Many Black women have made significant contributions to history.
Mary Prince (c. 1 October 1788 - after 1833) - she was the first black woman to publish an autobiography of her experience as a slave, born in the colony of Bermuda to an enslaved family of African descent. After being sold a number of times and being moved around the Caribbean, she was brought to England as a servant in 1828 and later left her enslaver.
Diane Abbott is a British Labour Party Politician who has served for Hackney North and Stoke Newington since 1987. She was the first black woman elected to parliament and is the longest-serving black MP.
Margaret Bushby is an extremely influential name in the world of publishing. She was Britain's youngest and first black female book publisher, when she co-founded the publishing company Allison and Busby in 1967, alongside a man called Clive Allison.
Barbara Walker MBE RA is a British artist who lives and works in Birmingham. Her figurative drawings and paintings tell contemporary stories hinged on historical circumstances. Her personal experiences with issues of class, race, power and belonging have shaped her practice. Her work ranges from small, embossed works on paper to large-scale wall drawings.
Zadie Smith was born in North London and read English at Cambridge. Her debut novel, 'White Teeth' (2000) is a vibrant portrait of contemporary multicultural London, told through the stories of three ethnically diverse families. The novel became a best-seller and won a number of awards. In September 2010, she became a tenured professor in the Creative Writing faculty of New York University.
"Each time a woman stands up for herself , without knowing it...she stands up for all women." Maya Angelou
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