Heroine Fixes
I am addicted to strong and compelling female characters, so every month I indulge in a Heroine Fix. I take a close look at an amazing heroine, one to inspire and admire. They’re not all on the side of the good, but they’re all intriguing.
2020:
January: Molly Bloom (Molly’s Game)
2019:
February: Charlotte Holmes (Lady Sherlock)
March: Tess and Ali (Burlesque)
April: Gamora (Guardians of the Galaxy)
June: Sara Lance (DC’s Legends of Tomorrow)
August: Dr. Ellie Arroway (Contact)
September: Sophie (Music and Lyrics)
November: The Ladies of Ocean’s 8
December: Samantha/Charlie (The Long Kiss Goodnight)
2018:
January: Echo/Caroline (Dollhouse)
February: Sarah Connor (Terminator series)
March: Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson (Hidden Figures)
April: Letty Raines (Good Behavior)
May: Meg Murray (A Wrinkle In Time)
June: Quake/Daisy Johnson/Skye (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
August: Aech/Helen and Art3mis/Samantha (Ready Player One)
October: Evey (V for Vendetta)
November: Major Kira Nerys (Deep Space Nine)
December: Georgia Byrd (Last Holiday)
2017:
January: Kaylee Frye (Firefly)
February: Penelope Garcia (Criminal Minds)
March: Agent Melinda May (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
May: Lisbeth Salander (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo)
July: Alice Quinn (The Magicians)
August: Kitty Katt (Gini Koch Alien series)
September: Offred/June (The Handmaid’s Tale)
October: Wonder Woman (Wonder Woman)
November: Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
December: Sally and Gillian Owen (Practical Magic)
2016:
January: Sara Crewe (A Little Princess)
February: Joan Wilder (Romancing The Stone and Jewel of the Nile)
April: Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House On The Prairie)
June: Supergirl/Cara Danvers (Supergirl)
July: The Ladies of Jane Austen
August: Baby/Frances (Dirty Dancing)
September: Oracle, Huntress, and Dinah (DC’s Birds of Prey)
October: Scarlett O’Hara (Gone With The Wind and Scarlett)
November: Lois Lane (Lois and Clark, Superman)
December: Faith Lehane (Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel)