female independence theme

also known as: independent woman

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".

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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.