The Most Influential Women In Science Fiction
Science fiction movies have a ton of heroes. More than any other genre, it can be argued that the heroes in sci-fi are the most well-known and recognizable in all of film history. Part of that is because there are just a ton of different science fiction franchises out there. Some are in television, more are on the silver screen, and there are plenty of characters that people have looked up to over the years. One development that is relatively new in the grand scheme of things is to have bona fide science-fiction heroines. There was a time when leading ladies were mostly damsels in distress. That has changed in the last few decades. There have been some women that have been real trailblazers in the field.
These are the tip-top women in the science fiction genre. They are people who have blazed a trail that has allowed others to follow in those footsteps while having the freedom to get their own trail blazed. This is an elite class that had to stand out for a number of reasons, and it blazed a ton of trails.
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When most people thought about a story that involved a princess — especially in the 1970s — she would have been a damsel in distress. Star Wars put that idea on its head with A New Hope. While Princess Leia was indeed a damsel in distress at the beginning of the movie, it soon became clear that she could more than handle herself if given half the chance.
Over the course of the Star Wars movies, Leia has become even more of a symbol of strength as she's risen up the ranks to general and led the Rebel forces in their final fights against The New Order and their ilk. Standing in the face of an onslaught from the likes of Palpatine and Vader is impressive enough, but
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