"Mankind will reach maturity on the day it learns to value diversity—of life and ideas. To be different is not necessarily to be ugly; to have a different idea is not necessarily to be wrong. The worst thing that could happen is for all of us to look and think and act alike." Gene Roddenberry
Princess Leia; the Bene Gesserit; Lady Jessica; Honor Harrington; the list of strong female characters is impressive and growing. How have they impacted our timeline and shaped Science Fiction of the future?