And Still I Rise

Important Women

 Hilary Clinton

In the 2008 election, Clinton was a leading candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination and she now serves as Obama's Secretary of State. She was also the First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001.

Michelle Kwan
Michelle Kwan is a Chinese-American figure skater.She competed at a high level for over a decade and is the most decorated figure skater in U.S. history. Known for her consistency and expressive artistry on ice, she is widely considered one of the greatest figure skaters of all time.For well over a decade, Kwan maintained her status not only as America's most popular figure skater but as one of America's most popular female athletes, consistently making the top ten on many such polls and lists  even years after she had stopped competing.

 Maya Angelou

She is an American author and poet who has been called "America's most visible black female autobiographer" by scholar Joanne M. Braxton. Angelou was also a  member of the Harlem Writers Guild and was active in the Civil Rights movement.

2.Angelina Jolie

Jolie promotes humanitarian causes, and is noted for her work with refugees as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

3. Amelia Earhart

Earhart was the first woman to receive the U.S. Distinguished Flying Cross,awarded for becoming the first aviatrix to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.She set many other records, wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences and was instrumental in the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots.Earhart joined the faculty of the world-famous Purdue University aviation department in 1935 as a visiting faculty member to counsel women on careers and help inspire others with her love for aviation. She was also a member of the National Woman's Party, and an early supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment.

Rosa Parks

She was an African-American civil rights activist, whom the U.S. Congress called "the first lady of civil rights", and "the mother of the freedom movement".

Phenomenal Woman-Maya Angelou

Famous Women

Oprah Winfrey

Oprah was ranked the richest African American in the 20th first century and is best known for her self-named talk show, Oprah.

Vera Wang
She is a Chinese American fashion designer based in New York. She is known for her wedding gown collection.

Princess of Diana was a member of the British royal family and an international personality of the late 20th century as the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, whom she married on 29 July 1981.A public figure from the announcement of her engagement to Prince Charles, Diana was born into an old, aristocratic English family with royal ancestry, and remained the focus of worldwide media scrutiny before, during and after her marriage, which ended in divorce on 28 August 1996.

 Michelle Obama

Michelle is the first African American First Lady of the United States of America. She is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School.

Amy Tan
Amy Tan is a Chinese-American writer whose works explore mother-daughter relationships. Her most well-known work is The Joy Luck Club, which has been translated into 35 languages. In 1993, the book was adapted into a commercially successful film.

4. Coretta Scott King 

Coretta was the wife of the late Martin Luther King Jr. and she was a activist for the Civil Rights Movement and became active in the Women's Movement.

What is women's studies?

Women's studies is also known as feminist studies, is an interdisciplinary academic field which explores politics, society and historyfrom an intersectional, multicultural women's perspective. It critiques and explores societal norms of gender, race, class, sexuality, and other social inequalities.

What is cultural diversity?

Cultural Diversity is the variety of human societies or cultures in a specific region, or in the world as a whole.