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

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

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

Mother of the Republic of Haiti Born in the Kingdom of Dahomey (currently Benin) about 1739, Abdaraya Toya was known to be a midwife, a...

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....