Agent Peggy Carter was not only known as Captain America’s love interest, but as a bold, brave, and daring female character. She is one of the Marvel Universe’s best and brightest, and rightfully so. This World War II hero inspired and gave hope to one of the greatest superheroes of all time — Captain America — as well as to readers and movie/TV watchers of any age and gender. Agent Peggy Carter embodied every trait of a powerful superhero, and therefore deserves all the recognition she can get because of all the hope she gave.

1. Peggy Carter proved that females can be stronger than males.

Peggy lived in a time when females were hardly seen in the army. Yet, she worked and fought her way to the top, disproving the countless number of people who told her that she couldn’t make it because she was just a girl. She worked her way up the ranks proving herself to her superiors and become one of the highest ranked members of the army, despite being “just a girl.” She was faced with either/or options all her life, none of which included making a difference in the world because that’s just not what women were allowed to do during the 1900s. She made her own path because others told her she couldn’t succeed, which is true heroism.

2. Peggy Carter suffered through a lot of pain, but it only made her stronger.

Peggy suffered a great number of loses in her life time, such as the loss of her brother, and the love of her life. Pain can affect a person in numerous ways, but in each of these instances, Peggy took the pain she felt and used it to try and better herself and the world. After her brother’s death from the war, Peggy joined the army to take up her brother’s mantel and be the strong woman he knew she could be. She wanted to protect her country. When Captain America died, Peggy took this pain and fought to change the world for the better, so she founded SHIELD. SHIELD was supposed to be the beacon of hope to the world to try and protect people by taking risks. Again, every time Peggy was faced with pain in her life, she ended up making decisions that would better the lives of many, which is true heroism.

3. Peggy Carter's morals and values were always inspiring.

Peggy was a very strong woman who never gave up in what she believed in. In fact, she made it a point to show people that they couldn’t make her feel inferior without her consent. She never let the fact that many people told her she couldn’t do something stop her, in fact, it energized her to prove that she could do anything she set her mind to. “I know my value. Anyone else’s opinion doesn’t really matter,” is a quote from Peggy Carter. This one quote summarizes her personality in that she thought that the strongest believer in any one person should be themselves. Peggy had to go through a lot in her life to see that she was always going to get hate from people. If she could put her trust in her own judgment and if she knew her own value, then the hate from everyone else wouldn't matter. Then she wouldn’t be restrained to try and prove herself to other people. Putting faith in yourself first was always Peggy’s idea to achieving greatness, because if you don’t believe in yourself, you can’t expect any one else to. Peggy’s morals and values always gave hope in the darkest times in a person’s life, which is true heroism.