?
Why I believe women ( young or old ) need a strong female lead in their life?

I think it's time to start answering.
for the question, What are the differences between strong female leads of the past and now?

 The older TV strong leads ( /weak leads) were all about family and being a submissive motherly type. Then the movement of girl-power rained over TV in the 1990s and early 2000's and girls took a jump for being somewhat independent woman but still needed a man to women that while had a man was strong enough to not be the submissive but equal to the person.  
Big Al on said  that these are strong female leads at http://www.v1011fm.com/pages/big-al.html?article=10234850

The Gilmore Girls: Rory appealed to young girls and Lorelai appealed to adult women, but the whole show was a shout out to being an independent woman – and setting high goals for yourself and working hard to achieve them. And there were great love story plot lines thrown in the mix!

Ally McBeal: There was much more to this show than a dancing baby! The theme of the show was that a woman can be a successful professional and lead a fulfilling life without a man – but dating can be a lot of fun too!

Joan of Arcadia: This well-written pre-Glee teen drama incorporated religion without being preachy and also embraced the idea of being quirky and unique rather than fitting in with the other kids.

Malcolm In The Middle: Sure, this show may have seemed like a run of the mill sit-com, but think back on how awesome the mom on the show was. She was tough, and her kids and her husband knew she was head of the household but there is so much more TV shows with Kicking butt girls

The powerpuff girls 

Charmed

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Firefly

My so Called Life

Dead Like Me

Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles

Veronica Mars

Samantha Who?

 Fringe

 Dollhouse

United States of Tara

Freaks and Geeks
Kim Possible

 are some of my favorite shows with female leads.

Fifth Post

One of the first strong female leads in T.V. history was Lucille Ball.  She got the ball going for accepting that females are strong enough to be a lead on a show.  So it would b wrong of me not to start talking about specific people if she wasn't the first. 
http://www.biography.com/people/lucille-ball-9196958

Lucille was born August 6, 1911, in Jamestown, New York to Henry "Had" Durrell Ball and his wife Desiree, she was only 3 years old when her electrician/telephone lineman died of typhoid. later she would be separated from her younger brother Fred because her mother married Ed Peterson. Ed took Lucy's mom and she was left her with Ed's family. when she was 15 she dreamed of doing something big, she went to a NYC drama school but was shy and the teachers said she was "wasting her time and ours" she decided to stay in New York and became a model and in the 1930's she went to Hollywood for more acting opportunities, she got what she wanted because Ball  appeared in 72 movies during her long career. In Dance, Girl, Dance, she was introduced her to a handsome Cuban bandleader named Desi Arnaz after a couple of movies they grew madly in love and married.  Her groundbreaking work in comedy paved the way for future stars such as Mary Tyler Moore, Penny Marshall, Cybill Shepherd and even Robin Williams.

Fouth Post

So, why do you write these strong female characters?  

Because you’re still asking me that question.- Joss Whedon 

 For the last couple of days I've been reading a lot of hate towards female characters. It seems that either I have a different meaning to what a strong female lead is or other people do. stories like 

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/03/magazine/a-plague-of-strong-female-characters.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 

Where they believe that these characters are only there to show that you need to be a "ninja" with a weapon  Carol Peletier from the Walking Dead is a strong female character but she possesses no fighting skills and she barely ever fights. She is a strong character because she is fighting to live for her daughter and the group. She is strong willed and very motherly to everyone. This shows my example of what a strong female character is to me. Am I the only one who sees that a strong female character doesn't have to be physically strong but mentally.

 

Third Post

http://annieneugebauer.com/2012/03/12/the-problems-with-strong-female-characters/

     While I understand  what Admin is saying, when I say the words "strong female leads" I meant people who fight for what they believe in either physically or mentally. I think she took it very literally. There are many strong female leads. Strong female leads to me is someone I can look up to. Someone I can model and become a better person. Now I don't model myself like Carrie Bradshaw from Sex and the City at all, she is a strong female character because she fights for love and friends constantly. One of the weakest female leads is pretty much any Marilyn  Monroe movie where she is looking for a sugar "daddy" sure she fights for him but she doesn't fight for the right thing and how she gets him is disgusting. I do get that the saying " strong female leads" is "... vague and subjective; at worst it’s confusing and sexist..." but we can't get rid of the saying just because there is no new weak female leads.

Second Post.

       Before I began I just want to tell you that this blog will not include all strong female leads, only the ones that I have watched or have hear about and then saw an episode or two and want to talk about. As well I just read the title again and I will only talk about strong female leads in movies and television.