Jen McCreight is running an online poll to determine the most influential female atheist of the year.
Uh-oh. You'd think she'd learn.
But given that the results will be utterly meaningless, it's still useful — there's quite a long list of good XX godless folk, and commenters keep mentioning more that were left out. Go there to see the depth and diversity of atheism, even if you don't vote.
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...here's a poll focusing just on the female voices of atheism. Who do you think was the most influential female atheist of 2009? ...
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