{"id":63428,"date":"2022-12-21T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/?p=63428"},"modified":"2026-04-15T13:18:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T17:18:05","slug":"inspiring-quotes-from-12-iconic-women-we-lost-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/inspiring-quotes-from-12-iconic-women-we-lost-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspiring Quotes from 12 Iconic Women We Lost in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"829\" src=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6799236225_6a8f41de14_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6799236225_6a8f41de14_o.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6799236225_6a8f41de14_o-525x435.jpg 525w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6799236225_6a8f41de14_o-768x637.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6799236225_6a8f41de14_o-150x124.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6799236225_6a8f41de14_o-72x60.jpg 72w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>British-Australian actress, musician, and activist Olivia Newton-John is one of 12 women who died in 2022. (Credit: Eva Rinaldi on Flickr)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While 2022 brought some great accomplishments for <a href=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/irans-revolutionary-women-named-times-heroes-of-the-year\/\">women<\/a> \u2013 from our first Black women Supreme Court justice (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/higher-heights-glynda-carr-judge-ketanji-brown-jackson-grueling-senate-hearings\/\">Kentanji Brown Jackson<\/a>), to the first Indigenous woman in space (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/shell-be-the-first-indigenous-woman-to-take-to-the-stars\/\">Nicole Aunapu Mann<\/a>) to even the winningest woman in &#8220;Jeopardy!&#8221; history (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/meet-the-record-holder-for-longest-running-woman-winner-on-jeopardy\/\">Amy Schneider<\/a>) \u2013 we also lost many <a href=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/lizzo-honors-mari-copeny-reshma-saujani-women-activists-peoples-choice-awards\/\">influential women<\/a> this year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many who passed away this year achieved notable &#8220;firsts&#8221; themselves &#8212; from Madeleine Albright (first female Secretary of State) to Star Trek&#8217;s Nichelle Nichols (first recorded inter-racial kiss on TV).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To honor their memories, we\u2019ve compiled inspiring quotes from <a href=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/queen-elizabeth-ii-complicated-legacy-following-death\/\">Queen Elizabeth II<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/motivational-quotes-katie-couric-robin-roberts-breast-cancer-survivors\/\">Olivia Newton John<\/a> and other iconic women who died this year.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"block_63a24bf29ec55\" class=\"wp-block related-post alignwide\">\n      <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"section-title\">\n      <h4>Related<\/h4>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"post-wrap\">\n              <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/nichelle-nichols-trailblazing-star-trek-actress-remembered\/\" class=\"post-image-link\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8853303186_700b29eaf4_c-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8853303186_700b29eaf4_c-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8853303186_700b29eaf4_c-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8853303186_700b29eaf4_c-84x84.jpg 84w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8853303186_700b29eaf4_c-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"entry-text\">\n          <h3 class=\"post-title\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/nichelle-nichols-trailblazing-star-trek-actress-remembered\/\">\n              RIP &#8216;Star Trek&#8217;s&#8217; Nichelle Nichols, Pioneer for Representation\n            <\/a>\n          <\/h3>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<div id=\"block_63a2016ab4a95\" class=\"wp-block listicle alignwide\">\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                  <div class=\"col-md-6 photo\">\n            <div class=\"number\">1<\/div>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Madeleine-Albright-Image-525x295.jpeg\"\/>\n                          <p class=\"caption\">First female Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright. (Credit: Brinacor on Wikimedia Commons.)<\/p>\n                      <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-md-6 text\">\n          <h2>\u201cIt took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.\u201d &#8211; Madeleine Albright (1937-2022)<\/h2>\n          <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the first woman to serve as secretary of state, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/Madeleine-albright-dead-bbdb79a54a5e6aa55d8b554fd7e473f3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Madeleine Albright<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> paved a road for future <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/100-years-of-power-part-2-slow-burn-of-progress\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">women in government<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Albright was a \u201chands on\u201d diplomat, working primarily on the U.S.\u2019s global interests. Her family <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.womenofthehall.org\/inductee\/madeleine-korbel-albright\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fled Czechoslovakia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from Nazi and Communist regimes, so when she became a leader in American international relations, she also became an inspiration for American immigrants. In 2012, Albright earned the Presidential Medal of Freedom under President Barack Obama. <\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                  <div class=\"col-md-6 photo\">\n            <div class=\"number\">2<\/div>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Irene-Cara-Image-525x496.jpg\"\/>\n                          <p class=\"caption\">Singer-Songwriter Irene Cara. (Credit: @theirenecara on Instagram.)