Looking at the long history, there are countless heroic sons and daughters. However, the most important things that cannot be ignored in the dusty memory are 30 amazing women.
Even though they were born in different countries, in different eras, and faced different social and cultural shackles, they still relied on their inner strength and unique talents to write a colorful chapter.
Open Hou Hongbin's "Amazing Women", and you will see the life pictures of 30 famous and controversial women at home and abroad.
There is Li Qingzhao, the most talented woman of all time who "knows it or not, she should be green, fat, red and thin" Li Qingzhao ; there is China's only orthodox female emperor, who has a wordless monument after her death, let the world say Wu Zetian ; there are trapped The legendary woman Dong Zhujun;
who never married but always relied on aristocratic officers to get acquainted with people to expand her career and lead the world's aesthetics; Coco Chanel, a woman who started writing at the age of 7. Novel, she wrote the "Women's Bible" "The Second Sex " at the age of 39, the most famous feminist Simone de Beauvoir ...
In addition, there are Zhang Ailing, Lin Huiyin, Ajia Shakespeare , George Sand, who was emotionally entangled with Chopin and Musset and pursued freedom and love; Cleopatra, Elizabeth I , Zhang Guimei, Sheryl Sandberg, Meng Xiaodong , Audrey •Hepburn, Yang Jiang, Marie Curie, Tu Youyou, etc.
These women have different origins and different destinies, but in the end they all took a path leading to independence and freedom. Although some of them are controversial and have made mistakes, it still does not affect the excitement and legend they bring to life.
"Amazing Women" tells the story of 30 women's unique life wisdom and life blueprint. Narrated through life experiences, it presents a different picture to readers. However, due to limited space, the unique charm of each character and the key moments of life choices are not highlighted, which is a bit regretful.
In addition, after reading these stories, I have a deep understanding that those women who were praised or slandered by the mainstream society at that time, jumped out of the long river of time, looked forward to a hundred years and then looked back, what can be remembered is not just for their romantic affairs, but for what they left behind. works and inspires ideas.
For example, a young girl met a well-matched husband and was abandoned; in her later years, she was deceived by her second husband who was greedy for money and profit, resulting in her insecurity in her later years. Her story is not that out of the ordinary, and the reason why she is still being celebrated thousands of years later is because of her talent. "I was born as a hero, and died as a ghost. I still think about Xiang Yu, but I don't want to cross the Yangtze River." She wrote as much hatred for the country as she expressed her patriotism. Therefore, the first item of a woman's independence and freedom is to have the ability to settle down and make a living, which can be talent or talent, and use them to express thoughts and remember history.
For another example, because Cleopatra had relatively few bargaining chips, she sacrificed herself and used her beauty and wisdom to exchange for 22 years of peace for a dynasty. Sometimes, living a beautiful life is not as good as looking beautiful. Beauty is also a woman’s capital.
She was great because she sacrificed herself in exchange for peace. The reason why she was praised by future generations was also because she saved the country.
Is "Amazing Woman" pursuing freedom, talent, love, women's rights or justice? Everyone has their own ideas and everyone has their own choices.
30 heroines use their own values to present an extraordinary picture of life. No matter what, on the road to freedom and independence, they find themselves and live out their lives.
Just like Coco Chanel said, you can either not be able to afford Chanel or not have many clothes to choose from. But you must have the most important piece of clothing, and that piece of clothing is called yourself.
The original meaning of great may not be great, not correct, but just self.
And self is the most important weapon in life. It can help us repair our lives, save ourselves, rely on ourselves, and never admit defeat.
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