List of female action heroes and villains (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "List of female action heroes and villains" in English language version.

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allmovie.com

"AllMovie Genres:ACTION". AllMovie. Retrieved 2017-07-08.

archive.org

Forman-Brunell, Miriam, ed. (2001). Girlhood in America : an encyclopedia (volume 2). Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. p. 665. ISBN 1576072061.

books.google.com

Purse, Lisa (2011). Contemporary Action Cinema. Edinburgh University Press. p. 14. ISBN 9780748638185.
Atkins, B. (2003). More Than a Game: The Computer Game as Fictional Form. Manchester University Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-7190-6365-7. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
"Girlfriends: The Magazine of Lesbian Enjoyment". Girlfriends Magazine. 1999. p. 25. Batgirl on the original Batman television series — was probably TV's first femme action hero. (She even rode a motorcycle to work and did her own stunts, garnering more than a few lesbian fans.)
DeTora, L.M. (2009). Heroes of Film, Comics and American Culture: Essays on Real and Fictional Defenders of Home. McFarland, Incorporated Publishers. p. 220. ISBN 978-0-7864-5143-2. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
Lamb, Sharon; Brown, Lyn Mikel (2007). Packaging Girlhood: Rescuing Our Daughters from Marketers' Schemes. St. Martin's Press. p. 82. ISBN 978-1-4299-0632-6. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
Barba, Rick (25 October 2016). "Assassin's Creed: Liberation". Assassin's Creed: A Walk Through History (1189-1868). Scholastic Inc. p. 80. ISBN 9781338099157.
"The Official Xbox Magazine". Issues 107-110. Future Network USA. 2010. p. 74. Retrieved 1 December 2015.

boston.com

"Female Action Heroes". The Boston Globe. July 9, 2004. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

canada.com

"Ballerina suited to role as an action figure (The Vancouver Sun)". Canada.com. Retrieved 2 April 2016.

cbc.ca

"Kick-Ass killer Hit Girl and 10 other ruthless heroines". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2 April 2016.

cnn.com

"Women run the world in Marvel's new Avengers". CNN. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2016.

comicbook.com

A Beginner's Guide to Ghost in the Shell

complex.com

uk.complex.com

"Women Are the Real Heroes of 'Game of Thrones'".

cyberpunk.ru

project.cyberpunk.ru

"Razor girls: genre and gender in cyberpunk fiction". Retrieved 4 December 2015.

dailygalaxy.com

Daily Video Classic: Ridley Scott's 1984 Apple Ad

dailylife.com.au

"30 groundbreaking female action heroes". dailylife.com.au. Retrieved 29 March 2016.

drb.ie

Losing Our Cool: Dublin Review of Books

ejumpcut.org

Kim, L. S. "Making women warriors: a transnational reading of Asian female action heroes in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." Jump Cut: A Review of Contemporary Media. No. 48, Winter, 2006.

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reconstruction.eserver.org

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fandango.com

Staff. "9 Amazing Female Action Heroes". fandango.com. Fandango. Retrieved November 30, 2015.

fandompost.com

Beveridge, Chris (December 22, 2014). "Discotek Media Acquires 'Iria: Zeiram The Animation' OVA License". The Fandom Post. Retrieved 26 June 2017.

fictionalfemales.com

"Fictional Females: Shotgun Suzie, The Nightside Series". 19 March 2017.

flavorwire.com

"10 Kick-Ass Female Comic Book Characters You Should Know About". Flavorwire. 15 October 2013.

gameblur.net

"Wife Quest (Switch) Review". 4 April 2022.

gamejolt.com

"Game Jolt - Games for the love of it".

history.co.uk

"Interview with Katheryn Winnick (Lagertha)".

hollywoodreporter.com

"'Game of Thrones': The 10 Greatest Heroes in Westeros". The Hollywood Reporter. 15 January 2016.

imdb.com

"Zeiramu (1991)". IMDb.

indianexpress.com

"'Maharakshak Devi' – superheroine lands on Indian TV". indianexpress.com. 11 March 2015.

latimes.com

articles.latimes.com

"Review: 'Torchwood' Season 3 on BBC America". Los Angeles Times. 20 July 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2016.

msnbc.com

Howard, Adam. "'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' hero Rey hailed as feminist icon". MSNBC. Retrieved 31 December 2015.

newstatesman.com

Sneddon, Laura (4 October 2012). "Why Dredd 3D gets women in comics right". New Statesman. Retrieved 15 September 2018.

nintendoeverything.com

"ANNO: Mutationem confirmed for Switch". 17 August 2022.

people.com

"2015's Remakes, Sequels and Adaptations That Didn't Suck 12/28/2015". People. Retrieved 29 March 2016.

playboy.com

Edidin, Rachel. "Marvel's Agent Carter: Looking Back On The Ballsy, Brassy, Revolutionary First Season". Playboy. Retrieved 1 April 2016.

ricedigital.co.uk

salon.com

Supercop as Woman Warrior

sfgate.com

Stein, Ruthe (18 February 2005). "Weaver stands alone as female action hero". SFGate. Retrieved 4 December 2015.

starwars.com

"Ahsoka Tano". StarWars.com. Lucasfilm Ltd. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
"Sabine Wren". StarWars.com. Lucasfilm Ltd. Retrieved 15 September 2018.

superherohype.com

Bibbiani, William (November 17, 2015). "The Top Female Action Heroes in Movies". SuperHeroHype. CraveOnline. Retrieved November 30, 2015.

theguardian.com

"From Snow White to Brave: the evolution of the Action Princess". The Guardian. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
"Why must action heroines wear S&M stripper outfits to kick butt?". The Guardian. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
Lamont, Kevin (April 21, 2012). "The 10 best female action heroes – in pictures". The Guardian. Retrieved November 30, 2015.

theringer.com

Surrey, Miles (22 June 2018). "Blue the Raptor Is the True Hero of 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom'". The Ringer. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

theweek.com

"Sorry Katniss, Princess Fiona is still the best feminist action hero around". theweek.com. Retrieved 16 April 2016.

tiff.net

Staff (Fall 2015). "Beyond Badass: Female Action Heroes". TIFF.net. Toronto International Film Festival. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.

tvfanatic.com

"27 Characters Who Took 2015 by Storm". 9 December 2015.

tvguide.com

Diaz, Poehler and More: A Magical Q&A with Shrek the Third's Fab Five Princesses

usatoday.com

"Take a first look at Benoist as TV's Supergirl". USA Today. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
"Atwell takes Marvel action-hero challenge seriously". USA Today. Retrieved 1 April 2016.

virginia.edu

xroads.virginia.edu

"The Silent Westerns". Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2015.

washingtonpost.com

"Make a woman the action hero and see how she flips the script". Washington Post. Retrieved 26 March 2016.

web.archive.org

Staff (Fall 2015). "Beyond Badass: Female Action Heroes". TIFF.net. Toronto International Film Festival. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
Rowland, Robin (2004). "Warrior queens and blind critics." CBC News
"The Silent Westerns". Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
Reconstruction studies in contemporary culture Archived 2012-02-06 at the Wayback Machine

whatoplay.com

"Ultionus: A Tale of Petty Revenge for Switch Game Reviews".