I have always loved this image . Her determination inspires me. This isn't some mamby pamby woman waiting for Prince Charming to come along and rescue her , no this is what sheer feminist willpower looks like. She isn't your honey or your sweetie. She doesn't care if you think she is pretty. It pisses her off when she thinks about men deciding whether she is smart or capable enough to vote. It pisses her off even more to think about some guy debating whether or not she deserves equal pay for equal work. She doesn't give a damn about what you think she ought to do with her body. She might be a career woman or a stay at home mom, but her choices are made by her . She is tough enough to fight for our country , both on the battlefield and on the homefront (often with a baby on her hip) . She symbolizes the quiet strength women have to do whatever it takes to protect what they love. This woman doesn't accept that she is somehow less of a person because of her gender. She doesn't buy into the "boys will be boys" excuse or the image of the long suffering woman. She has the ability to love a man without losing herself in him , and the self esteem not to love a man if it isn't truly what she feels in her heart .
Rock on Rosie, I'll be right beside you.