Our Brave Foremothers: Celebrating 100 Black, Brown, Asian, and Indigenous Women Who Changed the Course of History

Inspired by her own foremothers’ legacies and the friendships formed throughout her life, Rozella Kennedy centers and celebrates the stories of 100 Black, Brown, Asian, and Indigenous women--both famous and little-known--who changed the course of US history.

In the beautiful pages of Our Brave Foremothers, discover an intergenerational, intercultural bouquet of Black, Brown, Asian, and Indigenous women lifted into the significance that they deserve. - From Etel Adnan to Mary Jones, Thelma Garcia Buchholdt to Pura Belpré to Zitkála-Sá, here are 100 women of color who left a lasting mark on United States history. Including both famous and little-known names, the thoughtful profiles and detailed portraits of these women herald their achievements and passions. - Following each entry is a prompt that asks you to connect your life to theirs, an inspiring way to understand their influence and the power of their stories. To consider on a deeper level the devotedness of Clara Brown, the fearlessness of Jovita Idár, the guts of Grace Lee Boggs, or the selflessness of Martha Louise Morrow Foxx. And to be as brave as we each can be--and then beyond that.

Rozella Kennedy’s work and life are dedicated to uplifting issues of culture, belonging, authentic allyship, and intercultural celebration and solidarity. As the creator of the Brave Sis Project, a lifestyle brand and social cause using wellness and history to build an inclusive sisterhood, she has created an independent series of guided journals/day planners and hosts the Inclusive Sxsterhood channel on coveyclub.com. She is also the Director of Impact and Equity for global consulting firm Camber Collective, leading the development of their internal DEI and belonging work as well as external impact and equity practice. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and their Caribbean Potcake dog, Pippa.

Joelle Avelino is a Congolese and Angolan illustrator and animator. After working in marketing for three years, she took a leap to pursue a career as an illustrator and has never looked back. She has worked with many clients, including BBC, the Malala Fund, Elle magazine, The Guardian, Google’s Women Tech Makers, Cup of Jo, and The Washington Post. She lives in London.