"I had a choice to make: I could accept what I felt was pay discrimination, or I could stand up for those who came before me and those who will come after me."

Lupita Nyong'o aims to uncover the history of the often overlooked Agoji warriors. In what is described as a "thrilling, haunting and emotional" real-life account, Warrior Women uncovers the truth behind the all-female army that battled against African and European powers throughout much of the 18th and 19th century.

For Julie Murphy, author of Dumplin', centering fat girls in her stories never felt revolutionary. After all, fat girls and women have existed for as long as people have, and to give them a positive reflection in her books felt more like second nature to the author. But it's undeniable that her work has nevertheless sparked revolution.

Thunberg's reach to autistic women extends far beyond Gen Z’s young people like herself and millennials like me; the same women who first learned Temple Grandin’s name instead look to Greta Thunberg for a role model of autistic representation. When I see Thunberg, I see myself. I see the intense concentration on the things I care about, and the audacity to be herself in a world where women — autistic women especially — are told what limits to place on themselves, or have society place on them.

The team will join a list of other world class athletes who graced the cover of the Wheaties box since the 1950s. But the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team cereal box will be a limited release, available through online purchase only.

To women across the island, the president's text chats represent the evidence they need to take down a machista government that’s ridiculed and ignored the crisis of violence against women and the fight for women’s rights in Puerto Rico since they were sworn into office in 2017.

This Fourth of July holiday, take a moment this Independence Day to take stock of the notable American feminists who have fought for equal rights for all Americans, regardless of gender.

A pioneer and a role model, Parr made it her life’s mission to prove women could play football just as well — if not better — than men. From contradicting gender stereotypes to living openly as a gay woman, Parr paved the way for future generations of women both on and off the pitch.

There’s certainly a market for books that reveal narratives from the past, and historical fiction has long been a stalwart seller of the broader women’s fiction genre. But despite the dozens of titles published, few center black characters. In military-themed books, the lack of diversity is even more startling, as the stories of black women have gone largely untold — even among the countless tellings and retellings of white women as spies, as nurses, as the pining betrothed of men shipped off to battle.