Outspoken, active, and sharply articulate in what she says and the work she creates, Selma director and the just-released 13th has become a hero to many. But heroes have heroes, people who inspire even them. Sometimes, they’re great figures in history. Certainly, DuVernay must have a whole handful of those working full-time in her brain. But one of her heroes in particular wasn’t even old enough to drive a car when she first heard of her.
To find out who she is, watch the video above created in partnership with Lifetime and Variety’s Power of Women initiative. You’re gonna love this.
