This site needs more female avatars to choose from. Suggestions!

[Captain Hilts]

My suggestions:

More Eleanor Roosevelts to choose from.
Rosa Parks as she looked when she sat at the front of the bus
Jackie Kennedy/Jackie O
Katharine Hepburn
Lauren "Betty" Bacall
Jane Addams
Grace Hopper <"">
Eunice Kennedy
Caroline Kennedy
Mae West
Bette Davis
Rachel Carson

Those are the ones off the top of my head. What are some others?

[Sanity Claws]

1. Susan Sarandon

[CountAllVotes]

2. Helen Thomas!

We need ya Helen! :loveya: :D

:kick:

[converted_democrat]

4. Good choice.. n/t

[Lusted4]

108. Phyllis Diller, She once said

Those judges confuse me.
I thought Roe Versus Wade was about two guys and a canoe.

[Captain Hilts]

115. I like Phyllis Diller but she's a hard-assed Republican actually. FYI nt

[Jade Fox]

116. Oh no!

The woman who walked away from being a housewife and into the Purple Onion in San Francisco to become a pioneer female stand-up comic is a Republican?? That is truly sad. :(

[Lusted4]

121. The woman who stated " that makes as much sense as a nuclear spear "

is a Republican? why oh why did you tell me?

[MiniMandaRuth]

3. pink!

on honor of dear mr president.

[benevolent dictator]

7. "dear mr president."

Is that an Alix Olson reference?

[populistdriven]

5. I nominate Josephine Baker

[Left Below]

6. Joni Mitchell, Madonna, Camille Paglia, Oriana Fallaci,

and why not Alanis Morrisette?

[LiberalVoice]

8. Margaret Thatcher

:P

[Vidar]

94. The Dixie Chicks.

[JuniperLea]

9. Annie Oakley n/t

[Pab Sungenis]

10. I'm fond of my own, myself.

The New Adventures Of Queen Victoria

[Captain Hilts]

12. QE II, for for her stunning imitation of Nancy Reagan. nt

[uppityperson]

11. Jane Goodall

seriously, she is one of my heros.

[Captain Hilts]

14. Captain Janeway and 7o9! nt

[uppityperson]

17. ? confused here.

[Boomer]

22. Warning: Trekkie reference

Captain Janeway was the captain of the Voyager in the fourth Star Trek franchise series (Classic, TNG, DS9, Voyager).

Seven of Nine was a borg crewmember, renowned for her incisive mind and skin-tight body suit (not necessarily in that order....).

[uppityperson]

24. got it, thanks. I am no trekkie. nt

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

13. Stephanie Miller, Randi Rhodes. n/t

MKJ

[NVMojo]

15. PINK!!!!

[derby378]

95. You mean "P!nk"

:evilgrin:

[BuyingThyme]

16. Anybody have a link the the current list?

I haven't seen it since I signed up.

[Nicole]

18. Rosie O

the new co-host of The View. :)

[eek]

19. Patti Smith

n/t

[omega minimo]

58. Patti Smith, some kinda Joan of Arc................

[hyphenate]

20. Marie Curie

One of my heroes. :)

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

21. Emma Goldman. Soujourner Truth. Harriet Tubman. Vanessa Redgrave.

Rosa Luxembourg, Dolores Iburruri, Frida Kahlo, Benazir Bhutto, to name a few.

[Journeyman]

23. Sylvia Plath . . . Frances Fitzgerald . . . Toni Morrison . . .

Hannah Arendt . . . Maya Angelou . . . Honey Harlow . . .

[MassLiberal]

25. Janeane Garafalo...

Amy Goodman
Coretta Scott King
Gloria Steinem

[antigone382]

26. Margaret Mead, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Alice Paul, Bonnie Raitt

...it's hard, because I can't quite remember who is and isn't on there...

I would love to have a Bonnie Raitt avatar; she's a truly great musician and an excellent activist as well.

[Yollam]

27. Tracy Chapman

Talkin' Bout A Revolution

Artist: Tracy Chapman
Album: Tracy Chapman


Don't you know
They're talkin' bout a revolution
It sounds like a whisper
Don't you know
They're talkin' about a revolution
It sounds like a whisper



While they're standing in the welfare lines
Crying at the doorsteps of those armies of salvation
Wasting time in the unemployment lines
Sitting around waiting for a promotion


Poor people gonna rise up
And get their share
Poor people gonna rise up
And take what's theirs



Don't you know
You better run, run, run...
Oh I said you better Run, run, run...
Finally the tables are starting to turn
Talkin' bout a revolution

[Up2Late]

32. Tracy Chapman is awesome. Check it out, ready made avatars!

Only a right click away at Amazon.com: <http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/103-0488326-7185430?search-alias=aps&keywords=Tracy%20Chapman>

[Up2Late]

28. I don't know if that really true, their are quite a few, but they are...

...custom made by lots of users.

Maybe just ask the admin (and the person who uploaded their own avatar) if they would mind adding their avatars to the permanent collection.

But if you ask me, how about Susan B. Anthony (unless she's already there).

