I see nothing wrong and much good in extolling the virtues of Vashti, as recounted in the story, as a feminist with the courage of her convictions in the face of a drunken king attempting to show off her charms in front of his drunken buddies! Indeed, several prominent and important women have been named after her. My mother was named Vashti and lived up to her namesake by taking a highly controversial case, involving the separation of church and state, to the US Supreme Court, winning what was a landmark case, involving sectarian(Christian)religious instruction in the public schools. Additionally, I have a daughter and a grand-daughter with that famous name! It is highly regarded in my family. Add, also, the name of Bishop Vashti McKenzie, the highly regarded first female bishop of the AME Church.
I see nothing wrong and much good in extolling the virtues of Vashti, as recounted in the story, as a feminist with the courage of her convictions in the face of a drunken king attempting to show off her charms in front of his drunken buddies! Indeed, several prominent and important women have been named after her. My mother was named Vashti and lived up to her namesake by taking a highly controversial case, involving the separation of church and state, to the US Supreme Court, winning what was a landmark case, involving sectarian(Christian)religious instruction in the public schools. Additionally, I have a daughter and a grand-daughter with that famous name! It is highly regarded in my family. Add, also, the name of Bishop Vashti McKenzie, the highly regarded first female bishop of the AME Church.