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: Renée Good
On January 7, 2026, Renée Good was murdered in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the Turbulent States of...
Heroines Quilt IX: Sacajawea
I love going on hikes. I am most comfortable in nature and exploring our world. Girls who go on...
Heroines Quilt IX: Dr Jane Goodall
Who is Jane Goodall? Jane Goodall is one of the most famous nature activist and conservationists....
Heroines Quilt IX: Nana Mata
My Nana – Nga Mata ō tumu - was born in the Cook Islands and lived on one of the fifteen islands,...
Heroines Quilt IX: Denise Huxtable
My girlhood heroine was Denise Huxtable from The Cosby Show and A Different World, portrayed by...
Heroines Quilt IX: Artemisia Gentileschi
Growing up as an artist, Frida Kahlo was my first heroine. I was captivated by her personality,...
Heroines Quilt IX: Malala Yousafzai
Even though we are the same age, but she is my hero—Malala Yousefzai. I am 29 years old and feel...
Heroines Quilt IX: Nannie
In my girlhood heroine race, it’s a close contest between Wonder Woman (those boots! those...
Heroines Quilt IX: Grandma Nettie
My great-grandmother Nettie Wilhemina Kummer loomed large in my girlhood, despite her passing when...
Heroines Quilt IX: My Mum
Today, young girls might think they need superpowers or a flashy costume to change the...
Heroines Quilt IX: Scarlett O’Hara
I don’t remember when I first saw the movie Gone With the Wind, but I must have been only four or...
Heroines Quilt IX: Ellie Sattler
Growing up, I loved both the book and movie versions of Jurassic Park. One of the revolutionary...
Heroines Quilt IX: April Kepner
April Kepner on Grey’s Anatomy is my hero because she grew up on the farm, but she is a doctor...
Heroines Quilt IX: Lucy
My girlhood was one I shared completely with my best friend, Lucy. Wherever she was, I was,...
Heroines Quilt IX: P!nk
At seven years old, 'Let’s Get the Party Started' was one of the top songs on the radio and a new...
Heroines Quilt IX: Michelle Yeoh
While she is now more commonly recognised for her Hollywood roles as Madame Morrible in the Wicked...
Heroines Quilt IX: Carmen Sandiego
Carmen Sandiago is a non-fiction Character in one of my favourite series. When she was a baby, the...
Heroines Quilt IX: Jane Austen
Jane Austen has been on my mind a lot lately, especially with the 250th anniversary of her birth...
Heroines Quilt IX: My Mum Patricia
Whenever I find myself caught in a moment of irritation or frustration with the everyday ups and...
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: Khaing Zar
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.