Check out our guide to today’s women using their voice & art to promote civic engagement, voting & continued education. You’ll find a list of women-led podcasts, women authors & women graphic designers as we continue to honor #WomensHistoryMonth.
PODCASTS
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Let’s Talk - Olivia Vedder & Lella Anders
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“30-minute video interviews each week where we get to ask questions of incredible guests who are making the world safer, cleaner, & more equitable in all kinds of ways. Past guests include Lee Daniels, Brandi Carlile, & Maggie Baird (Billie Eilish’s mom!)”
Shine Brighter Together - Monique Melton
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“The Shine Brighter Together Podcast is a place where we share the challenges, complexities & sheer joy of building healthy relationships & doing the heart work for true Black liberation.”
GRAPHIC ARTISTS
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Guanyan Wu
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“Guanyan Wu (吴冠燕) is a Chinese designer, illustrator & animator currently based in Los Angeles. Since she graduated from California Institute of the Arts with an MFA in Graphic Design in 2018 & has since been doing community-centered design work for non-profit organizations.”
INTO ACTION Lab
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“INTO ACTION is a movement of designers, illustrators, animators & artists building cultural momentum around civic engagement & the issues affecting our country & world.”
AUTHORS
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The Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote - Elaine Weiss
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“Following a handful of remarkable women who led their respective forces into battle, The Woman's Hour is the gripping story of how America's women won their own freedom, & the opening campaign in the great twentieth-century battles for civil rights.”
Short Story Collections & More - Nora Keita Jemisin
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“Nora Keita Jemisin is an American science fiction & fantasy writer, better known by her pen name N. K. Jemisin. She has also worked as a counseling psychologist. Her fiction includes a wide range of themes, notably cultural conflict & oppression.”
Dear Martin - Nic Stone
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“Growing up with a wide range of cultures, religions, & backgrounds, Stone strives to bring these diverse voices & stories to her work.”
Making Our Way Home: The Great Migration and the Black American Dream - Blair Imani
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“Making Our Way Home explores issues like voting rights, domestic terrorism, discrimination, & segregation alongside the flourishing of arts and culture, activism, & civil rights. Imani shows how these influences shaped America's workforce & wealth distribution by featuring the stories of notable people & events, relevant data, & family histories. The experiences of prominent figures such as James Baldwin, Fannie Lou Hamer, El Hajj Malik El Shabazz (Malcolm X), Ella Baker, & others are woven into the larger historical & cultural narratives of the Great Migration to create a truly singular record of this powerful journey.”
OTHER TO FOLLOW
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Amplify Her Voice - Kristina London
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“Promoting gender equality in the music industry through awareness, education, & empowerment.”
Young Entertainment Activists
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“We imagine a world where young people (especially busy working professionals!) are civically engaged on a daily basis. Where instead of being depressed after listening to the news, wondering how the heck they can do anything to make an impact, they leave feeling activated instead. Ready to engage their friends & colleagues in difficult conversations about local, national, & global issues.”
Intersectional Environmentalist
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“Intersectional Environmentalism is an inclusive version of environmentalism that advocates for both the protection of people & the planet. It identifies the ways in which injustices happening to marginalized communities & the earth are interconnected. It brings injustices done to the most vulnerable communities, and the earth, to the forefront & does not minimize or silence social inequality.”