This post is a bit of a departure from the standard AWL repertoire, but I'm a huge Trekkie, and after watching the first few episodes of the new Picard series, Star Trek has been taking up a lot of my mind space lately. I have to admit though, as much as seeing Jean Luc embody and espouse Starfleet ideals again makes me warm and fuzzy inside, Discovery is the series that lifted the franchise to a new level for me. While I may not agree with some of the creative decisions that have been made (gruesome much?!), Discovery really raised the bar with all of the incredible women it features both on and off the screen -- which got me thinking: How involved have women been in the production of Star Trek throughout its 50+ years? My cursory online survey of "the women of Star Trek" resulted in a bunch of articles, posts, and even books about the characters and actresses, but almost nothing about the ladies BEHIND the camera. So I did what any normal and totally non-obsessive person would do: scoured every single Star Trek entry on IMDB searching for women in the production credits. (Awesome Women of Star Trek Library?) Happily I found that, although information about their specific contributions is often hard to come by, many women's names are attached to this beloved world. Therefore, in the interest of internet real estate and your attention span, I'm splitting this list into multiple posts, with the first dedicated to women who have written for the shows or movies (in alphabetical order). Enjoy! P.S. Most of the info below was drawn from imdb.com, memory-alpha.fandom.com, and linked interviews. While I've done my best to be thorough, I admit my fallibility and welcome corrections. The vast majority of women credited with working on Trek have little to no information available about them, and photos are even more scarce. Also, shorts, video games, books, comics, and fan-made media are not included. Libraries might just be the most perfect places on earth. Stepping into a library, with the world's knowledge and creativity at our fingertips, fills us with a sense of limitless potential. Unsurprisingly, women have been at the forefront of making these beacons of possibility available for all to enjoy. From teachers to librarians to philanthropists, women have founded or inspired the founding of libraries across the country, and their contributions have not gone unappreciated. Here is the second half (click here for the first half) of our list of public libraries in the U.S. that are named after women -- and this STILL isn't all of them! If you don't see your local library anywhere on this list, that means I couldn't find any info about the library's namesake. But I'd love to add it, so feel free to drop me a line with some deets! Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library 606 Delsea Dr. • Sewell, NJ In 1965, the Whitman Square Women's Club began lobbying for the construction of a public library. The original building was opened a year later, growing and relocating over the decades until it found its current home in 2011. The library was renamed in 1983 in honor of Margaret Heggan, a well known community member who volunteered not only 20,000+ hours at the library, but also with the town's very first Girl Scout troop, the PTA, Kennedy Memorial Hospital, the Historical Society, and more. Oh -- and did I mention she was also the first female mayor of Washington Township?
Photos via wtps.org and hegganlibrary.org |
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