From being abandoned by her parents at just four years old to becoming one of the 20th Century’s most iconic figures, Maya Angelou lived ... the first black woman in history to do so.

Below, you'll find some of Maya Angelou's best quotes about life ... “I am grateful to be a woman. I must have done something ...

Then let women including Beyonce, Maya Angelou and Hillary Clinton power you with these inspiring quotes, collected together ... Our country was built by strong women, and we will continue to ...

On what would have been the writer and activist’s 90th birthday, we look back at some of her most life-affirming quotes. The writer, poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou would have ...