33 Female Characters Who Inspired the Hell Out of Us in 2017

"I went to see Lady Bird with my closest girlfriends, and I think we were expecting to be entertained but I don't know if we were expecting to feel so empowered. Christine "Lady Bird" McPherson is many things, but above all she is bold. She shakes hands with the guys she's interested in, she grabs people's attention at parties, she dances without abandon with her best friend. Since seeing the film, when my friends and I want to encourage each other to do something out of our comfort zone we say "Be Lady Bird!" and we actually go out and do it. I'm such a fan of watching women take control of their own lives, and Lady Bird gave me that and so much more." — Karenna Meredith, Editorial Intern