Half a Moon: 14 Days of Celebrating Women

One of the many important POV characters in a fantasy series, Lady Catelyn seems to be hated for being a female character acting within the constraints of traditional feminitiy in her world: as a noblewoman conscious of her family's position, a ruling lord's wife, and a mother of several children whom she tries to protect from utter ruin. She can be petty (esp. towards her stepson) or short-sighted (when it comes to choosing people to trust), but she is resourceful, has a great deal of common sense in other situations, never shirks from doing her duty, is mature and warm-hearted, and tries to give good and careful counsel. Gracious would be the very word to describe her, and I HATE it when people call her bland or mean or whiney or boring. So there.