Girl Crush was born after a weekend of brainstorming on a hot Sunday afternoon over a big pot of summer tea.

What is a girl crush? Read our call for submissions.

Jenna Wortham is a technology reporter at The New York Times. Her top three girl crushes, in no particular order, are Lisa Turtle, Kathleen Hanna and Joan Jett.  

Thessaly La Force is the web editor of The Paris Review. She was a late bloomer: She declared her first girl crush on Leanne Shapton in 2009. Other crushes include Jennifer Egan, Jane Mayle, Sofia Coppola, and Isak Dinesen. 

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