Herstory
This formerly enslaved woman led a Union spy ring during the Civil War and conducted over 10 missions behind Confederate lines
What is Harriet Tubman?
"I’m rooting for everybody Black"
What is Issa Rae?
This beauty brand by a popular artist disrupted the industry with 40+ foundation shades at launch
What is Fenty Beauty?
This NASA mathematician’s calculations were critical to launching John Glenn into orbit
What is Katherine Johnson?
This woman became the first Black woman to travel to space in 1992
What is Mae Jemison?
This Harlem Renaissance writer and anthropologist is known for Their Eyes Were Watching God
What is Zora Neale Hurston
"When they go low, we go high"
What is Michelle Obama?
This skincare brand founded by a Nigerian woman focuses on hyperpigmentation for melanin-rich skin
What is Topicals?
This Black woman was the first to receive a medical degree in the U.S. but had to study abroad due to racism
What is Rebecca Lee Crumpler?
This Latina Supreme Court Justice was the first Hispanic woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court
What is Sonya Sotomayor?
This Ghanaian-British filmmaker became the first Black woman to win the Best Director award at Sundance
What is Amma Asante?
"I come as one, but I stand as ten thousand"
What is Maya Angelou?
This Black-owned haircare brand was built from homemade products sold at flea markets and is now global
What is Mielle Organics?
This Jamaican-born activist played a key role in the Harlem Renaissance and Black nationalism
What is Amy Ashwood Garvey?
This Black woman became the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history at age 22
What is Amanda Gordan?
This Kenyan environmental activist founded the Green Belt Movement and won the Nobel Peace Prize
What is Wangari Maathai?
"You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world"
What is Angela Davis?
This Black woman-founded luxury handbag brand is known for the “Bushwick Birkin” and its accessible pricing model
What is Telfar?
This South African singer used her music as a form of resistance against apartheid and was exiled for 30 years
What is Miriam Makeba?
This Afro-Brazilian activist and politician from Rio de Janeiro fought for Black and LGBTQ+ rights before being assassinated in 2018
What is Marielle Franco?
This Black Panther Party member helped organize free breakfast programs and was targeted by the FBI before going into exile
What is Assata Shakur?
"If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair"
What is Shirley Chisholm?
This haircare brand became a billion-dollar hair empire after starting a line of hair oils
What is Carol's Daughter?
This Black woman created the viral phrase “you can’t eat everybody food” and is also a chef and entrepreneur
What is Tabitha Brown?
This Ugandan climate activist has spoken at global climate conferences as one of the youngest voices from Africa
What is Vanessa Nakate?