Quotes from Women in History
“I try never to take myself for granted as somebody who should be out there speaking. Rather, I’m doing it only because I feel there’s something important that needs to be conveyed.”- Angela Davis
“Without Coretta Scott King, there would not have been a Martin Luther King, Jr. in the way that we know him.”- Coretta Scott King
“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.”- Maya Angelou
“Your calling isn’t something that somebody can tell you about. It’s what you feel. It is the thing that gives you juice. The thing that you are supposed to do. And nobody can tell you what that is. You know it inside yourself.”- Oprah Winfrey
“Don’t ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own.” -Michelle Obama
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Talented Women
Authors:
- Kennedy Ryan
- Tia Williams
- Christina C. Jones
- J.B. Vample
- Mimi Grace
- Beverly Jenkins
- Joy Avery
- Tomi Adeyeman
- Xio Axelrod
- Toni Morrison
- Farrah Rochon
- Bolu Babalola
Athletes:
- Allyson Felix
- Serena Williams
- Venus Williams
- Naomi Osaka
- Gabrielle Douglas
- Simone Biles
- Flo Jo
- Shelly-Ann Fraser-Prcye
- Shaunae Miller
- Elaine Thompson-Herah
- Shericka Jackson
- Sanya-Richards Ross
- Sydney McLaughin-Levrone
- Brittney Griner
- Candace Parker
- Te’a Cooper
Public Figures:
- Michelle Obama
- Stacey Abrams
- Kamala Harris
- Mary McLeod Bethune
- Shirley Chisholm
- Ketanji Brown Jackson
- Ilhan Omar
- Letitia James
- Rashida Tlaib
- Ayanna Pressley
Singers/Rappers:
- Pattie Lebelle
- Anita Baker
- Aretha Franklin
- Beyoncé
- Kelly Rowland
- Jekalyn Carr
- Tasha Cobbs-Leonard
- Kierra Shead
- Whitney Houston
- Queen Latifah
- Lil Kim
- Nicki Minaj
- Rihanna
Actresses:
- Angela Bassett
- Viola Davis
- Kerry Washington
- Loretta Devine
- Gabrielle Union
- Sheryl Lee Ralph
- Quinta Branson
- Issa Rae
Artists:
- Destiny Darrel
- Helen Zellner
- SMARD
- Nichole Kobi
Check out these women podcasts and pages
- Woman Evolve
- Slay Girl Slay
- To My Sisters
- The Clever Girl Finance
- Black Girl Heal
- Therapy for Black Girls
- Girl Stop Playing
- The Dr. Daf Show
- The Self Love Fix
- Girl Let’s Talk!
- Style Your Mind Podcast
Book recommendations
- Before I Let Go
- Woman Evolve
- The Power of a Praying Woman
- Seven Days of June
- You Are a Badass
- The Gilded Ones
- Reel
- Right as reign
- Girl Get Up
- Slay Every Day
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