I know what the difference is.
Barbara Stanwick played a strong female character that was not trying to be a man. The later female characters had chips on their shoulder due to feminism and were trying to be a man, or “better” than a man.
Men want strong women in their natural female roles. Its where they excel.
Men want strong women in their natural female roles. Its where they excel.
The late Phyllis Schlafly was a perfect example of this. She accomplished a heck of lot more in her life than the feminists who mocked her.