and it was the same thing for Women’s History Month,” Battle told ESSENCE. “I thought, we need our own month because there’s absolutely awesome things here, and they often go unrecognized.

As Women’s History Month concludes, ESSENCE spotlights five women who embody this tradition of resilience and reinvention. Each faced a moment when their carefully laid plans collapsed.

A look inside the U.S. Mint’s creation of a quarter celebrating Ida B. Wells This Women’s History Month, we’re taking a look at a special series of quarters honoring notable American women.

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