Well done, Andrea. I'm glad you look beyond the surface for role models, and I like the way you address both the characters and the actresses who play them. I'd like to extend Ms. Majerus' comment to point out that role models exist on the streets and sidewalks of just about every community, independently of whether their stories are told in the media. I would wager that many Uni students have encountered some--perhaps through the oral history project in subbie history, perhaps through activism, perhaps in their own families. I, for one, need to remind myself to keep my eyes open, looking for those local heroes.