Quote: (05-13-2015 02:10 PM)Grange Wrote:
Take out Queen Elizabeth who was born into her position and did nothing to earn it. Take out Evita who married into her position. Take out Frida Kahlo who was a shitty artist. Harriet Tubman easily outranks them on merit. I don't know about the others but they probably weren't risking their lives day in and day out.
The Underground Railroad was a very potent symbol despite the small number of slaves who successfully escaped. People knew it was out there and either feared it or prayed for it. It was a big deal.
Corazon Aquino, the female Philippines president, also married into her position. She took over for her Senator husband after he was assassinated.
That's not to downplay the good she did do, but she didn't even hold office before becoming president.