[Captain Hilts]

39. The selections offered by DU are lacking in women. nt

[Flubadubya]

29. Bette Midler

Here's a great shot right here...

[NNadir]

30. Some female geniuses:

American: Abagail Adams, Barbara McClintock, Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou, Carla Bley...

Non-American: Lise Meitner, Marie Curie, Emilie du Châtelet, Marie Lavoisier, Camille Claudel, Joni Mitchell, Emmy Noether...

[kitkat65]

31. Frida Kahlo

[Jigarotta]

42. yes! also Nellie McClung, Margaret Atwood nt

[Vinnie From Indy]

33. Wonderwoman!

Billie Holliday

[Clark2008]

34. Wonder if there's a picture of Feb Ensminger Burn

For those who don't know who she is (and why I'm proud to be a Tennessee mother), go to:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_T._Burn

Dear Son:

Hurrah and vote for suffrage! Don't keep them in doubt! I notice some of the speeches against. They were bitter. I have been watching to see how you stood, but have not noticed anything yet. Don't forget to be a good boy and help Mrs. Catt (Carrie Chapman Catt) put the "rat" in ratification.
Your mother

[Xipe Totec]

35. How about a Valkyrie?

They slay me every time...

[Ms. Clio]

36. Ida B. Wells

Updated to add photo

[suffragette]

102. Second the suggestion of Ida B.Wells

[Xipe Totec]

37. Admiral Grace Murray Hopper

For us geeks...



http://www.sdsc.edu/ScienceWomen/hopper.html

[NNadir]

38. That's who I was trying to think of for my post.

Are you the DUer who first enlightened me about her?

[Xipe Totec]

40. Not me. Glad to hear others know who she is.

Must have been another DUer who spilled the beans.

She's one of the greats in the field of computer science. Many stories about her. She's credited with coining the term computer bug.

[Captain Hilts]

41. Xena and Grace Slick. nt

[China_cat]

43. Mother Jones

[Captain Hilts]

44. Rosie the Riveter!!! Julia Child! nt

[Captain Hilts]

45. WHY is the rapist from Clockwork Orange an option???? !!!! nt

[niyad]

46. margaret sanger, susan b anthony, victoria woodhull, alice b paul,

dr elizabeth blackwell, matilda joslyn gage, cristabel pankhurst, mae west, bette davis, sonia johnson, rebecca west, madame c j walker, barbara g walker, starhawk, z budapest, dale spender, just off the top of my head.

[eppur_se_muova]

47. WASPS (Women Airforce Service Pilots)

from http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/femvetsalso.html :
Unlike other women who served their country in a military capacity during World War II, militarization as anticipated for the WASP, Women Airforce Service Pilots, was never realized. The thirty-eight women who died in the line of duty were buried without military honors. WASP did not enjoy the privileges of other veterans after the war ended, even though they flew military aircraft. Benefits such as the G.I. Bill to pay for schooling, low interest housing loans or VA benefits.


http://wasp-wwii.org/wasp/home.htm


A group photo of the Mercury Thirteen?
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0375758933.01._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-dp-500-arrow,TopRight,45,-64_AA240_SH20_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

[racaulk]

48. I like my avatar!

Hayley Smith, the outspoken liberal daughter on "American Dad."

[Captain Hilts]

50. Lisa Simpson!!! and Laura Croft! nt

[havocmom]

49. Barbara Jordan & Ann Richards

Honor some great women and remind everyone some good pols have come from Texas ;)

[w8liftinglady]

61. you go,girl-see my post,too :)

[TahitiNut]

51. Anyone can use ANY image they want, not just the ones DU provides.

Here're the ones DU provides ... (notice that mine isn't one of them?)

(edited by admin to remove all those images... link below if you want to see them)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=choose_avatar

[Captain Hilts]

53. We KNOW how the board works, TahitiNut - Please delete your images.

You have slowed the thread down to a crawl!

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

52. Dorothy Parker, Janis Joplin, Bessie Smith, Lily Tomlin n/t

[Hekate]

54. Margaret Sanger, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the Goddess of Willendorf

just off the top of my head

Hekate

[Joe Fields]

55. nude marilyn monroe

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

57. not till we get the nude Viggo Mortensen

[omega minimo]

59. Humina himina humina humina!

!

[omega minimo]

103. Anais Nin

[Joe Fields]

68. fine by me. I believe in equal opportunity.

[incapsulated]

77. Does one exist somewhere?

For research purposes, of course.

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

87. Purely in the interest of scientific research

PM me for a NSW link.

[incapsulated]

97. Done.

Thanks! :evilgrin:

[Scout]

117. can I get that link too? PM on its way.... n/t

[walldude]

56. Joan Of Arc. n/t

[w8liftinglady]

60. Barbara Jordan -a true Democrat and intellectual

http://www.beejae.com/bjordan.htm

[juajen]

62. I would certainly like more of Hillary Clinton

Also, I would love one of the very brave and intelligent Elizabeth Edwards.

[Tuesday_Morning]

63. Kristen Breitweiser, Whoopie Goldberg, Erica Jong

[egadsbrain]

64. Alice Walker, Zora Neale Hurston, Hecate n/m

[Tuesday_Morning]

65. oh & I forgot - Yoko!

