History Main / DeterminedWidow

* There was one of these in ''LightNovel/KyoKaraMaoh''!.

* ''Videogame/RedDeadRedemption2'' has Sadie Adler, whose husband was killed by the O'Driscoll Gang and was captured as their hostage. She is rescued by the Van der Linde gang and joins them for a chance at payback.

* Admiral Lindy Harlaown from ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' lost her husband when a military operation to contain an ArtifactOfDoom went wrong, leaving her to raise their four year old son by herself. [[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs Eleven years later]], she would lead the following attempt, ultimately being the one to wipe out it's EldritchAbomination form with her ship's WaveMotionGun.

* ''Film/HannieCaulder.''

** Susie Cochrane's husband Tim and [[InfantImmortality two children]] were killed in a cow attack on their homestead.

* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corazon_Aquino Maria Corazon "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco Aquino]], wife and widow of Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., and probably one of, if not THE most DeterminedWidow in recent history. Her husband was the primary political opponent of the dictator (though his official title was "President") of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos. Ninoy had been exiled to the United States, and on the day of his arrival back to the Philippines, he was assassinated via BoomHeadshot. Ninoy's death was the catalyst [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_Power_Revolution that drove the people of the Philippines into a non-violent revolution against the oppressive regime of Ferdinand Marcos]], led by Cory herself. Long story short, Marcos was booted out of office, and Cory became the 11th President of the Philippines, and returned the country back to "democracy"[[note]]in quotes because in reality, it was immediately dominated by elite oligarch families, many of whom were already in power before Martial Law sidelined them in 1972, or else by upstart political dynasties founded by appointees whom Cory placed in various jurisdictions[[/note]]. Ninoy later had the Manila International Airport renamed in his honor, and it is now officially known as the Ninoy Aquino International Airport[[note]]not that this has stopped airport management from allowing it to deteriorate over the years to the point that it's landed on several "worst airport in the world" lists for several years running, and has been plagued with various maintenance and legal problems besides[[/note]]. The anniversary of his death was made into a national holiday, and his portrait is on the 500 peso bill along with one of his most famous quotes "The Filipino is worth dying for." His wife's portrait later joined his in a reprinting of the bill after she passed away in 2009 (which in turn prompted their ''son''—Benigno III, a.k.a. Noynoy—to run himself for president in 2010, which he won—in a way qualifying him for the title of "Determined ''Orphan''", as both of his parents were now dead by this point).

* The title character in ''Manga/TheLegendOfMotherSarah'' lost her husband and her kids in a riot. [[spoiler: Subverted in that her husband has actually survived the riot... only to die in the finale, making Sarah a widow for good.-]]

* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corazon_Aquino Maria Corazon "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco Aquino]], wife and widow of Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., and probably one of, if not THE most DeterminedWidow in recent history. Her husband was the primary political opponent of the dictator (though his official title was "President") of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos. Ninoy had been exiled to the United States, and on the day of his arrival back to the Philippines, he was assassinated via BoomHeadshot. Ninoy's death was the catalyst [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_Power_Revolution that drove the people of the Philippines into a non-violent revolution against the oppressive regime of Ferdinand Marcos]], led by Cory herself. Long story short, Marcos was booted out of office, and Cory became the 11th President of the Philippines, and returned the country back to "democracy"[[note]]in quotes because in reality, it was immediately dominated by elite oligarch families, many of whom were already in power before Martial Law sidelined them in 1972, or else by upstart political dynasties founded by appointees whom Cory placed in various jurisdictions[[/note]]. Ninoy later had the Manila International Airport renamed in his honor, and it is now officially known as the Ninoy Aquino International Airport[[note]]not that this has stopped the airport from deteriorating over the years to the point that it's landed on several "worst airport in the world" lists for several years running, and has been plagued with various maintenance and legal problems besides[[/note]]. The anniversary of his death was made into a national holiday, and his portrait is on the 500 peso bill along with one of his most famous quotes "The Filipino is worth dying for." His wife's portrait later joined his in a reprinting of the bill after she passed away in 2009 (which in turn prompted their ''son''—Benigno III, a.k.a. Noynoy—to run himself for president in 2010, which he won—in a way qualifying him for the title of "Determined ''Orphan''", as both of his parents were now dead by this point).

* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corazon_Aquino Maria Corazon "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco Aquino]], wife and widow of Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., and probably one of, if not THE most DeterminedWidow in recent history. Her husband was the primary political opponent of the dictator (though his official title was "President") of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos. Ninoy had been exiled to the United States, and on the day of his arrival back to the Philippines, he was assassinated via BoomHeadshot. Ninoy's death was the catalyst [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_Power_Revolution that drove the people of the Philippines into a non-violent revolution against the oppressive regime of Ferdinand Marcos]], led by Cory herself. Long story short, Marcos was booted out of office, and Cory became the 11th President of the Philippines, and returned the country back to "democracy"[[note]]in quotes because in reality, it was immediately dominated by elite oligarch families, many of whom were already in power before Martial Law sidelined them in 1972, or else by upstart political dynasties founded by appointees whom Cory placed in various jurisdictions[[/note]]. Ninoy later had the Manila International Airport renamed in his honor, and it is now officially known as the Ninoy Aquino International Airport[[note]]not that this has stopped the airport from deteriorating over the years to the point that it's landed on several "worst airport in the world" lists for several years running, and has been plagued with various maintenance and legal problems besides[[/note]]. The anniversary of his death was made into a national holiday, and his portrait is on the 500 peso bill along with one of his most famous quotes "The Filipino is worth dying for." His wife's portrait later joined his in a reprinting of the bill after she passed away in 2009 (which in turn prompted their ''son''—Benigno III, a.k.a. Noynoy—to run himself for president in 2010, which he won—in a way qualifying him for the title of "Determined ''Orphan'', as both of his parents were now dead by this point).

* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corazon_Aquino Maria Corazon "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco Aquino]], wife and widow of Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., and probably one of, if not THE most DeterminedWidow in recent history. Her husband was the primary political opponent of the dictator (though his official title was "President") of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos. Ninoy had been exiled to the United States, and on the day of his arrival back to the Philippines, he was assassinated via BoomHeadshot. Ninoy's death was the catalyst [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_Power_Revolution that drove the people of the Philippines into a non-violent revolution against the oppressive regime of Ferdinand Marcos]], led by Cory herself. Long story short, Marcos was booted out of office, and Cory became the 11th President of the Philippines, and returned the country back to "democracy"[[note]]in quotes because in reality, it was immediately dominated by elite oligarch families, many of whom were already in power before Martial Law sidelined them in 1972, or else by upstart political dynasties founded by appointees whom Cory placed in various jurisdictions[[/note]]. Ninoy later had the Manila International Airport renamed in his honor, and it is now officially known as the Ninoy Aquino International Airport[[note]]not that this has stopped the airport from deteriorating over the years to the point that it's landed on several "worst airport in the world" lists for several years running, and has been plagued with various maintenance and legal problems besides[[/note]]. The anniversary of his death was made into a national holiday, and his portrait is on the 500 peso bill along with one of his most famous quotes "The Filipino is worth dying for." His wife's portrait later joined his in a reprinting of the bill after she passed away in 2009 (which in turn prompted their ''son''—Benigno III, a.k.a. Noynoy—to run himself for president in 2010, which he won).

** This is actually a common trope in Philippine politics—the phenomenon of grieving wives or relatives running to supposedly "continue the legacy" of their dead loved ones[[note]]so common, in fact, that it's gotten its own name: ''necropolitics''[[/note]]. Current vice president Leni Robredo, as one example, decided to run for Congress in 2013 (and then the vice-presidency in 2016), after her husband, erstwhile Interior & Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo, died in a plane crash in 2012. Critics took to calling her a GenerationXerox of Cory Aquino (even if they weren't directly related) given all the parallels—a yellow motif, a grieving and very devoutly Catholic widow, and an association with the Philippine Liberal Party.

* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corazon_Aquino Maria Corazon "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco Aquino]], wife and widow of Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., and probably one of, if not THE most DeterminedWidow in recent history. Her husband was the primary political opponent of the dictator (though his official title was "President") of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos. Ninoy had been exiled to the United States, and on the day of his arrival back to the Philippines, he was assassinated via BoomHeadshot. Ninoy's death was the catalyst [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_Power_Revolution that drove the people of the Philippines into a non-violent revolution against the oppressive regime of Ferdinand Marcos]], led by Cory herself. Long story short, Marcos was booted out of office, and Cory became the 11th President of the Philippines, and returned the country back to "democracy"[[note]]in quotes because in reality, it was immediately dominated by elite oligarch families, many of whom were already in power before Martial Law sidelined them in 1972, or else by upstart political dynasties founded by appointees whom Cory placed in various jurisdictions[[/note]]. Ninoy later had the Manila International Airport renamed in his honor, and it is now officially known as the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. The anniversary of his death was made into a national holiday, and his portrait is on the 500 peso bill along with one of his most famous quotes "The Filipino is worth dying for." His wife's portrait later joined his in a reprinting of the bill after she passed away in 2009 (which in turn prompted their ''son''—Benigno III, a.k.a. Noynoy—to run himself for president in 2010, which he won).

** This is actually a common trope in Philippine politics—the phenomenon of grieving wives or relatives running to supposedly "continue the legacy" of their dead loved ones. Current vice president Leni Robredo, as one example, decided to run for Congress in 2013 (and then the vice-presidency in 2016), after her husband, erstwhile Interior & Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo, died in a plane crash in 2012. Critics took to calling her a GenerationXerox of Cory Aquino (even if they weren't directly related) given all the parallels—a yellow motif, a grieving and very devoutly Catholic widow, and an association with the Philippine Liberal Party. The phenomenon of "candidates running in the stead of dead relatives" happens often enough that it's gotten its own name: ''necropolitics''.

* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corazon_Aquino Maria Corazon "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco Aquino]], wife and widow of Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., and probably one of, if not THE most DeterminedWidow in recent history. Her husband was the primary political opponent of the dictator (though his official title was "President") of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos. Ninoy had been exiled to the United States, and on the day of his arrival back to the Philippines, he was assassinated via BoomHeadshot. Ninoy's death was the catalyst [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_Power_Revolution that drove the people of the Philippines into a non-violent revolution against the oppressive regime of Ferdinand Marcos]], led by Cory herself. Long story short, Marcos was booted out of office, and Cory became the 11th President of the Philippines, and returned the country back to "democracy"[[note]]in quotes because in reality, it was immediately dominated by elite oligarch families, many of whom were already in power before Martial Law sidelined them in 1972;
or else by upstart political dynasties founded by appointees whom Cory placed in various jurisdictions[[/note]]. Ninoy later had the Manila International Airport renamed in his honor, and it is now officially known as the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. The anniversary of his death was made into a national holiday, and his portrait is on the 500 peso bill along with one of his most famous quotes "The Filipino is worth dying for." His wife's portrait later joined his in a reprinting of the bill after she passed away in 2009 (which in turn prompted their ''son''—Benigno III, a.k.a. Noynoy—to run himself for president in 2010, which he won).
** This is actually a common trope in Philippine politics—the phenomenon of grieving wives or relatives running to supposedly "continue the legacy" of their dead loved ones. Current vice president Leni Robredo, as one example, decided to run for Congress in 2013 (and then the vice-presidency in 2016), after her husband, erstwhile Interior & Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo, died in a plane crash in 2012. Critics took to calling her a GenerationXerox of Cory Aquino (even if they weren't directly related) given all the parallels—a yellow motif, a grieving and very devoutly Catholic widow, and an association with the Philippine Liberal Party.

* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corazon_Aquino Maria Corazon "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco Aquino]], wife and widow of Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., and probably one of, if not THE most DeterminedWidow in recent history. Her husband was the primary political opponent of the dictator (though his official title was "President") of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos. Ninoy had been exiled to the United States, and on the day of his arrival back to the Philippines, he was assassinated via BoomHeadshot. Ninoy's death was the catalyst [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_Power_Revolution that drove the people of the Philippines into a non-violent revolution against the oppressive regime of Ferdinand Marcos]], led by Cory herself. Long story short, Marcos was booted out of office, and Cory became the 11th President of the Philippines, and returned the country back to democracy. Ninoy later had the Manila International Airport renamed in his honor, and it is now officially known as the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. The anniversary of his death was made into a national holiday, and his portrait is on the 500 peso bill along with one of his most famous quotes "The Filipino is worth dying for." His wife's portrait later joined his in a reprinting of the bill after she passed away in 2009 (which in turn prompted their ''son''—Benigno III, a.k.a. Noynoy—to run himself for president in 2010, which he won).
** This is actually a common trope in Philippine politics—grieving wives or relatives running to supposedly "continue the legacy" of their dead loved ones. Current vice president Leni Robredo decided to run for Congress in 2013, after her husband, erstwhile Interior & Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo, died in a plane crash in 2012. Critics took to calling her a GenerationXerox of Cory Aquino (even if they weren't directly related) given all the parallels—a yellow motif, a grieving and very Catholic widow, and an association with the Philippine Liberal Party.

** This is actually a common trope in Philippine politics—dead wives or relatives running to supposedly "continue the legacy" of their dead loved ones. Current vice president Leni Robredo decided to run for Congress in 2013, after her husband, erstwhile Interior & Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo, died in a plane crash in 2012. Critics took to calling her a GenerationXerox of Cory Aquino (even if they weren't directly related) given all the parallels—a yellow motif, a grieving and very Catholic widow, and an association with the Philippine Liberal Party.

* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corazon_Aquino Maria Corazon "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco Aquino]], wife and widow of Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., and probably one of, if not THE most DeterminedWidow in recent history. Her husband was the primary political opponent of the dictator (though his official title was "President") of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos. Ninoy had been exiled to the United States, and on the day of his arrival back to the Philippines, he was assassinated via BoomHeadshot. Ninoy's death was the catalyst [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_Power_Revolution that drove the people of the Philippines into a non-violent revolution against the oppressive regime of Ferdinand Marcos]], led by Cory herself. Long story short, Marcos was booted out of office, and Cory became the 11th President of the Philippines, and returned the country back to democracy. Ninoy later had the Manila International Airport renamed in his honor, and it is now officially known as the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. The anniversary of his death was made into a national holiday, and his portrait is on the 500 peso bill along with one of his most famous quotes "The Filipino is worth dying for." His wife's portrait later joined his in a reprinting of the bill after she passed away in 2009.

* Rosanna Arquette in ''Film/{{Silverado}}'' who, after her husband is killed during the movie, agrees to work her land with her neighbor. She is GenreSavvy enough to realize that, although she was pretty when she is young, that will "fade in time," but her farm will last.

* Mary Breydon in ''The Cherokee Trail'' by [[LouisLAmour Louis L'Amour]].

* Khadijah, the first wife of Muhammad, was a wealthy and successful businesswoman (having taken over her late husband's business). When she married Muhammad, she helped him out a lot financially, as well as in other ways, and continued to run her business.

* Emily Pollifax from the ''Literature/MrsPollifax'' novels by Creator/DorothyGilman becomes a spy for the CIA when she's a widow.

* In ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', they meet the widow of a [[TheHunter hunter]], Ellen Harvelle, who is running a bar for hunters. She is an adviser to the boys. Later Sheriff Jody Mills takes up the fight against the supernatural, after her husband's horrific death.