I don't really read shoujo because the girl usually is set out to have like a "dumb" way of thinking is there any shoujo recommendations that had a protagonist with a little more control? (personally i love medaka-box)
you've got a non stereotipical female lead in:
http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/tonari_no_kaibutsu_kun/
http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/high_school_debut/
http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/houkago_x_ponytail/
http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/nodame_cantabile/ (i love her^^!)
http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/hana_ni_arashi/
http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/gokusen/
http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/sora_log/ (very nice story)
http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/the_princes_cactus/
http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/pochamani/
or some shoujos from my non-yaoi favs list :
http://www.mangago.me/home/mangalist/41583/ (⌒▽⌒)
There are many that are good
well now i can only remember some so here:
red river
saver
red lion
gakuen alice
beauty pop
skip beat
most of hwang miri's works
nah i get you i really hate the damsel in distress type like they dont do anything to help and let the guy or her friends do all the work.
Hell nahh bc "Is the restroom outside?" Is so passive aggressive