Florence Nightingale never wanted to be a proper lady! While some girls enjoyed sewing, Florence loved ..
Maya Lin was born on October 5, 1959, in Athens Ohio. But her parents hadn’t always lived there. ..
Named after her grandma Cora, Coretta Scott came into the world connected to a deep legacy of faith, ..
Her Dawn. December 15th, 1973. A beautiful baby girl named Claudine is born in Nice, France. Adopted ..
There were two good reasons why Maria didn’t respond when she heard the announcement over the airport ..
Pink was reserved for the most badass in the sport of Muay Thai. It was an unspoken rule. You had to earn ..
Each day when Sonia woke up, her mother asked her a question. “How will you help today?” ..
Our ancestors say our hair is our memories, our source of strength and power, a celebration of our lives. ..
Because fifteen-year-old Claudette Colvin didn’t give up her seat on the bus for a white person ..
It’s Saturday, the day after the party. I’m sitting at our breakfast table and Gregor has made ..
Luz Lopez sat with her auntie Maria Josie near the banks where creek and the river met, the city’s ..
Dear child of mine who is precious to me, I’ll take you on a journey that’s free. I’ll ..
Georgia was cooking when she heard the news. Mrs. Rosa Parks had been arrested-pulled right off a city ..
When Teresa was a little girl in Venezuela, Mama sang lullabies while Papa showed Teresita how to let her happy ..
It’s been more than four hours since we left our home in Kuala Lumpur to get to this shining, anonymous ..
“It’s her choice.” Mama says. Looking slightly defeated. “I told her as long as it’s a natural ..
Neither of her parents had attended college, so she didn’t have much help with the application ..
A khimar is a flowing scarf that my mommy wears. Before she walks out the door each day, she wraps one around ..
Sofia was a baby who got things done, helping her family before she turned one. She and Abuelo went out every ..
This is the story of Rosie Revere, who dreamed of becoming a great engineer. In Lila Greer’s classroom ..
The full moon passed our window many times As Nasreen and I waited Nasreen never spoke a word. She never ..
The city is big. Anna is small. The snow is everywhere and all around. But one night…. Anna’s ..
This book is about the hidden lives of women. Those who rarely speak out of turn and those who shout ..
Ada Marie! Ada Marie! Said not a word till the day she turned three. She bounced in her crib and looked ..
