Life Story: Bessie Smith (1894 or 1895–1937)
The story of a blues singer who was born into poverty and became one of the highest paid Black performers in America.
The story of a blues singer who was born into poverty and became one of the highest paid Black performers in America.
The story of a daughter of immigrants who became one of the most famous athletes in the world.
The story of a Chinese American woman who achieved an international movie career, even in the face of racism and stereotyping.
The story of a working mother, songwriter, and labor activist who was murdered for her involvement in the Gastonia Textile Strike.
The story of a Black writer and anthropologist who committed her career to studying and celebrating African American folklore and culture.
Covers of Life magazine depicting flappers enjoying the newfound freedoms of the 1920s.
Photographs of young women embracing 1920s beauty culture and style.
The story of an enslaved Native woman caught up in the Salem witch hysteria.
The story of a nonbinary and nonconforming preacher in colonial New England.
This portrait shows how free Black women in Spanish Louisiana turned an oppressive law into a celebration of individuality and culture.