A lot of my recs feature women in meaty roles because that's what I like reading, but here are six stories about women -- being friends, being mothers (or step-mothers, surrogate mothers, grandmothers, daughters, granddaughters...), in the workplace and out of it -- all being awesome in their own ways. Recs in my top ten are indicated with '***'.
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6 recs in Bible, Dark is Rising, Earthsea, Galaxy Quest, Maltese Falcon & Sound of Music )