With the premiere of the new, all-female led "Ghostbusters" movie making headlines, there are also headlines about the hatred the movie is getting for "ruining my precious 'Ghostbusters,'" as some previous fans have said online. While the movie itself has received some pretty positive reviews from critics. This brings up the fact that when it comes to television, movies and books, there are a couple of famous female leads, but how many of those characters are actually feminists? This my list of some ladies who don't seem to get enough credit-- or at the very least aren't as well known as they probably should be.

5. Adelaide Stratton from 'Houdini and Doyle'

While the show "Houdini and Doyle" has been denied a second season (for reasons that appear to be mostly financial, rather than a lack of audience or bad ratings) if there is at least one thing that should be remembered from this series, it would have to be the amazing Constable Adelaide Stratton. The first ever female constable at Scotland Yard, Adelaide Stratton is only put into the field because none of the male detective inspectors or constables want to work with the writer who created the one and only Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Arthur Conan Doyle (he hadn't been knighted yet), and Harry Houdini, an American magician who just seemed to get on everyone's bad side at some point (he was also quite the ladies man). So Adelaide Stratton gets saddled with making sure these two incredibly different men don't get themselves killed while investigating crimes that seem to have been committed by paranormal or supernatural beings. During this entire series, we learn so much about Adelaide's past as well as her own desire to have a vote in the government. By the end of the season, her growth and development, as well as what she does, will leave no doubt in your mind that she is an incredible woman who does her best in her work and goes above and beyond to do what she believes is right. Also, the woman has such keen deduction skills that it's possible she might just be a better detective than Sherlock Holmes.

4. Penelope Garcia from 'Criminal Minds'

On a show mostly centered around the many horrendous crimes a person can commit, it should not come as a surprise to anyone that I include one of the female agents from this mystery series in my list (also some people at my school, Cottey College, would probably know I own seasons one through five of "Criminal Minds" on DVD, and I quite enjoy watching it). So, while there have been several incredible females on the show, why did I decide on Penelope Garcia for this list? Well, her history is certainly an interesting factor. Having been a hacker in the past, she was recruited to the FBI's behavioral analysis unit as a technical analyst to avoid going to jail, but that isn't the reason I chose her for this list. Penelope Garcia wears bright-colored, funky outfits to her job as a federal law enforcement agent everyday, she talks a mile a minute and is extremely compassionate. She is deeply affected by what she sees on cases, and she volunteers at the local soup kitchen, an animal shelter and even goes to special groups where people who have been affected by violent crimes go to talk about their experiences. Her friendship with Derek Morgan is very flirty, to say the least, but she harbors no ill will to the women Derek chooses to date. In fact, when she meets Derek's last girlfriend on Valentine's Day (by accident), she, Savannah (the girlfriend), Derek and Penelope's boyfriend, Sam, decide to have a double date. She gives Derek relationship advice and helps him out as much as she can, because she knows how much the relationship means to him. (Spoiler alert ahead.) When Penelope gets shot after a date, she asks the team not to look at her any differently. She doesn't want to be a burden to them, and she insists that she does not need the team to be her bodyguards. However, when her assailant comes back, she becomes willing to have their help in keeping her safe. (End spoiler alert.) Also, in one moment in the series, she, along with JJ and Emily Prentiss, show a player that he shouldn't lie about something to get a girl in bed.

