Minority readers (all minority readers)...

[Kieran_Frost]

Evelyn Necker should be up there, and I think Carolyn Trainer is on the same level as Dr. Octopus, who has his focus in radiation IIRC?

Would you say Evelyn Necker and Carolyn Trainer should be in the "Top Ten Smartest Women" list?

A few comments :
- To my knowledge, Dr. Belinksi is an extraordinary surgeon but not a genius. I haven't read most of her appearances as Starlight, though, so caveat.

She is one of the best neurosurgeons in the world (if not THE best); and her knowledge of radiation, surely makes her polymathic person?

- Alyssa is IIRC near-superhuman in terms of intelligence.

Top 10?

- I don't think I've seen MODAM actually demonstrate heightened intelligence, but I haven't read everything.
- OTOH I think i've read every Jackdaw/Blackbird appearance and she never demonstrated such skills, though she is handy with technology.

Truthful, MODAM and Blackbird (and Moonstone) were due to their high-rank in Superia's Femizons; but I thought Blackbird built a lot of her armoury?

- It is unclear whether Karla Sofen is actually a MD - there have been contradictory information as noted here. I would err toward "no she ain't".

LOVE this article about Moonstone, absolutely fascinating. But comics have referenced her being an M.D. It's fair to say she is; or has become one in her time.

[Kieran_Frost]

I'm trying to make a full list of the smartest women; can anyone add to this?
A great thread to help with this, discussing Marvel female scientists: http://forums.comicbookresources.com...omen+in+marvel

THE SMARTEST WOMEN/GENIUS LEVEL
Athena, Goddess of Widsom
Deadly Nightshade [Dr. Tilda Johnson] (polymathic person)
Dr. Kavita Rao
Dr. Moira MacTaggert
Monica Rappaccini (polymathic person)
Ruby Thursday [Dr. Thursday Rubinstein]
Starlight [Dr. Tania Belinsky]
Superia [Dr. Deidra Wentworth] (polymathic person)
the Witch [Dr. June Covington]

VERY, VERY SMART/NEAR GENIUS
Alyssa Moy
Dr. Evelyn Necker
Lady Octopus [Carolyn Trainer] (polymathic person?)
Maya Hansen
Miss Sinister [Claudine Renko]
MODAM
Moondragon [Heather Douglas]

STILL INCREDIBLY SMART
Blackbird [Heather O’Gara]
Danger
the Genegineer [Dr. Sasha Ryan]
Dr. Jean Grey
Kitty Pryde
Komodo
Mockingbird [Bobbi Morse]
Moonstone [Dr. Karla Sofen, M.D.]
Sage
Valeria Richards
Dr. Veronica Chase
the White Queen [Emma Frost]
Yellowjacket [Rita deMara]

I don’t know who these are, could you help explain them???
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Geiger

Sorry, I'm quoting myself; but I want to make a thread about "Who is the smartest Marvel female" but I want as much help as I can get, before I do it (so I don't miss anyone out). Any thoughts on who should be higher or lower; to make it into the poll? Cheers in advance.

[Lady_Alternate]

Sage would be in the top bracket, not the third. Highly advanced mental processing power is her primary mutant ability.

[Rheged]

Alyssa Moy, Maya Hansen and Valeria are all top tier geniuses.

[Ballard Blues]

The character Xina Kwan in Spider-Man 2099 is considered to be as smart, if not smarter than Miguel O'Hara; both are child-geniuses if I remember correctly, Xina in specific excels in programming all types of machinery and A.I. and works for Stark-Fujikawa.

[Blade X]

That explains why he was on a list of Black MU characters. When was it revealed Chord was his & Silhouette's father? I used to read New Warriors back when it came out, I think I stopped around issue #50. I either completely forgot about Chord being the father (I never re-read my New Warriors collection), or I didn't go that far into the series.

IIRC, it was revealed when they told the backstory of Tai and Chord in that storyline that revealed Tai was evil.