At the #1 spot on the list of Kick Ass Women Who Inspire Me is Miss Parker. For those of you who don’t know, Miss Parker was the main female character on The Pretender. The role of Miss Parker was played by Andrea Parker.

At the #2 spot of Kick Ass Women Who Inspire Me is my favorite professional wrestler – Lita (real name Amy Dumas). While I respect and admire all of the women who climb into the squared circle and compete as professional wrestlers, Lita will always be my favorite.

At the #3 spot on my list of Kick Ass Women Who Inspire me are the twenty women who made up the United States’ roster for the 1999 Women’s World Cup: Brandi Chastain, Mia Hamm, Julie Foudy, Michelle Akers, Briana Scurry, Kirstine Lilly, Carla Overbeck, Joy Fawcett, Cindy Parlow, Shannon McMillian, Tiffeny Milbrett, Tisha Venturini, Kate Sobrero, Lorrie Faire, Christine Pearce, Tiffany Roberts, Sara Whalen, Danielle Fotopoulos, Saskia Webber, and Tracy Ducar.

At #4 on my list of Kick Ass Women Who Inspire Me is Caroline Ingalls. 

History is full of countless kick ass women, and so many of them have influenced my life. I decided to narrow down that long list and focus on the ones that have had the longest lasting and largest influence on both me as a person and as a writer.

I start with two of the most iconic women in film…