<\/p>\n                      <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-md-6 text\">\n          <h2>\u201cWomen in music can be sexy and alluring and fabulous and hip and cool, and still be about music. Just be about music.\u201d &#8211; Irene Cara (1959-2022)<\/h2>\n          <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Singer-songwriter and actress, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7wd4yJ9v_nc\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Irene Cara<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, catapulted to fame with a starring role in the 1980 movie \u201cFame,\u201d for which she also performed its titular song. Her artistry started long before \u201cFame,\u201d however, when she began releasing her own music at eight years old and began performing in Off-Broadway productions when she was 10. She eventually created a nine-piece all-female band in 1999 called Hot Caramel. <\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                  <div class=\"col-md-6 photo\">\n            <div class=\"number\">3<\/div>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Queen-Elizabeth-Image-525x371.jpeg\"\/>\n                          <p class=\"caption\">The U.K.&#039;s longest reigning monarch Queen Elizabeth II. (Credit: Defence Imagery on Flickr.com.)<\/p>\n                      <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-md-6 text\">\n          <h2>\u201cIt\u2019s worth remembering that it is often the small steps, not the giant leaps, that bring about the most lasting change.\u201d &#8211; Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022)<\/h2>\n          <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After seven decades on the throne, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/1028154\/alexandra-hurtado\/queen-elizabeth-ii-quotes\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Queen Elizabeth II<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s legacy will never be forgotten. Her uncle\u2019s surprise abdication made her father the King \u2013 and Elizabeth ascended the throne at just 25 when he died. She quickly took over and held onto the crown until her death in September 2022, making her the U.K.\u2019s longest-serving monarch. Despite many <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-61585886\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">family scandals<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 including the infamous \u201cannus horribilis\u201d \u2013 the Queen remained a rock in the U.K.\u2019s foundation.<\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                  <div class=\"col-md-6 photo\">\n            <div class=\"number\">4<\/div>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Dorothy-Pitman-Hughes-Image.jpeg\"\/>\n                          <p class=\"caption\">Feminist icon Dorothy Pitman Hughes. (Credit: YouTube.)<\/p>\n                      <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-md-6 text\">\n          <h2>\u201cMy [job] is to be a woman and to talk about it and not allow the media to insult me or anybody else and do what I need to do. I think that I have, as a black woman, a real function coming out with a white woman saying these things.\u201d \u2013 Dorothy Pitman Hughes (1938-2022)<\/h2>\n          <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In collaboration with fellow activist <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/influential-women-denounce-supreme-court-decision\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gloria Steinem<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/culture\/dorothy-pitman-hughes-obituary\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dorothy Pitman Hughes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> fought against gender and racial inequities in the late 1960s through the 1970s. Pitman Hughes inspired Steinam to create <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/msmagazine.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ms. Magazine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a feminist publication. Pitman-Hughes and Steinem also co-founded the Women\u2019s Action Alliance. The WAA\u2019s goal in its active years (1971-1997) was to connect local activists on a national level. <\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                  <div class=\"col-md-6 photo\">\n            <div class=\"number\">5<\/div>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Naomi-Judd-Image-525x787.jpeg\"\/>\n                          <p class=\"caption\">One-half of country music duo, The Judds, Naomi Judd. (Credit: State Farm on Wikimedia Commons.)<\/p>\n                      <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-md-6 text\">\n          <h2>\u201cThere can always be healing, even if there is no cure.\u201d &#8211; Naomi Judd (1946-2022)<\/h2>\n          <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/04\/30\/arts\/music\/naomi-judd-dead.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Naomi Judd<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was best known for being one-half of the country-music duo, The Judds, with her daughter, Wynonna. From 1983 to 1991, the duo won five Grammys, nine Country Music Awards, and eight Academy of Country Music Awards. Naomi died by suicide following a long battle with mental illness the week The Judds was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Wynonna is taking The Judds on tour in 2023 with special guests, in honor of her mother. <\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                  <div class=\"col-md-6 photo\">\n            <div class=\"number\">6<\/div>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Cheslie-Kryst-Image-525x581.jpg\"\/>\n                          <p class=\"caption\">Miss America USA 2019 Cheslie Kryst. (Credit: @CheslieKryst on Instagram.)<\/p>\n                      <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-md-6 text\">\n          <h2>\u201cI wasn\u2019t searching to collect more awards or recognition during my reign. Rather, I fed the passion that made waking up each morning feel worthwhile: speaking out against injustice.