Margaret Fuller’s life and works represent a significant chapter in the history of American literature, journalism, and social reform. Her pioneering efforts in advocating for women’s rights and social justice...
At a time when African-Americans did not have the luxury of enjoying certain rights and freedoms in the United States, one woman decided to change that. Her name was Lucy...
Mary McLeod Bethune sacrificed a lot in her life to improve the lives of African Americans. Founder of the National Council of Negro Women, the educator spent the majority of...
On March 2, 1955, Claudette Colvin’s life changed forever. During that period, Black Americans in Montgomery, Alabama, and in many other states, were heavily discriminated against due to harsh segregation...
Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst is generally described as one of the most pivotal political and social activists in Britain’s history. Although her militant strategies have attracted their fair share of disapproving...
The year was 1762, Abigail Smith, a 17-year-old Weymouth, Massachusetts-born woman meets her third cousin and childhood friend John Adams. After the meeting, John Adams, who was then a young,...
Sojourner Truth was a former African-American slave who fought very hard, along with many renowned 19th-century anti-slavery and women’s rights activists, to tear down the institution of slavery and women...
Ida B. Wells was one of the foremost civil rights activists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and is most known for her anti-lynching crusade. Her strong passion...
Nina Simone was one of the most critically acclaimed African-American vocalists to grace the world of music. Growing up in a poor family in North Carolina, Simone once stated that...
Born in New York in 1797, Sojourner Truth was a former slave who collaborated with a number of renowned 19th century activists all over the country in the fight for...
Rosa Parks (1913-2005) was an outstanding American woman of African descent, who played a pivotal role in the civil rights movement. Parks was notable for standing firm against a divisive...
