In honor of International Women’s day, Women’s History Month, and the courageous women who let me photograph them, here are seven of the most empowering females who have graced this earth, thus far.
1. Kamala Harris
Obviously, the first Black, Asian, and woman Vice POTUS makes the list. Kamala is inspiring for tons of reasons, but one of the things I admire most about her is that she was single until she was 50-years-old. That means that the first half-century of her life was spent making remarkable accomplishments without a spouse, which further demonstrates her expert level of self-love.
2. Emmeline Pankhurst
3. Rosa Parks
4. Amelia Earhart
Malala Yousafzai
In Pakistan, on October 9, 2012, Malala was just 15-years-old when an armed Taliban shooter boarded her school bus and shot her in the head three times. The shooter’s motivation was Ms. Yousafzai’s belief that all girls should receive an education. It was a miracle that she survived the attack (without brain damage), but a bigger miracle still was her ability to empower and inspire millions, nearly overnight. In 2014, Malala co-received the Nobel Peace Prize for her work in equal rights.
Women have never been more powerful in the world than we are right now. But no one handed us the credit we deserve — we had to take it, and we’re still working hard to tell our stories so that the world will continue to accept and celebrate confident women everywhere.
In honor of International Women’s day, Women’s History Month, and the courageous women who let me photograph them, here are seven of the most empowering females who have graced this earth, thus far.
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”4460″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]1. Kamala Harris: Obviously, the first Black, Asian, and woman Vice POTUS makes the list. Kamala is inspiring for tons of reasons, but one of the things I admire most about her is that she was single until she was 50-years-old. That means that the first half-century of her life was spent making remarkable accomplishments without a spouse, which further demonstrates her expert level of self-love.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]2. Emmeline Pankhurst: Arguably the most well-known name in women’s suffrage is Emmeline Pankhurst, who co-founded the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) in 1903. Under Emmeline’s leadership, the WSPU unapologetically advocated for for women’s voting rights. She staged several hunger strikes, bravely enduring violence and abuse, to earn women the right to vote. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”4245″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”4461″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]3. Rosa Parks: Perhaps one of the most famous names in the history of racial equality is Rosa Parks, a 42-year-old Black woman who refused to yield her seat on the Montgomery City bus to a white passenger in 1955. She became known as “the first lady of civil rights” after her bold rejection of racism. To this day, Americans acknowledge and honor Rosa Parks Day on December 1, the day she was arrested.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]4. Amelia Earhart: In 1928, Amelia Earhart became the first woman aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, and, at the time, was only the sixth female ever to be issued a pilot’s license. In 1931, Earhart set a world record of reaching an altitude of 18,415 feet, and also joined ‘the Ninety-Nines’, a group of female pilots who came together to encourage other women to fly. Earhart is also well known for her disappearance over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 when she set off for her final attempt to travel across the world. Though Earhart was never found, her memory and inspiration live on forever.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”4462″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”4463″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]5. Malala Yousafzai: In Pakistan, on October 9, 2012, Malala was just 15-years-old when an armed Taliban shooter boarded her school bus and shot her in the head three times. The shooter’s motivation was Ms. Yousafzai’s belief that all girls should receive an education. It was a miracle that she survived the attack (without brain damage), but a bigger miracle still was her ability to empower and inspire millions, nearly overnight. In 2014, Malala co-received the Nobel Peace Prize for her work in equal rights.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
