I always wondered why all my personal heroines were from past eras! (Jane Austen, St. Teresa, Emily Dickinson, Rachel Carson, etc.) Now it seems like maybe ancient :) standards of personal modesty have something to do with it! They are at least a part of the puzzle.
Who do we have today who are modest role models? There are the young girls whose voices are heard in The Good Girl Revolution, but who else is there? Do we have any older women to look up to? There is a great quote, "A modest [woman] is usually admired, if anyone ever hears of [her]" (Edgar Watson Howe). Well, let's hear about her.
Does anybody have any famous modest women role models? I'm especially interested in women who are feminine (i.e. not essentially following male standards of dress & action).
Okay, thanks!
Modest role models
Submitted by Sarah on Thu, 08/21/2008 - 16:15I always wondered why all my personal heroines were from past eras! (Jane Austen, St. Teresa, Emily Dickinson, Rachel Carson, etc.) Now it seems like maybe ancient :) standards of personal modesty have something to do with it! They are at least a part of the puzzle.
Who do we have today who are modest role models? There are the young girls whose voices are heard in The Good Girl Revolution, but who else is there? Do we have any older women to look up to? There is a great quote, "A modest [woman] is usually admired, if anyone ever hears of [her]" (Edgar Watson Howe). Well, let's hear about her.
Does anybody have any famous modest women role models? I'm especially interested in women who are feminine (i.e. not essentially following male standards of dress & action).
Okay, thanks!