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    Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 8 Oct 2014

    I've got Katniss from Hunger Games but many other examples of women on hero's journey seem not mainstream/well-known enough. help!

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      2. Matthew D. Pistilli‏ @mdpistilli 8 Oct 2014
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        @avantgame Buffy!

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      3. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 8 Oct 2014
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        @mdpistilli my favorite, of course :)

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      1. Akela Talamasca‏ @Akelaa 8 Oct 2014
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        @avantgame Meg from A Wrinkle In Time

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      1. Erwin van der Koogh‏ @evanderkoogh 8 Oct 2014
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        @avantgame Buffy is the most popular with the clearest journey. Anna from Frozen is maybe more known, but unclear journey.

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      1. Tamoor Hussain‏Verified account @tamoorh 8 Oct 2014
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        @avantgame Kate Bishop aka Hawkeyepic.twitter.com/he0sUizXH3

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      1. Guntur Sarwohadi‏ @gsarwohadi 8 Oct 2014
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        @avantgame Merida from Disney's Brave. Srikandi or Srikhandi from the epic battle of Bharatayudha. Jen Yu from Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon

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      1. Andrew Deneault‏ @AndrewDeneault 8 Oct 2014
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        @avantgame Amelia Earhart or Jerrie Mock?

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      1. Kris Young‏ @KayrisGYoung 8 Oct 2014
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        @avantgame All great. A good flow would hit most literacy eras: Mythology, Shakespeare, Film, Disney, TV, Books, YouTube (The Guild's Codex)

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      1. Shana ||-// Rosenberg‏ @shanarosenberg 8 Oct 2014
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        @avantgame if no one told you Xena and Gabrielle they should have!

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      1. Jennifer Brea‏Verified account @jenbrea 8 Oct 2014
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        @avantgame we need better stories

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      1. Jennifer Brea‏Verified account @jenbrea 8 Oct 2014
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        @avantgame No wonder for so long I associated my kickass qualities with maleness. Those were the only heroes to identify with.

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      1. Jennifer Brea‏Verified account @jenbrea 8 Oct 2014
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        @avantgame as I scour my memory for favorite female hero literary/pop touchstones, I am coming up with scary few

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      1. Jennifer Brea‏Verified account @jenbrea 8 Oct 2014
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        @avantgame definitely Buffy. Xena Warrior Princess?

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      1. GeGeewiz‏ @GeGeewiz 8 Oct 2014
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        @avantgame Alice in Wonderland..? Maybe

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      1. Lenny‏ @lennyseatown 8 Oct 2014
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        @avantgame daenerys targaryen?

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      1. MelissaZD‏ @MelissaZD 8 Oct 2014
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        @avantgame Maybe Meg in Wrinkle in Time?

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      1. Akela Talamasca‏ @Akelaa 8 Oct 2014
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        @avantgame Though I haven't seen it: Merida from Brave

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      1. Akela Talamasca‏ @Akelaa 8 Oct 2014
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        @avantgame Mulan

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      1. Myles Nye  🎲‏ @MylesNye 8 Oct 2014
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        @avantgame Little Red Riding Hood. Matilda. Jennifer Connelly in Labyrinth.

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      2. Rami Ismail‏Verified account @tha_rami 8 Oct 2014
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        @avantgame Mulan maybe?

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      3. Mike Rose‏ @RaveofRavendale 8 Oct 2014
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        @tha_rami hey, doesn't seem like I can log into distribute using that login you emailed me

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      4. Lewie Procter‏Verified account @LewieP 8 Oct 2014
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        @RaveofRavendale @tha_rami *I may have still done something wrong.

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      5. Rami Ismail‏Verified account @tha_rami 8 Oct 2014
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        @LewieP @RaveofRavendale Where are you logging in?

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      6. Lewie Procter‏Verified account @LewieP 8 Oct 2014
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        @tha_rami @RaveofRavendale http://bit.ly/1t3twpV 

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      7. Rami Ismail‏Verified account @tha_rami 8 Oct 2014
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        @LewieP @RaveofRavendale That's developer login. You'd use your validation on a page like http://dodistribute.com/access/YrVEtTDdrb/ …

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