Heroines Quilt IX: Ellie Sattler

Mar 19, 2026 | 0 comments

Growing up, I loved both the book and movie versions of Jurassic Park. One of the revolutionary films of the 1990s for its CGI, it continues to shape childhoods through its sequels and spin-offs. But for me, the groundbreaking part was Doctor Ellie Sattler, played by...

Heroines Quilt IX: Amelia Earhart

Mar 18, 2026 | 0 comments

Amelia Earhart inspires me. Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly across the Pacific Ocean. She inspires me to always be courageous and strong. Amelia also worked at some settlement houses built for people who had come from other countries to America after World...

Heroines Quilt IX: April Kepner

Mar 17, 2026 | 0 comments

April Kepner on Grey’s Anatomy is my hero because she grew up on the farm, but she is a doctor even since she was little. She works in the ER and the OR and she works hard. She does a lot of work to help people and she has a baby. Nava K.

Heroines Quilt IX: Lucy

Mar 16, 2026 | 0 comments

 My girlhood was one I shared completely with my best friend, Lucy. Wherever she was, I was, and vice versa. We are so joint at the hip that someone recently admitted they thought we were the same person appearing in multiple places at once!Luckily for me, Lucy...

Heroines Quilt IX: P!nk

Mar 15, 2026 | 0 comments

At seven years old, ‘Let’s Get the Party Started’ was one of the top songs on the radio and a new artist named Pink was just coming on to the scene. I immediately fell in love with Pink’s style and powerful lyrics. Over the last 25 years, it...

Heroines Quilt IX: Michelle Yeoh

Mar 14, 2026 | 0 comments

While she is now more commonly recognised for her Hollywood roles as Madame Morrible in the Wicked films and Eleanor Young in Crazy Rich Asians, I will always remember Michelle Yeoh from Supercop, an old Hong Kong cop movie from the 1990s that my dad used to play on...

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