These ladies were going after the glass ceiling, not the glass slipper.
Before Sheryl Sandberg published her book, Lean In, to help women achieve their workplace goals, these female characters from the '90s were the moms, doctors, lawyers, superheroes and typical teens who inspired us to be a kickass woman in the real world.
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We should all give thanks to the Murphies, the Spanos, and the Buffies who blazed the trail. You don't need a book to teach you how to get ahead, all you have to do is flip on the 'tube.