10 Celebrity Women's Rights Activists [Gallery]

Today is International Women’s Day, which is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 as a focal point in the women’s rights movement. We want to celebrate the amazing celebrity women, who fight tirelessly for women across the world. Check out a gallery of our favorite celebrity women’s rights activists inside.

International Women’s Day brings attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women. Some celebrities have made their views on feminism quite clear since the beginning. Beyoncè is one superstar feminist, who has uplifted her fellow sisters from day one. Other notable stars like actresses Yara Shahidi and Amandla Stenberg are the younger generation’s role models. These two don’t hold back and utilize their platforms to share a message of equality and self-empowerment.

So, today let’s learn more about how these powerful Black and Brown celebrity women’s rights leaders are using their various stages to make a significant impact in the world.

1. Beyoncé

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Since the beginning of Beyoncé’s career in the ’90s, she sang her praises to women loud and clear. She rose to fame with her popular girl group Destiny’s Child with hit songs like “Independent Women,” “Survivor,” “Say My Name,” “Bills, Bills, Bills,” and “Girls.” The trio encouraged women with context that uplifted and focused on resilience, self-confidence and supporting one another.

Beyoncé continued her feminist message with her hit 2011 song “Run The World (Girls),” which became the girl anthem across the world for many generations. The singer stressed the power of women, singing the lyrics: “We’re smart enough to make these millions, strong enough to bare the children, then get back to business.”

We could go on and on about how Beyoncé has continued to impact women across the world with her music and philanthropy, but we might be here for…

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