Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson thanked her role models, including Constance Baker Motley, in remarks on Friday. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons, original photo cropped)
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson one of many women whose words have inspired us. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)

One of our primary goals at The Story Exchange is to elevate women’s words. 

We do so in myriad ways – including gathering the insights, advice and more that well-known women have offered over the years, and sharing them with our readers. We look to titans of industries, to the marginalized, to individuals and communities, to those who are still with us and those we’ve lost, so that we might learn from them all.

Below, you’ll find a collection of quote lists that spotlight women’s wise words on leadership, perseverance, hope, love and resistance. Pour over what they’ve shared – you’re likely to find something you can carry forward.