The present publication is a collection of experiences from individuals worldwide involved in lesbian movements, .civil society and human rights organizations. It portrays a few lesbians and women who serve as influential examples of empowerment and leadership, be they painters, writers, poets, or philosophers of past centuries and the present time. E.g. Christine de Pizan (1363-C.1434), Ethel Smyth (1855 - 1944), Monique Wittig (1935-2003), Audre Lorde (1934-1992). Adrienne Rich (1929), and Frida Kahlo (1907-1954).