Heroines Quilt I
To celebrate Women’s History Month, Girl Museum invites the public to submit their girlhood heroines for the Heroines Quilt project. Every even year, starting in 2010, the submissions are showcased in a new exhibition. Taken together, these exhibits create a myriad of quilts that document girlhood heroines and the lasting impact they have on our lives.
Heroines Quilt I features the heroines submitted for our 2010 quilt. Out of 29 separate entries (since we had several Amelia Earhart’s), 2/3 of the submissions were real people, which we were happy to learn. Yet of those, only 2 were family members and the rest were famous. Of the fictional characters that we looked up to, about half had extraordinary powers of some kind.
Girl Museum would like to extend special thanks for a job well done to our team: Eva M. Olsgard, Lara Band, and Miriam Musco.
Essie Shor
While just about everyone has heard the story of Anne Frank, how many have ever heard of Essie Shor and her story as a teenage fighter with the Bielski Partisans?
31 Heroines of March 2010: Katharine Hepburn
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we invite people to submit their girlhood heroines for the Heroines Quilt Project. Read about Katharine Hepburn.
31 Heroines of March 2010: Grace Darling
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we invite people to submit their girlhood heroines for the Heroines Quilt Project. Read about Grace Darling.
31 Heroines of March 2010: Lily Tomlin
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we invite people to submit their girlhood heroines for the Heroines Quilt Project. Read about Lily Tomlin.
31 Heroines of March 2010: Elizabeth I
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we invite people to submit their girlhood heroines for the Heroines Quilt Project. Read about Elizabeth I.
31 Heroines of March 2010: Alice
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we invite people to submit their girlhood heroines for the Heroines Quilt Project. Read about Alice in Wonderland!
31 Heroines of March 2010: Anne of Green Gables
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we invite people to submit their girlhood heroines for the Heroines Quilt Project. Read about Anne of Green Gables.
31 Heroines of March 2010: Emma Peel
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we invite people to submit their girlhood heroines for the Heroines Quilt Project. Read about Emma Peel.
31 Heroines of March 2010: St. Bernadette
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we invite people to submit their girlhood heroines for the Heroines Quilt Project. Read about St. Bernadette.
31 Heroines of March 2010: Nadia Comăneci
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we invite people to submit their girlhood heroines for the Heroines Quilt Project. Read about Nadia Comăneci.
31 Heroines of March 2010: Amelia Earhart
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we invite people to submit their girlhood heroines for the Heroines Quilt Project. Read about Amelia Earhart!
31 Heroines of March 2010: Diane Arbus
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we invite people to submit their girlhood heroines for the Heroines Quilt Project. Read about Diane Arbus!
31 Heroines of March 2010: Amelia Earhart
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we invite people to submit their girlhood heroines for the Heroines Quilt Project. Read about Amelia Earhart!
31 Heroines of March 2010: Laura Ingalls Wilder
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we invite people to submit their girlhood heroines for the Heroines Quilt Project. Read about Laura Ingalls Wilder!
31 Heroines of March 2010: Jeanne Jugan
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we invite people to submit their girlhood heroines for the Heroines Quilt Project. Read about Jeanne Jugan!
31 Heroines of March 2010: Eloise
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we invite people to submit their girlhood heroines for the Heroines Quilt Project. Read about Eloise!
31 Heroines of March 2010: Bionic Woman
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we invite people to submit their girlhood heroines for the Heroines Quilt Project. Read about Bionic Woman!
31 Heroines of March 2010: Aunt Sarah
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we invite people to submit their girlhood heroines for the Heroines Quilt Project. Read about Nancy Drew!
31 Heroines of March 2010: Wonder Woman
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we invite people to submit their girlhood heroines for the Heroines Quilt Project. Read about Wonder Woman!
31 Heroines of March 2010: Unknown Heroine
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we invite people to submit their girlhood heroines for the Heroines Quilt Project. Read our next entry!
31 Heroines of March 2010: Princess Periezade
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we invite people to submit their girlhood heroines for the Heroines Quilt Project. Read about Princess Periezade
31 Heroines of March 2010: Jo March
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we invite people to submit their girlhood heroines for the Heroines Quilt Project. Read about Jo March!
31 Heroines of March 2010: Jane Goodall
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we invite people to submit their girlhood heroines for the Heroines Quilt Project. Read about Jane Goodall!
31 Heroines of March 2010: Amelia Earhart
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we invite people to submit their girlhood heroines for the Heroines Quilt Project. Read about Amelia Earhart!
31 Heroines of March 2010: Julia Child
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we invite people to submit their girlhood heroines for the Heroines Quilt Project. Read about Julia Child!
31 Heroines of March 2010: Bridie Philps
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we invite people to submit their girlhood heroines for the Heroines Quilt Project. Read about Bridie Philips!
31 Heroines of March 2010: Lisa Simpson
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we invite people to submit their girlhood heroines for the Heroines Quilt Project. Read about Lisa Simpson!
31 Heroines of March 2010: Harriet Tubman
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we invite people to submit their girlhood heroines for the Heroines Quilt Project. Read about Harriet Tubman!
31 Heroines of March 2010: Christa McAuliffe
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we invite people to submit their girlhood heroines for the Heroines Quilt Project. Read about Christa McAuliffe!
31 Heroines of March 2010: Judy Blume
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we invite people to submit their girlhood heroines for the Heroines Quilt Project. Read about Judy Blume!
31 Heroines of March 2010: Anne Frank
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we invite people to submit their girlhood heroines for the Heroines Quilt Project. Anne Frank is our first feature.