Other than Islamic famous women that are obviously our role models do you people have any favorite women from around the world?
I can think of Diana, Florence Nightingale , Jackie Kennedy.
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Mother Teresa, Mother Aurobindo Ghosh and Indira Gandhi
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Kasturba Gandhi, Rosa Parks, Audrey Hepburn
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Mother Teresa was a really nice lady, can I ask why Indra Gandhi? Any particular things she did
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Nope 
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What about Meera
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Mother Teresa was a really nice lady, can I ask why Indra Gandhi? Any particular things she did
from Indian view, she changed geography of sub continent made it india favouring.
gave biggest blow to sikh insurgency, thus giving deadliest blow to prospect of secession of Indian Punjab. Nationalized Indian banks for stabling the economy and even after death she changed demographics of Delhi.
Negative point, toppled the democracy through Emergency.
my personal favourites are Jhansi ki rani, laxmi bai and Indira Gandhi
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Ismat Chughtai. The daring lady, who depicted real face of the society through her stories. Last year, I went to Urdu Bazar for buying some fiction book. The shop owner (a guy in his mid 20’s) said: ‘Aap ne janab Ismat Chughtai ko padha hai.. bade open qisam ke afsane likhta hai’ and I was like 
Chand Bibi who defended Ahmednagar from Mughal emperor Akbar is also my favorite.
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sultana daakoo 
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Hazrat Ayesha (ra) and Hazrat Fatima (ra)
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I wonder no one likes hina kharr ;)
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**OMG! Sultana Daku was a MAN for God’s sake! lol…
…i know it because i lived in a house in India owned by the Police Officer who captured Sultana Daku and who married his widow. he used ALL her money to buy properties in Aligarh and made it into a moHalla called Ameer NishaaN…named after the Sultana Daku’s wife Ameerun.**
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@queen_24 After KKF explanation, you better choose ‘Phoolan Devi’. I hope she was a woman… Bandit Queen
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@queen_24 After KKF explanation, you better choose 'Phoolan Devi'. I hope she was a woman... Bandit Queen
hahaha...yeah, she should. i can guarantee that she was a woman! :D
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:k: Izmat Chugatia is a great poet of the Modern Urdu language and I have a collection of her shorts in an Anthology.
As Kaur said in the Subcontinent Jhansi Rani was also a real legendary figure as was Mother Teresa.
I can think of a few other warrior women who deserve some mention,
Tomo Gozen the most famous Female Samurai warrior, her exploits are recounted in the Hieke Monogatari and the Anals of the Genpie War which she is believed to have survived.
Princess Zenobia of Palmyra who although ultimately defeated by Rome showed rare strength of character and was like the Jhansi Rani of the ancient World in some respects.
Everyone has probably heard of Boudicca or Bodicea the Queen of the British Iceni tribe who rose up against the oprresive Romans. Some would see her as a mindless butcher but still she fought for independance and to be fair she went through a lot so to this day she is the image of Britaina.
Not so well known is the one of the earliest warrior women in Islamic history. Her name is Nasibah bint Ka’b al-Maziniyyah (May allah be pleased with her). At the Battle of Uhud when the Muslim army had been outflanked and had suffered its worst losses, she was tending the wounded and administering water. When Rasool Allahs position became critical and he was isolated from the main force she picked up a sowrd and joined the struggle. She would take part in many subsequent battles and was among the first warrior women in Islam. Although her story is perhaps not as well known she definately did her part.
Finally I shall leave you with another outstanding example of female martial prowess. In the 1870’s the American West was rapidly invaded by the White Settlers who were driving the native plains Indians to near extinction. Among the most war like tribes who refused to surrender thier lands were the Souix who although they had no nominal commanders as such were at this time led most famously by a war chief known as Crazy Horse. In 1876 the Army of General George Crook met a simmilar force under Crazy Horse at the battle of the Rosebud creek. It would go down in Souix history as a great victory where the Indians who were simmilarly matched in numbers by the American cavalry (but technologically inferior) took the day. In Souix History the battle is reffered to as the “Battle in which the Girl saved her Brother”. While Crazy Horse mainly led the Souix there was a large Cheyenne Indian contingent but at the hieght of the battle this unit was forced to retreat and many chiefs were fallen. Among them was Chief Comes in Sight. His Sister known as Buffalo Calf Road Woman distressed by the terrible position of her brother. So she rallied the Cheyenne tribe around her and rode to get her Brother out of the lines. She succeded too and her personal courage as well as her determination helped the Indians win the day.
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Nice one Farris and nice information too.
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Mother Teresa, Mother Aurobindo Ghosh and Indira Gandhi
Cool !!! You Must Visit Pondicherry Once In Lifetime !! To See The Works Of Great Lady !! Mother Of Auroville :)
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Actually I love her 
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Oh God i cant think of any woman
isnt it so typical of a woman 
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Rosa Parks: For the pivotal role she played in the American Civil Rights Movement; her one act of defiance inspired countless others towards striving to bring an end to the "separate but equal" doctrine in the US.
Hillary Rodham Clinton: For being a great Secretary of State, and for her 2008 presidential campaign when she was a serious contender who came very close to breaking the ulitimate glass ceiling in American politics (probably would have done a better job than Obama had she become the president).
Fatima Jinnah: For being a ray of hope for many. She aimed to break the glass ceiling in Pakistan four decades before Clinton did in her country, and was among the first few women-- and the first Pakistani and Muslim lady-- who ran for the highest political office of her country.
Benazir Bhutto: She did make mistakes, the biggest of which was consenting to marry Zardari and then staying in that marriage (although she had few choices and might have felt obligated to defer to patriarchal societal expectations) but she also gave hope to millions. She successfully rallied the country against a powerful military dictator, Zia, and became the Prime Minister at the age of 35. And in the end she decided to stay put even after a suicide attack nearly killed her when she returned to Pakistan. She was the bravest woman I know.