Heroines Quilt IX
This quilt is in honor of girls and their heroines everywhere.
Every even year, we celebrate Women’s History Month by inviting submissions of girlhood heroines for our Heroines Quilt. Each day, a new heroine is featured on our blog with an image and short essay. At the end of the month, a virtual Heroines Quilt made up of our contributors’ stories is created.
Here is our virtual Heroines Quilt for 2026. Come back each day of March for a new square.
Thank you to all who submitted this year.
You can scroll through the Quilt in order or select random pictures to reveal the story behind the heroine—the choice is yours, so enjoy and be inspired!
Heroines Quilt IX: Me
I was an early reader. By the age of two, I could recognize characters. At three, I was already...
Heroines Quilt IX: Mary Tyler Moore
I was a young girl during the early 1970s as our culture began to shift and opportunities opened...
Heroines Quilt IX: Jue Jue
I most admire and have been inspired throughout my adolescence by my "sister" Khaing Zar. She is...
Heroines Quilt IX: Rumi
One of my heroes is Rumi from KPop Demon Hunters. She fights the demons. Watching the movie makes...
Heroines Quilt IX: Terry McMillan
To know me is to know how much I adore Terry McMillan, a teenage discovery that I continue to...
Heroines Quilt IX: Gran Dorothy
School leaver, age 13. Endlessly resourceful. Gifted quilter. Snake killer. Violin player. “Gran”,...
Heroines Quilt IX: Lady Gaga
As a young girl, one of my favourite things I owned was a pink Sanyo stereo. To go along with my...
Heroines Quilt IX: Myself
For a long time, I have been thinking about my girlhood heroine. People often speak of their early...
Heroines Quilt IX: Nicole Watterson
Growing up, I could barely stand watching television shows and movies, angered by every time a...
Heroines Quilt IX: Gitanjali Rao
Close your eyes and imagine a scientist standing in front of you. What do they look like? Is the...
Credits
Thank you to everyone who contributed this year.
All image copyrights are retained by the original owners and are used here under fair use for educational purposes.