Women who mothered movements, ideas, and countless others.
Author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. Argued mothers are 'the first educators' and must themselves be educated.
Born into slavery, became abolitionist and women's rights activist. Mother of five, her 'Ain't I a Woman' speech still resonates.
Founded the Missionaries of Charity. Dedicated her life to caring for 'the poorest of the poor' as a mother to all.
Poet, memoirist, mother. Her words 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings' gave voice to countless others.
Civil rights leader, mother of four. Continued her husband's legacy while raising children amid danger.
Taught Americans to cook with joy. Made kitchens feel like hearths again through warmth and humor.
Youngest Nobel laureate. Mother now, she advocates for girls' education worldwide.
Two Nobel Prizes while raising two daughters. Irène became a Nobel laureate too.
Supreme Court Justice, mother of two. Fought for equal rights while caring for her family.
Author, feminist. Her letter 'Dear Ijeawele' on raising feminist daughters became a manifesto.
The 'Moses of her people.' Though childless herself, she mothered hundreds to freedom.
Primatologist who showed the world mother-child bonds in chimpanzees mirror our own.
Labor organizer who 'raised hell.' Called grandmother of all agitators.
Guided Lewis and Clark with infant son on her back. Symbol of strength and survival.
Poet, mother of two. Her words on the power of the erotic and the maternal continue to inspire.