Unsung Sistas: Inspirational Stories of Overlooked African-American Women

You’ve heard of Silicon Valley. But do you know the Black women whose innovations laid its very foundation? Why do we have Zoom, Skype, remote working, and online learning? Thank Dr. Marian Croak, whose pioneering work on Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) made it all possible. And when you use Google Maps, navigate a road trip, or locate your child’s school on a digital map, you’re standing on the mathematical brilliance of Dr. Gladys West, whose contributions to GPS forever changed how the world moves.
These women made history, and they shaped the present.
Unsung Sistas: Inspirational Stories of Overlooked African American Women is a celebration of brilliance that was hidden, voices that were silenced, and legacies nearly lost. The book reveals what classrooms never taught, from the mother of modern gynecology, who never received credit, to the legal mind who helped dismantle Jim Crow but was denied her rightful seat in the court.
Why do beauty salons thrive in nearly every Black neighborhood across America? Meet the woman who turned a hot comb into an empire. Why do millions take penicillin without knowing the cells that made it possible came from a black woman who never gave consent? The immortal legacy of Henrietta Lacks still pulses in every medical breakthrough you know today.
These are not tales of victimhood—but of vision, power, and perseverance. Whether you are a student, teacher, or truth-seeker, Unsung Sistas will leave you informed, inspired, and ready to honor the mighty women who’ve quietly shaped the world.
This is a book, a restoration and a reclamation.