--- title: 7 Best Female Superheroes description: Find out seven female superheroes that are great role models for your daughter. canonical: https://time.com/4878780/female-superheroes-parenting/ author: Real Simple article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-07-29T12:00:01.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T09:05:49.537Z og:title: 7 Female Superheroes Who Will Change Your Daughter's Life og:description: More than just Wonder Woman og:url: https://time.com/4878780/female-superheroes-parenting/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd1bb4e65270641ea/6988d79822fb857f1ae222b3/superheroes-daughter.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: African American grandmother and granddaughter playing together og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 7 Female Superheroes Who Will Change Your Daughter's Life twitter:description: More than just Wonder Woman twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd1bb4e65270641ea/6988d79822fb857f1ae222b3/superheroes-daughter.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 7 Female Superheroes Who Will Change Your Daughter's Life by [Marisa Cohen / Real Simple](https://time.com/author/real-simple/) ## Marisa Cohen / Real Simple Jul 29, 2017 12:00 PM UTC  Ronnie Kaufman/Larry Hirshowitz—Getty Images/Blend Images by [Marisa Cohen / Real Simple](https://time.com/author/real-simple/) ## Marisa Cohen / Real Simple Jul 29, 2017 12:00 PM UTC It’s official—[_Wonder Woman_ ](https://www.yahoo.com/movies/wonder-woman-becomes-top-earning-summer-movie-domestic-184700805.html)[has surpassed all the testosterone-fueled action movies to become the number one movie at the U.S. box office this summer](https://www.yahoo.com/movies/wonder-woman-becomes-top-earning-summer-movie-domestic-184700805.html). And you know what’s even cooler? The only movie that has made more money for the rest of 2017 is Disney’s _Beauty and the Beast_, which stars _another_ amazing female hero. The very thought of all those strong, smart women standing up for themselves and kicking some butt—and then killing it at the box office—is enough to move legions of _Wonder Woman’s_ fans to tears. That may or may not be the reason this [little girl](https://twitter.com/Variety/status/888905617196236801), in an awesome homemade WW costume, broke down when meeting Wonder Woman herself, Gal Gadot, at San Diego’s Comic Con. The scene of the Israeli actress (and mom to two girls) comforting the clearly overwhelmed child was so moving that it even gave Batman himself, Ben Affleck, all the feels from a few seats away. With Wonder Woman and Belle proving that female heroes are not only super role models for girls, but have the power to soar to the billion-dollar-movie mark, we put together this list of other favorite fearless female heroes for girls ages 5 to 95. ## Hermione Granger We all know the truth—Voldemort would still be alive wreaking havoc on Muggles and Wizards, and Harry and Ron wouldn’t have made it past book one without the true heroine of the _Harry Potter_ series. She used her superpowers, super brain, and the occasional super punch to literally save the world. ## Moon Girl and Squirrel Girl One 10-year-old we know is all about these two Marvel comic book heroines. Moon Girl is the smartest person in the world, a clever inventor, and hangs out with a red dinosaur. Squirrel Girl is a college student with the superpowers of a giant squirrel (just go with it). The most admirable thing about Squirrel Girl, according to her little fan, is that she gets to know the villains and helps them solve their problems in a peaceful way. ## Nancy Drew She’s old school for sure, but whether you grew up reading the classic mystery novels or your daughter grew up watching the 2007 Emma Roberts movie, you have to admire a teenager who can solve mysteries and outsmart the bad guys all while looking perfectly put-together. ## Princess Leia, Rey, and Jyn Erso Never ones to settle for cheering on their male colleagues from the sidelines, the women of _Star Wars_ take center stage, leading the rebels, discovering the power of the Force, and courageously stealing the Death Star plans. Sure, Leia had an occasional slip into bad dialogue and gold bikinis, but the modern-day rebels Rey and Jyn are as fierce as any dudes in the universe. ## Matilda Even if you’re little you can do a lot: The tiny hero of Roald Dahl’s girl-power story (the book was made into a movie in 1996 and a Broadway musical in 2013) proved that even a five-year-old could vanquish a huge, scary, hammer-throwing villain with the help of her friends, her smarts, and some telekinetic superpowers. ## Raven Sabena, a 14-year-old New Yorker, raves about Raven, the half-demon heroine with complex magical powers in the comic books and cartoon series _Teen Titans_. “She’s dark and interesting—not like how other female characters are usually portrayed,” explains the real-life teen. ## Meg Sure, Anna, Elsa, Belle, and Merida might be better-known, but the heroine from Disney’s _Hercules_, who bravely makes the ultimate sacrifice for the person she loves, has her own ardent fan base. “I still relate to Meg to this day,” says one _Real Simple_ staffer. “She had flaws and made mistakes and that’s what made her so relatable, the fact that she was human. Her character was also brave, innovative, and independent. I connected with her character instantly.” _This_ [_article_ ](https://www.realsimple.com/work-life/family/kids-parenting/female-superheroes)_originally appeared at_ [_RealSimple.com_](http://realsimple.com) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4878780/female-superheroes-parenting/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4878780/female-superheroes-parenting/"},"headline":"7 Female Superheroes Who Will Change Your Daughter's Life","datePublished":"2017-07-29T12:00:01.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:05:49.537Z","description":"More than just Wonder Woman","url":"https://time.com/4878780/female-superheroes-parenting/","keywords":["motto","Parenting","wonder woman"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd1bb4e65270641ea/6988d79822fb857f1ae222b3/superheroes-daughter.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Marisa Cohen / Real Simple"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd1bb4e65270641ea/6988d79822fb857f1ae222b3/superheroes-daughter.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"African American grandmother and granddaughter playing together","caption":"African American grandmother and granddaughter playing together","creditText":"Ronnie Kaufman/Larry Hirshowitz—Getty Images/Blend Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/motto/","name":"motto"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4878780/female-superheroes-parenting/","name":"7 Female Superheroes Who Will Change Your Daughter's Life"}}]}] ```