[KitchenWitch]

66. Maya Angelou

Rosalyn Carter
Tipper Gore
Elizabeth Edwards
Grace Jones

[LiviaOlivia]

67. Valerie Plame Wilson and Lt. Ripley(as portrayed by Sigourney Weaver)

eom

[Cha]

69. Elizabeth Edwards!

The Dixie Chicks, Pink..

[KAT119]

70. I SECOND EACH AND EVERYONE!!

[HeeBGBz]

71. Ruth Gordon

Did Harold and Maude back in the day. A beautiful free spirit. A role model for aging. She is missed.

[Bluebear]

72. Barbara Jordan, Molly Ivins

[CPMaz]

76. Molly rules!!!! n/t

[marions ghost]

106. definitely Molly Ivins

she was out in front on the truth about these B* gangsters

also Helen Thomas, Barbara Boxer, Cynthia McKinney, Cindy Sheehan, Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Maxine Waters, Amy Goodman

[texastoast]

73. Margaret Mead

[incapsulated]

74. SHIRLEY CHISHOLM!

[Captain Hilts]

75. Lucy Ricardo, Lucy van Pelt and Peppermint Patty.

Ideally, Lucy Ricardo tasting Vitameatavegamen, bitter medicine, just like reading the news every day...

[titoresque]

118. Yes! Peppermint Patty! n/t

[Zookeeper]

78. Georgia O'Keefe, Kathe Kollwitz, Louise Nevelson....

Emily Carr,Augusta Savage, Imogen Cunningham, Dorothea Lange, Rosa Bonheur. Just to name a few artists who haven't been mentioned yet.

[Captain Hilts]

79. Martha Graham, Susan Sontag nt

[Beaverhausen]

80. kick- can we get any of these done?

[Beacho]

81. Charo

No seriously

[dysfunctional press]

82. betty page would be nice

or some vargas girls.

[Captain Hilts]

83. Vargas Girls. Sure! The DU folks made little effort to offer women avatars

And Vargas Girls, like Rosie the Riviter helped win The War. Why not!

Margaret Thatcher stands for something , so why not!

Lauren Bacall is a rock 'em, sock 'em New Dealer, why not?

WHY, WHY does DU offer the rapist from "Clockwork Orange" but not Rachel Carson or Katharine Hepburn or the Dixie Chicks?????

Jerry Garcia but no Grace Slick or Janis Joplin?

[incapsulated]

93. I used to have Betty

I made it myself, as I do all my avatars. I used to switch them around all the time. The one I have now was supposed to be just for Christmas and I've left it. I guess I've gotten lazy. :)

[SiouxJ]

84. Definitely Randi

Joan Jett and Chrissy Hynde would be cool too.

[Roxy66]

105. Sorry, but didnt Joan Jett freak out on Randi's show?

Maybe I'm wrong and it was someone else

[SiouxJ]

107. Patti Smith

freaked out on Randi; never heard about JJ doing that. Last I heard they were buds.

[Spider Jerusalem]

85. Dorothy Parker

[Captain Hilts]

90. These are great folks!

No one's mentioned Lillian Hellman OR Mary McCarthy.

Hmmm...I'm not taking sides in that fight.

[Matariki]

86. Michelle Yeoh n/t

[ecstatic]

88. Cynthia McKinney nt

[Lilith Velkor]

89. Emma Goldman

[Fierce]

91. Meridel LeSueur and Sheila Wellstone

nt

[Captain Hilts]

92. Skinner just announced a New! Stephen Colbert avatar!

He certainly rates one, but so do some other folks...

[Beaverhausen]

99. I PM'ed him a link to this thread - he hadn't seen it

he said he'd do some!!!

[myrna minx]

96. Abigail Adams, Mary Wollstonecraft and Maya Angelou.

Thanks for this thread. :hi:

[Jack Rabbit]

98. I don't see a Cindy Sheehan

Or did I miss it?

[cedahlia]

100. Another vote for Emma Goldman, and also Judy Blume...

Kathleen Hanna
Kim Gordon
Tori Amos (although, I just went ahead and made one myself!) :-)
Susan Sarandon

That's just off the top of my head...will post more if I think of others!

[geniph]

101. Me, I just want an avatar for ITMFA

(Impeach the MoFos Already)

[Roxy66]

104. List

Elizabeth Edwards, Dixie Chicks, Susan Surandon, Sheryl Crow, Randi Rhodes, Pink

[Jade Fox]

109. Alice Paul, Victoria Woodhull, Lee Krasner

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

110. Aung San Suu Kyi

[Jigarotta]

111. Mary Walsh as Marg Delahunty. ;)

[Jade Fox]

112. Bjork, Laura Nyro, Angelique Kidjo, Queen Latifah

[incapsulated]

113. Bjork!

Second that. :)

[LWolf]

114. Granny D

Medea Benjamin

[jokerman93]

119. Squeaky Fromme!

:headbang:

[Blue_Roses]

120. yes, I agree

great suggestion:thumbsup: