Thanks for this posting. My wife and I spent an entertaining dinner focused on the topics raised by this post. My wife finally came up with our utlimate kick-ass Jewish woman - Maude in Harold and Maude. Unafraid of anything life can deal out, Maude drives like a terror and loves like a puppy. As a Holocaust survivor, she says exactly what she thinks and takes her revenge on death by inspiring a deep love of life in Harold. Since Ruth Gordon also co-wrote "Adam's Rib", an early feminist film with Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy, she also deserves credit for raising issues of women's empowerment in the world. Thank you, Ruth!
Thanks for this posting. My wife and I spent an entertaining dinner focused on the topics raised by this post. My wife finally came up with our utlimate kick-ass Jewish woman - Maude in Harold and Maude. Unafraid of anything life can deal out, Maude drives like a terror and loves like a puppy. As a Holocaust survivor, she says exactly what she thinks and takes her revenge on death by inspiring a deep love of life in Harold. Since Ruth Gordon also co-wrote "Adam's Rib", an early feminist film with Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy, she also deserves credit for raising issues of women's empowerment in the world. Thank you, Ruth!