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Mary Tyler Moore -- the groundbreaking actress who personified the modern, independent woman on television -- was born on this day in 1936. Moore was best known... for her role as Mary Richards on the long-running hit sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show. The show, which was broadcast from 1970 to 1977, provided a unique role model for the era: a single, professional woman in her 30s who wasn't particularly concerned with finding a man to marry. "Mary Tyler Moore became a feminist icon as Mary Richards," says author Jennifer Keishin Armstrong. She only wanted to play a great character, and she did so... Mary had America facing such issues as equal pay, birth control, and sexual independence way back in the ’70s. While Moore was best known for her comedy work on TV, for which she won seven Emmy Awards, she also won a Golden Globe award and was nominated for an Oscar for her performance as a guilt-ridden mother in 1980's "Ordinary People." Later in life, she took on a variety of film and TV roles, telling a reporter in 1995: "I’ve come to the point in my life where I don’t have to work. I work because I enjoy it. I only enjoy doing things that frighten me a little bit." Moore also spoke movingly about the struggle with persevering after great personal loss. When her son and only child died in an accidental shooting as a young man, she said: "Pain nourishes courage. You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you." Moore's pioneering role also speaks to the importance of female representation on television and in film -- after her death in 2017 at the age of 80, scores of female journalists paid tribute to Moore on social media, many saying that she was the reason they became journalists. As reporter Katie Rosman wrote on Twitter, "As I grew up in suburb among a lot of stay-at-home moms, Mary Tyler Moore showed me girls could be journalists too." In 2009, the National Association of Broadcasters highlighted Moore's influence as a role model when they awarded her a Distinguished Service Award: "Mary Tyler Moore is a television icon who not only entertained millions of Americans week after week with her quick humor and amazing talent, but inspired many women of her generation to pursue careers in broadcasting, journalism and related fields." For more about the cultural influence of the Mary Tyler Moore show, we recommend Armstrong's book "Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted" at http://amzn.to/2jgxdF2 -- or you can find the pioneering show's first season at https://amzn.to/2WUKvx8 For two excellent books to help girls build confidence and resiliency to overcome challenges, we recommend "The Confidence Code for Girls" for ages 8 to 12 (https://www.amightygirl.com/the-confidence-code-for-girls) and "The Grit Guide for Teens for ages 13 and up (https://www.amightygirl.com/the-grit-guide-for-teens) For adults seeking guidance in this area, we recommend the bestselling "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance" at http://amzn.to/2s2hA9l And, for books to encourage Mighty Girls of all ages to go after their dreams, regardless of the obstacles they encounter along the way, check out our blog post, "Big Dreams for a New Year" at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=10834

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