Michelle Linn

CHOTEAU, Okla. — More young women are embracing softer hobbies and slowing down the hustle culture mindset. Inside a small bedroom on a beautiful farm in Choteau, vintage quilts are stacked floor to ceiling. They aren't just old blankets. For 23-year-old Maggie Emerine, they hold stories. "A hand-stitched quilt just has much more meaning for me," says Emerine. "You can tell someone individually stitched each one.

TULSA, Okla. — A Tulsa woman is composing music that may be the first of its kind. High atop the Osage Hills in west Tulsa, a Cherokee woman is composing music that may be first of its kind. Anjelica Lindsey says music was always part of her life. From as early as she can remember, she grew up singing and playing and always knew she'd make a living making music.

INOLA, Okla. — An Inola teen is leading a nonprofit that's touching thousands of families. Inside a small space in Inola packed with purple, the color for prematurity awareness, AnnLee Collier and her mom, Shawnda Cavilee, the founders of AnnLee's Violet Light Project, are packing every bag with purpose. "I don't even know if there's words to put into it." says Shawnda.