3. Tina Fey
In 2004, a film came out that changed not only my life, but the life of many teen girls everywhere. That film was
Mean Girls. Acerbic, edgy and insightful, it was the brainchild of Tina Fey, a comedienne who is all those things, plus a woman who rocks square-framed glasses like it aint nobodys business. A pioneer for funny women in the writers room and out, Fey is an acclaimed actress and author, responsible for the TV show
30 Rock and the book
Bossypants. Whenever folks give me guff about feminists being crazed man-hating Furies, I always calmly point out Tina Fey. She writes male characters extremely well (Jack Donaghy fan 4 lyf), but she also makes sure to create well-developed, three dimensional female characters. She comes across as a warm and well-rounded individual, and addresses issues that relate directly to women, both in her fictional and autobiographical works. Fey fights for the sisterhood, and she does it in a way that is just darn charming and disarming. She managed to work her way up to head writer of the
Saturday Night Live newsroom, and of course, became infamous for her portrayal of Sarah Palin. But whilst Palin has faded into obscurity, its very doubtful that a woman with Tina Feys wit and talent will any time soon.