Heroines Quilt IX: My Mum

Mar 21, 2026 | 4 comments

Today, young girls might think they need superpowers or a flashy costume to change the world.  But true heroines are often the quiet ones, like my mum—the woman who shaped my life with her quiet strength. She was born into the post-World War II era, where families...

Heroines Quilt IX: Scarlett O’Hara

Mar 20, 2026 | 0 comments

I don’t remember when I first saw the movie Gone With the Wind, but I must have been only four or five years old. By the time I was ten, it had become something of an obsession. And the main reason was Scarlett O’Hara. She was, in many ways, all the things I was not....

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.

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