Tank Girl
Tank Girl, created by Jamie Hewlett and Alan Martin, is an extreme character who challenges previously established notions of femininity.
Peppermint Patty
Like the rest of the Peanuts’ gang girls, Peppermint Patty is pretty forthright and speaks her mind. She doesn’t let anyone get away with unkindness, but she isn’t the brightest nor that intuitive. She often misunderstands social situations and has a tendency to appreciate her own version of reality over others.
Supergirl
DC Comics wanted to know how the public felt about a completely new counterpart for Superman, and because of the positive response, Supergirl was introduced to the world in 1959.
Pippi Longstocking
Pippi Longstocking, whose amazing full name is Pippilotta Delicatessa Windowshade Mackrelmint Ephraim’s Daughter Longstocking, is a one-of-a-kind girl from a series of Swedish books written by Astrid Lindgren in the 1940s. The Pippi stories were written for...Fern Feeding Wilbur
Fern is the main human character, a staunch 8-year-old who saves a baby pig in order for the rest of the novel to unfold. After she looks after him, he is transferred to a farm down the road, and saving his life becomes a task of a smart spider named Charlotte, for whom the book is named.
Madeline
Madeline is the title character from a series of five books by Austrian author Ludwig Bemelmans. First published in 1939, the last of the series came out in the early 1960s. Intended for a broad audience, the stories would have had a specific draw for girls.