\u201d &#8211; Cheslie Kryst (1991-2022)<\/h2>\n          <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miss USA 2019 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allure.com\/story\/cheslie-kryst-miss-usa-on-turning-30\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cheslie Kryst<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who died by suicide at 31, was more than a pageant queen. After earning an MBA and law degree in grad school, Kryst worked as an attorney for a civil litigation firm and offered pro bono representation to prisoners sentenced on low-level drug charges. She also worked with The Buried Alive Project to help a client serving a life-sentence in 2020. <\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                  <div class=\"col-md-6 photo\">\n            <div class=\"number\">7<\/div>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Angela-Lansbury-Image-525x787.jpeg\"\/>\n                          <p class=\"caption\">Legendary stage and screen actress Angela Lansbury. (Credit: Eva Rinaldi on Flickr.com.)<\/p>\n                      <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-md-6 text\">\n          <h2>\u201c[I hope my legacy is] that through my acting, I enabled people to get out of their own lives, and be transported to other areas of life that they otherwise never would have.\u201d &#8211; Angela Lansbury (1925-2022)<\/h2>\n          <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bial9jhOg5s\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Angela Lansbury<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was an understated legend on both screen and stage, with six Tony Awards and six Golden Globes. She never saw herself playing the \u201cleading lady\u201d characters, which she expressed (along with the above statement) in a 2010 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bial9jhOg5s\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">video interview<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with The New York Times, which she agreed would only be released after her death. She still made a splash in the entertainment industry, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grid.news\/story\/global\/2022\/10\/12\/angela-lansbury-is-known-for-murder-she-wrote-but-her-influence-on-gender-in-hollywood-goes-much-deeper\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">redefining<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> women\u2019s roles with her complex and enticing characters.<\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                  <div class=\"col-md-6 photo\">\n            <div class=\"number\">8<\/div>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Loretta-Lynn-Image-525x656.jpeg\"\/>\n                          <p class=\"caption\">Country music legend Loretta Lynn. (Credit: Anna Hanks on Wikimedia Commons.)<\/p>\n                      <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-md-6 text\">\n          <h2>\u201cTo make it in this business, you either have to be first, great or different, and I was the first to ever go into Nashville, singin\u2019 it like the women lived it.\u201d &#8211; Loretta Lynn (1932-2022)<\/h2>\n          <p><a href=\"https:\/\/lorettalynn.com\/timeline\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Loretta Lynn<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> made history as the most awarded woman country music star, with a career spanning over six decades. Lynn found solace in music as a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/10\/04\/arts\/music\/loretta-lynn-dead.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">young housewife<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and by 27, she had released her first single to top the charts, \u201cI\u2019m a Honky Tonk Girl.\u201d She influenced a new generation of country music stars by writing her own songs, most of which were deeply personal \u2013 something that was not as common at the time. By 2022, Loretta Lynn released 50 studio albums, plus ten studio collaboration albums with Conway Twitty. Her autobiography, \u201cCoal Miner\u2019s Daughter,\u201d also made her a \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/10\/04\/arts\/music\/loretta-lynn-dead.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">symbol of Rural Resistance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u201d with her stories of getting married at 15 to her 21-year-old playboy husband. <\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                  <div class=\"col-md-6 photo\">\n            <div class=\"number\">9<\/div>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Christine-McVie-Image-525x468.jpg\"\/>\n                          <p class=\"caption\">Fleetwood Mac songwriter and band member Christine McVie. (Credit: @christinemcvieofficial on Instagram.)<\/p>\n                      <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-md-6 text\">\n          <h2>\u201cNot many bands have had the same longevity; there is life in the old girl yet. It\u2019s about finding new inspiration and enjoyment for each other. As long as we have that we\u2019ll keep going.\u201d &#8211; Christine McVie (1943-2022)<\/h2>\n          <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/uk\/culture\/a26892962\/christine-mcvie-inside-the-world-of-fleetwood-mac\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christine McVie<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was more than just one-fifth of the 70s to 90s rock band Fleetwood Mac \u2013 she wrote <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/11\/30\/arts\/music\/christine-mcvie-dead.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">about half<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the band\u2019s \u201cgreatest hits,\u201d including \u201cLittle Lies,\u201d \u201cDon\u2019t Stop,\u201d and \u201cYou Make Loving Fun,\u201d all of which landed in the Billboard Top 10. McVie\u2019s songs gave the band a more blues-y sound and said she never took too much time writing songs. She famously wrote \u201cSongbird,\u201d one of the band\u2019s most beloved songs, in 30 minutes. <\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                  <div class=\"col-md-6 photo\">\n            <div class=\"number\">10<\/div>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Olivia-Newton-John-Image-525x436.jpg\"\/>\n                          <p class=\"caption\">British-Australian actress, musician, and activist Olivia Newton-John. (Credit: Festival de Vi\u00f1a del Mar on Wikimedia Commons.)