This National Women’s Month, we recognize the inspiring, empowered women who #ChooseToChallenge gender-based discrimination and stereotypes in our society. And while we look up to the many real-life figures that embody the empowered woman, we also recognize the impact of fictional women in pop culture that leave us in awe with their strength and smarts we can’t help but admire.
On this list, we’ve rounded up ten badass TV characters that broke free from the damsel-in-distress stereotype and became the heroes we root for to save the day!
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Homestream images from Watchmen and Grey’s Anatomy on Twitter.