is an intern at The Root and senior journalism major at Howard University.
Maxine Waters
Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
Abolitionist and poet.
Sojourner Truth
Abolitionist and women's rights activist.
Harriet Tubman
Abolitionist and commander of the Underground Railroad.
Michelle Obama
Lawyer and first lady of the United States of America.
Donna Brazile
Political analyst affiliated with the Democratic Party.
Shirley Chisholm
Former congresswoman representing New York's 12th district for seven terms and the first major-party black candidate to run for president of the United States.
Barbara Jordan
Congresswoman in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1937 to 1979.
Kathleen Cleaver
Law professor and activist.
Angela Davis
Political activist and college professor.
Katie Hall
Served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana from 1982 to 1985.
Cardiss Collins
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (Illinois) from 1973 to 1997.
Carrie Meek
Former member of the Florida House of Representatives and U.S. House of Representatives.
Carol Moseley Braun
Represented Illinois in the U.S. Senate from 1993 to 1999.
Ayanna Pressley
Boston politician.
Karen Bass
Former speaker of the California State Assembly.
Diane Watson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 33rd Congressional District.
Donna Edwards
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 4th Congressional District.
Yvette Clarke
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 11th congressional district.
Kamala Harris
First woman elected as the San Francisco district attorney, currently running for attorney general for California.
Terri Sewell
Public finance attorney and candidate for U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 7th congressional district.
Angela McGlowan
Fox News political analyst and activist.
Martha Coakley
Attorney general of Massachusetts.
Sarah Palin
Former governor of Alaska and former vice presidential candidate.
Hillary Clinton
Secretary of State and former U.S. presidential candidate.