The lives these 10 women led are part of an incredible story about courage in the face of oppression, about the challenges and triumphs of the battle for civil rights, and about speaking out for what you believe in-- even when it feels like no one is listening.

This little light of mineSojourner Truth -- Biddy Mason -- Harriet Tubman -- Ida B. Wells-Barnett -- Mary McLeod Bethune -- Ella Josephine Baker -- Dorothy Irene Height -- Rosa Parks -- Fannie Lou Hamer -- Shirley Chisholm.