30 portraits of women—some famous, some unknown—who dared to shatter stereotypes and changed the world in their own way.
Nzinga became queen of Ndongo and Matamba (present-day Angola) in the 17th century to fight against Portuguese colonization and protect her people from the rise of the slave trade.
Nzinga became queen of Ndongo and Matamba (present-day Angola) in the 17th century to fight against Portuguese colonization and protect her people from the rise of the slave trade.