Dr. M. Francyne Huckaby is a Professor at Texas Christian University in the College of Education. She focuses on Curriculum Studies within the graduate programs, and occasionally works with undergraduate students in the Early Childhood Educatio

bell hooks

Nov 20th, 2020 3m 49s

bell hooks is an acclaimed writer, professor, and feminist activist. The name “bell hooks” is taken from her maternal great-grandmother, and she uses the lowercase letters in her name as a creative choice for her work. Her writings focus on rac

Taylor Swift

Nov 19th, 2020 2m 30s

Like many women, Taylor Swift’s path to feminism was stifled by public opinions and patriarchal expectations. Her involvement in the male dominated music industry silenced her for many years until enough was enough. Swift is known for her haunt

Malala Yousafzai

Nov 19th, 2020 1m 57s

Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist and the youngest Nobel Prize laureate. She is best known for advocating for the education of women in her hometown where the Pakistani Taliban banned girls from school. In 2012, Yousafzai was shot in the

Sonya Renee Taylor

Nov 18th, 2020 2m 27s

Sonya Renee Taylor is a poet, activist, feminist, and transformational leader. Most known for her radical self-love book, The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love, Sonya created a body positivity movement that now reaches over

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Nov 18th, 2020 2m 26s

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was an associate justice of the US Supreme Court from 1993 until her death in 2020. Ginsburg spent most of her career advocating for gender equality and women’s rights. In 1972, she co-founded the Women’s Rights Project at t

Toni Morrison

Nov 17th, 2020 2m 46s

Toni Morrison (1931-2019) was a renowned Black author, poet, activist, and college professor. Morrison’s humble beginnings in rural Ohio and her strong connection with her working class family led her to a life of racial and gender activism. Al

Joy Harjo

Nov 17th, 2020 2m 53s

Joy Harjo is a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and was named the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States in 2019. Harjo draws on her relation and connection to her Creek community to frame and guide her poetry and storytelling by incorpor

Michelle Obama

Nov 16th, 2020 4m 6s

Michelle Obama is best known for her roles as an author, attorney, and the First Lady of the United States (2009-2017). Earning degrees from both Princeton University and Harvard School of Law, Michelle is one of the most educated First Lady’s

Brené Brown

Nov 16th, 2020 2m 26s

Brené Brown is a researcher, storyteller, and local Texan. Brown works as a research professor at the University of Houston and is well-known around the world for her groundbreaking research in shame and vulnerability. Brown is the author of fi

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Nov 16th, 2020 3m 51s

Chimamanda Adiche is a celebrated Nigerian author and public speaker. First coming to America in her young adult years, Chimamanda’s experience as a Black woman jumpstarted her involvement with feminist activism. Her writings and speeches highl

Emma Watson

Nov 16th, 2020 1m 55s

Emma Watson is most known for her acting roles in the Harry Potter series as well as Beauty and the Beast (2017), Emma Watson is also an active feminist. She made this public when she spoke at the HeForShe Campaign in 2014. Through this speech

Audre Lorde

Nov 16th, 2020 1m 55s

Audre Lorde is a decorated author and poet, Lorde exuded feminism through her work. Originally involved in a heterosexual marriage with Edwin Rollins which gave her two children, Lorde decided that she would transform her life into being unapol