Lisa Simpson

Lisa Simpson reading The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

Lisa Simpson is well known as a member of one of televisions favorite families, the Simpsons. At the young age of 8 year old, and with a well above average IQ of 159, Lisa Simpson is a proud feminist who is not afraid to share her ideas on the state of the world. As displayed in the image above, she is reading a novel in her school's cafeteria while other goof off, which is quite typical of her character as she highly admires reading novels in her free time. This is just one prime example one of the ways in which Lisa Simpson establishes herself as an individual amidst a conformist society in which girls are expected to play with dolls and talk about boys. Lisa proves this stereotype to be quite false as she marches to the beat of her own drum, or rather her saxophone, which she proudly plays as a member of her school band. While she does maintain feminine attributes, she still refuses to conform to those gender roles set by American society. Although Lisa is criticized by classmates for her radical political ideologies regarding women's rights, animals rights, and human rights she never neglects to stand up for what she believes in, even if it makes her unpopular by the fourth grader standards. She is also one of the only fictional cartoon characters on television to live a vegetarian lifestyle, which is quite admirable for a girl at such a young age. Although she is a fictional character, she should be celebrated by women all around the world while being viewed as a role model to those who are afraid to stand up for what they believe in as they try to establish themselves the "man's world" that we live in.

here is a short video in which Lisa Simpson presents pride in her mother's effort to become educated: