It’s not news that women of color continue to suffer disproportionately in the modern age, affected by everything from little slights to...

Born in 1863, Lucy Hughes Brown became the first African American female physician in North and South Carolina. Brown enjoyed poetry and...

TikTok, a popular content app for dancing and gaming, has evolved into a platform for addressing activism and world issues. It has helped...

Nicole Aunapu Mann is set to be the first Native American woman to go to space. She is traveling with Josh Cassada, Koichi Wakata and...

Daniela Pierre Bravo is a very engaging and charismatic public speaker. When she first arrived from Chile, she had to acclimate herself...

The women's movement of the 1960s was a renewal of an earlier movement for women's rights that culminated in women's universal suffrage,...

Welcome back to our #womanoftheweek! Today we will be discussing Harriet Tubman, a Black Abolitionist! Enjoy! Harriet Tubman is an iconic...

Welcome to our 43rd #WomanoftheWeek! Today we will be discussing Elouise Cobell, a Native American tribal leader. Enjoy! (WOMAN of ACTION...

Black fishing is defined as when “white public figures… do everything in their power to appear black” including altering their skin color...

Welcome to our 42nd #WomanoftheWeek! Today we will be discussing Ella Fitzgerald, a Black American Singer. Enjoy! Born on April 25, 1917,...

Welcome to our 41st #WomanoftheWeek! Today we will be discussing Marilynn Malerba, a Native American Tribal leader. Enjoy! Marilynn...

Constance Baker Motley was the first African American woman to argue a case before the Supreme Court. Although she is not as well known...

Wilma Mankiller is most commonly known as the first female Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. However, she was not only a chief but...

Katherine Johnson, born in 1918, was an African American mathematician. She had an unbelievable mathematical talent from a young age, and...

Democracy is the very principle America was built upon, and yet it is constantly under siege. Recently widening party rifts have resulted...

Welcome to our 37th #womanoftheweek! Today, we will be discussing Muna Tseng, a Chinese American Dancer! Enjoy! Born in Hong Kong, Muna...

Environmental justice, by definition, is the equal treatment between all communities in regards to race, origin, or income with respect...

Welcome to our 36th #womanoftheweek! Today, we will be discussing Vicki Draves, a Filipina American Diver! Enjoy! Born Victoria Manalo,...

Welcome to our 35th #womanoftheweek! Today, we will be discussing Felicitas Mendez, a Latina Civil Rights Activist! Enjoy! Felicitas...

The influence of women in the history of the Hispanic labor movement is frequently absent from history books and the media in spite of...