![]() No, not when she took the bold move to topple a sitting Prime Minister. My favourite act of audacity, insolence and impudence is by Julia Gillard. Let’s face it, without audacious acts by defiant and insolent women, we wouldn’t have the vote, we would still be expected to stop work when we got married and have children, we wouldn’t have equal pay …oh wait! See, still lots of room for audacious acts! My favourite act of audacity ![]() It reminds me of the quote “ Well behaved women rarely make history” which I use regularly as my Facebook cover picture. Which version do you identify most with? I like #3 as it uses words like defiance and insolence. lively unrestrained uninhibited: an audacious interpretation of her role.recklessly bold in defiance of convention, propriety, law, or the like insolent brazen.extremely original without restriction to prior ideas highly inventive: an audacious vision of the city’s bright future.extremely bold or daring recklessly brave fearless: an audacious explorer.The definition of audacious according to It defined her approach to life and leadership. ![]() She told us that she uses audacity as a word to help her be focussed, courageous and always be moving herself, her business and her cause forward. So, when I was judging the finals for the Telstra Business Women’s Awards recently, I was thrilled when one of the fabulous finalists used the word “audacious” when I interviewed her. Suffice to say I love language and words. I was a regular at the library and even more regularly called a bookworm. I get word of the day pop up every morning from, love crosswords, scrabble & I love writing. As a kid, I loved thumbing through the big red Oxford Dictionary that my parents had to learn new words and their meaning.
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