female independence theme
The woman struggle to become less dependent on others, particularly men, is featured.
Examples
Female android Rayna was perhaps oppressively tied to her father and suitor Flint in tos3x21 "Requiem for Methuselah".
31 total · 3 choice · 10 major · 18 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ds93x23 | choice | Ishka excelled in business in spite of being female |
| ds96x23 | choice | Ishka and Zek fought for equal career opportunities for Ferengi women |
| movie: Gone with the Wind (1939) | choice | The heroine Scarlett was a fiercely independent and strong-willed individual. After the war, she become hellbent on becoming financially self-reliant. She acquired a lumber mill and ran it ruthlessly by exploiting prison labor. Scarlet's decision to run a lumber mill herself was questioned by her husband. Scarlet driving her own horse and carriage was frowned upon by a woman of high-standing. |
| movie: Barb Wire (1996) | major | Barb's catchphrase "don't call me babe" sums up the air of female independence that she exuded throughout the film. |
| movie: Cimmaron (1931) | major | Sabra took over running the publication after Yancey bolted for the Cherokee Strip. Later, she became the first female member of Congress. |
| movie: Have Rocket Will Travel (1959) | major | Dr. Ingrid Naarveg was an independent-minded female rocket scientist. |
| movie: It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955) | major | Lesley Joyce was an independent minded scientist who stood up to the men around her. |
| movie: Liquid Sky (1983) | major | Margaret used the new circumstance she found herself in (i.e. that anyone she had sex with would die after having an orgasm) to turn the tables and take power over men. |
| movie: Prehistoric Women (1950) | major | Oppressed female members of a stone age tribe flee and live independent from men, kidnapping males only for breeding purposes. |
| movie: Project Moonbase (1953) | major | Colonel Briteis (a woman) made the first orbital flight around the Earth and led the first mission to fly around the Moon. The United States president was a woman. |