Suzanne Césaire was a writer, scholar, surrealist and anti-colonial activist from Martinique. She was a theorist affiliated with the...

Championing Human Rights in the Dominican Republic Solange Pierre, also known as Sonia Pierre, was a human rights activist in the...

Mother of Cuba Mariana Grajales Cuello de Maceo played a pivotal role in the Cuban independence movement during a time of colonial...

Haitian patriot, nurse and seamstress Catherine Flon, heroine of the Haitian revolution and known for sewing the first flag of the...

Luisa Capetillo was one of Puerto Rico's most famous labour leaders. She was a writer, activist and labor organizer who fought for...

Mariana Bracetti Cuevas was a patriot and a leader of the Puerto Rico independence movement in the 1860s. She is credited with knitting...

Cécile Fatiman lived during the Haitian Revolution, but her contribution was much different. Rather than combat warfare, she participated...

Mama Tingo, also known as Florinda Soriano Muñoz, was an Afro-Latina farmer and activist for farmers' rights in the Dominican Republic. ...

The Revolutionary Wordsmith Lola Rodríguez de Tió was a Puerto Rican poet, author, and political activist. She is considered to be...

The Pregnant Rebel Solitude of Guadeloupe aka La Mulâtresse Solitude was a heroine in the fight against slavery on Guadeloupe. Solitude...

Carlota was an African born women of Lucumí - Yoruba origin. She was kidnapped as a child and brought from West Africa to Cuba. She...

Queen Nanny of the Maroons, although largely ignored in historical references, remains one of the most important figures in Maroon...

Marie-Jeanne - A Heroine in the Haitian War of Independence Marie-Jeanne Lamartiniére is one of the most celebrated historical figures in...

The Golden Flower In 1493, Christopher Columbus landed on the island of Hispaniola and encountered the powerful indigenous Taino people....

Que Viva Puerto Rico Libre! - Doña Lolita “I had the honor of leading the act against the U.S. Congress on March 1, 1954, when we...