female leaders

First lady Melania Trump honored a group of women from around the world for their bravery in fighting for women's empowerment and human rights.

Many U.S. universities have chaplains who engage students in dialogues, organize service projects and help out in times of personal crisis.

First lady Melania Trump, a former international model, speaks several languages and is involved in various causes. Learn new facts about her.

These young entrepreneurs and innovators honored by Forbes magazine are also alumni of State Department exchange programs.

Many men and women were vital in the civil rights era in the United States. Read about five female civil rights heroes and the stories behind them.

The heroes of the civil rights movement helped reduce the barriers that excluded African Americans from equal treatment. Here are some of their homes.

The U.S. Postal Service honors Dorothy Height with a stamp. Her work on behalf of African Americans and women spanned seven decades.

Joan Trumpauer Mulholland, a white teenage girl with a conservative Virginia upbringing, became an unlikely civil rights hero in the Jim Crow era.

Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley will serve as the new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.