(WWBT) - The family and friends of the 24-year-old Chesterfield woman, Ja’Nya Richardson ... her daughter - and loved ones - happy. “Strong, brave, independent. Bubbly, happy, goofy ...

"We had to get Pam out of the water, she was bleeding quite heavily, but she's a very brave woman and didn't panic or anything," he said, per News.com. au.

Strong, resourceful and brave, these warrior women offer another reason for girls “to want to be girls” without the need of a mythical Wonder Woman.