Meme: 100 Awesome Female Characters

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Ganked from curuchamion because, er, I was bored.

1. September: The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of her Own Making, Catherynne M Valente


2. The Marquess: The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of her Own Making, Catherynne M Valente


3. Hermione Granger: Harry Potter, J K Rowling


4. Minerva McGonagall: Harry Potter, J K Rowling


5. Molly Weasley: Harry Potter, J K Rowling


6. Holly Short: Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer


7. Eve Levine: Women of the Otherworld, Kelley Armstrong


8. Jaime Vegas: Women of the Otherworld, Kelley Armstrong


9. Paige Winterbourne: Women of the Otherworld, Kelley Armstrong


10. Nadia Stafford: Exit Strategy/Made to be Broken, Kelley Armstrong


11. Chloe Saunders: The Darkest Powers Trilogy, Kelley Armstrong


12. Esmerelda Weatherwax: Discworld, Terry Pratchett


13. Gytha Ogg: Discworld, Terry Pratchett


14. Susan Sto Helit: Discworld, Terry Pratchett


15. Angua von Uberwald: Discworld, Terry Pratchett


16. Deeba: Un Lun Dun, China Miéville


17. Alanna of Trebond: The Lioness Quartet, Tamora Pierce


18. Daine Sarrasri: The Immortals Quartet, Tamora Pierce


19. Sandry fa Toren: The Circle of Magic Quartet, Tamora Pierce


20. Daja: The Circle of Magic Quartet, Tamora Pierce


21. Tris Chandler: The Circle of Magic Quartet, Tamora Pierce


22. Princess Cimorene: The Enchanted Forest Chronicles, Patricia C Wrede


23. Yeine Darr: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, N K Jemisin


24. Oree Shoth: The Broken Kingdoms, N K Jemisin


25. Pongwiffy: Pongwiffy, Kaye Umansky


26. Sharkadder: Pongwiffy, Kaye Umansky


27. Mildred Hubble: The Worst Witch, Jill Murphy


28. Ethel Hallow: The Worst Witch, Jill Murphy


29. Maud Moonshine: The Worst Witch, Jill Murphy


30. Dorothy Gale: Oz, L Frank Baum


31. Princess Ozma: Oz, L Frank Baum


32. Patches: Oz, L Frank Baum


33. General Jinjur: Oz, L Frank Baum


34. Billina the Yellow Chicken: Oz, L Frank Baum


35. Dinah Glass: The Demon Headmaster, Gillian Cross


36. Matilda Wormwood: Matilda, Roald Dahl


37. Precious Stone: Young Bond: Hurricane Gold, Charlie Higson


38. Kestrel Hath: The Wind Singer, William Nicholson


39. Rachel: Animorphs, K A Applegate


40. Cassie: Animorphs, K A Applegate


41. Adrea: Animorphs, K A Applegate


42. Athena: all Greek myth ever


43. Penelope: The Odyssey, Homer (and others. Ovid writes a mean Penelope.)


44. Sheherazade: 1001 Nights


45. Jeannie Hurst: Randall and Hopkirk (deceased)


46. Lois Lane: Superman


47. Buffy Summers: Buffy the Vampire Slayer


48. Willow Rosenberg: Buffy the Vampire Slayer


49. Zoe Washburne: Firefly


50. Kaylee Frye: Firefly


51. Kathryn Janeway: Star Trek: Voyager


52. Kira Nerys: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine


53. Helen Parr/Elastigirl: The Incredibles


54. Edna Mode: The Incredibles


55. The Dean: Lab Rats


56. Wednesday Addams: The Addams Family


57. Rita: Flushed Away


58. Miss Piggy: The Muppets


59. Giselle: Enchanted


60. Maddy Magellan: Jonathan Creek


61. Maid Marian: Maid Marian and her Merry Men


62. Stacie Monroe: Hustle


63. Princess Fiona: Shrek


64. Tiana: The Princess and the Frog


65. Sue Sylvester: Glee


66. Ginger: Chicken Run


67. Mac: Chicken Run


68. Anna Milton: Supernatural


69. Jo Harvelle: Supernatural


70. Ellen Harvelle: Supernatural


71. Nina Pickering: Being Human


72. Elizabeth Swann: Pirates of the Caribbean


73. Christmas Eve: Avenue Q


74. Maggie Hobson: Hobson's Choice


75. Karen: Outnumbered


76. Sandra Pullman: New Tricks


77. Alexandra O'Mackey: The Sims 2


78. Dina Caliente: Fortune & Romance/The Sims 2 (as of Chapter 6), skellington7d


79. Bella Goth: Fortune & Romance/The Sims 2, skellington7d


80. Brigit the maid: Fortune & Romance/The Sims 2, skellington7d


81. April Ryan: The Longest Journey/Dreamfall


82. Zoë Castillo: Dreamfall


83. Bastila Shan: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic


84. Juhani: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic


85. Female PC: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic


86. Mission Vao: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic


87. Female PC: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2


88. Visas Marr: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2


89. Master Atris: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2


90. Grace Sciuridae: El Goonish Shive, Dan Shive


91. Ellen Dunkel: El Goonish Shive, Dan Shive


92. Susan Pompoms: El Goonish Shive, Dan Shive


93. Nanase: El Goonish Shive, Dan Shive


94. Syr'Nj: Guilded Age


95. Frigg Akerfeldt: Guilded Age


96. Beyurn: The Gods of Arr-Kelaan


97. Sharra (both of her): The Gods of Arr-Kelaan


98. Hazel: The Gods of Arr-Kelaan


99. Aura: tabletop RP (Eterna), DM character


100. Brand: tabletop RP (Eterna), DM character

BONUS!
Susan Foreman, Babara Wright, Vicki Pallister...

(Deliberately left off the list because there are far, far too many of them and it would have been cheating.)
(Honourable mentions: Lady Rodan, the Rani, Inquisitor Darkel, River Song...)