<\/p>\n                      <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-md-6 text\">\n          <h2>\u201cCancer can engulf your being, and I try not to live my life with all that in my mind. I live beyond it, I love beyond it, I sing beyond it, and I want that for everybody.\u201d &#8211; Olivia Newton-John (1948-2022)<\/h2>\n          <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">British-Australian musician, actress and activist <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/popculture\/popculture\/hoda-recalls-interviewing-olivia-newton-john-in-emotional-post-rcna42159\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Olivia Newton-John<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> became widely recognized for her role as Sandy in the movie \u201cGrease,\u201d but her life in the spotlight started long before then. By the time she was in \u201cGrease\u201d in 1978, she had already won eight American Music Awards and three Grammys. Throughout her <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/olivianewton-john.com\/about\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">almost 60-year career<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Newton-John earned four Grammys and 10 American Music Awards. In addition to her music career, she was an advocate for breast cancer awareness and research (having battled breast cancer three times) and environmental and animal rights.<\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                  <div class=\"col-md-6 photo\">\n            <div class=\"number\">11<\/div>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Nichelle-Nichols-Image-525x350.jpeg\"\/>\n                          <p class=\"caption\">Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols. (Credit: Gage Skidmore on Flickr.com.)<\/p>\n                      <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-md-6 text\">\n          <h2>\u201cI understand that everyone needs to see role models that can inspire them and talk to them and represent them, but I believe that we need to move to a future that transcends race, gender, or anything else. We&#039;re all people.\u201d &#8211; Nichelle Nichols (1932-2022)<\/h2>\n          <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cStar Trek\u201d actress, musician, and activist <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/philly\/entertainment\/geek\/Uhura-Star-Trek-Nichelle-Nichols-Wizard-World-Philly.html&amp;outputType=app-web-view\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nichelle Nichols<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> made history as one of the first Black women featured on a major television series; she even engaged in the first recorded inter-racial kiss on TV.\u00a0 Even after \u201cStar Trek,\u201d outer space continued to play an interesting and important role in her life. She began working with NASA as a representative and spokesperson to help recruit more female cadets for training.<\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                  <div class=\"col-md-6 photo\">\n            <div class=\"number\">12<\/div>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Julie-Powell-Image-525x648.jpg\"\/>\n                          <p class=\"caption\">Food blogger of &quot;Julie &amp; Julia&quot; Julie Powell. (Credit: @enews on Instagram.)<\/p>\n                      <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-md-6 text\">\n          <h2>\u201cA new enterprise awaits. It hangs before you like fruit on a tree.\u201d &#8211; Julie Powell (1973-2022)<\/h2>\n          <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Food blogger <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/11\/01\/dining\/julie-powell-dead.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Julie Powell<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> soared into fame with her blog, the Julie\/Julia Project, where she cooked every recipe in one of Julia Child\u2019s cookbooks in a year and blogged the entire experience. Her self-criticism and humor in her blog caught the attention of food lovers on social media, inspiring her to write a book about the experience, which was then turned into a feature film, \u201cJulie &amp; Julia,\u201d starring Meryl Streep and Amy Adams. Her blog altered the world of food writing on social media as fans of other famous cooks began replicating Powell\u2019s blog style.<\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Updated to correct Queen Elizabeth&#8217;s birth year.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"block_63a24c159ec56\" class=\"wp-block related-post alignwide\">\n      <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"section-title\">\n      <h4>Related<\/h4>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"post-wrap\">\n              <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/queen-elizabeth-ii-complicated-legacy-following-death\/\" class=\"post-image-link\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Queen-Elizabeth-II-Death-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Queen-Elizabeth-II-Death-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Queen-Elizabeth-II-Death-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Queen-Elizabeth-II-Death-84x84.jpg 84w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Queen-Elizabeth-II-Death-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"entry-text\">\n          <h3 class=\"post-title\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/queen-elizabeth-ii-complicated-legacy-following-death\/\">\n              The Queen\u2019s Complicated Legacy\n            <\/a>\n          <\/h3>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This past year marked the end of our time with some incredible women. 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