3. Abbie Mills from 'Sleepy Hollow'

In this modern retelling of the classic story by Washington Irving, Ichabod Crane is no longer a schoolteacher, but instead a soldier from the American Revolution who died in 1781. Little does he know that he'll wake up in 2013 and meet the coolest woman he'll ever see in his life-- Lieutenant Abbie Mills. Abbie is the protege of the late sheriff and finds out that, alongside Ichabod Crane, she is supposed to stop the upcoming apocalypses (yeah, there's multiple she's had to deal with at this point). Abbie proves to be a strong, capable and clever woman who takes on fighting the supernatural, even though it isn't something she would like to do. She has her set of flaws, though, and has made mistakes. (Spoiler alert ahead.)For instance, she lied to the police when she and her sister were missing in the woods for three days after seeing Moloch, which led to Abbie's sister being institutionalized. Abbie can also be very stubborn and secretive, which has ended up damaging relationships with people that she's cared about. The number one flaw she has, though, is the fact that she is too quick and willing to sacrifice herself, if it will save the world. (End spoiler alert.)Abbie was told by Crane that she is the best partner he's ever had, even compared to George Washington. Ben Franklin said this about Abbie Mills: "Officer of the law, Ichabod. Everything we're striving for here. Fighting with our dying breath to create for this country. A free land of opportunity for all Ms. Abigail Mills represents. She is the American Dream." She has been hurt so much, been lied to a lot and lost loved ones, but she still fights to keep the rest of the world whole. That is quite the American Dream, if you ask me.

2. Melinda May from 'Agents of SHIELD'

This show has a lot of female characters, but Melinda May is truly a feminist in this series. Agent Melinda May, nicknamed the Calvary, is asked by the living Phil Coulson to join his personal team, which works on cases SHIELD gives them. She has been said to be one of the greatest field agents SHIELD has ever had, but the audience first sees her sitting in an office cubicle stapling papers. She's fought HYDRA, Inhumans and even more adversaries, yet she still stands. Coulson asks her to join and she states that she doesn't want to return to field work. (Spoiler alert ahead.)Instead, she becomes the pilot for the team, only to wind up fighting off adversaries anyway. Yet, she still stays with the team, even after SHIELD falls apart after the reveal that HYDRA was secretly hiding within SHIELD. It's not just the fact that May is a talented fighter, which earned her the number two spot on this list. She's a teacher and friend to all of the team. She trains Skye (later known to be Daisy Johnson) to be a field agent, helps Simmons with target practice and learning to defend herself, trains with Bobbi Morse a lot and is Phil Coulson's right hand. (End spoiler alert.) She's not perfect; after years of fieldwork she's got the scars, both physical and psychological, to prove she's a survivor. She's incredibly stoic and shows almost no emotion during the first four episodes, other than annoyance and being unreadable. She's got her fair share of secrets (something that causes problems for her later on), and she is so mysterious that some audience members are still not sure how she manages to do her job. She was almost never the first person to speak, but you would always know to listen to her. At the end of the day though, everybody should know better than to challenge Melinda May to a fight.

1. Miss Phryne Fisher from 'Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries'

Living in 1920s Australia, private detective Miss Phryne Fisher uses her cleverness, attractiveness, natural talent and gun as her weapons of choice. Aided by her paid companion, Dot Williams; two taxi drivers, Cec Yates and Bert Johnson; her Butler, Mr. Butler (that is actually his name); and her close friend, Dr. Mac, she solves cases that generally come her way. Somehow, they all manage to involve Detective Inspector Jack Robinson and his right hand man, Constable Hugh Collins. Phryne inherited money and a title after World War I, and she has now returned to her home in Australia after traveling for a long time. Phryne is the very essence of a flapper, as she is quite rebellious and outspoken, but she is also very compassionate and kind. (Spoiler alert ahead.) When Phryne investigates a case where a little girl is accused of murder, she takes in the little girl and even adopts her after she's cleared the girl's name so as to make sure the girl doesn't end up going to an even worse home. (End spoiler alert.) Phryne even has a young woman named Camellia as a guest in her house. Phryne takes Camellia in after a man that Phryne has slept with, and even been on dates with, asks her to keep Camellia safe. Phryne even supports them as a couple before Phryne, herself, even meets the young woman and tells the man that "She could never commit herself to one man." She values independence and equality between all-- no matter who they love, what they believe or what their political views are. Also Phryne Fisher is quite the stylish detective, and all her outfits are functional and fashionable.