Lineage: Origin Fire — Digital Postcard Collection

The first flame lights every one that follows. Choose your edition of the Origin Fire collection — the complete set, or either individual set of six digital postcards.

Read their stories

Every card in this collection is a real woman whose story is worth more than a caption. Read the full stories on our Field Notes: Lineage blog:

Set 1A — First Flame Daughters
Harriet Tubman · Sojourner Truth · Ida B. Wells · Mary Church Terrell · Frances Ellen Watkins Harper · Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin

Set 1B — Freedom's First Draft
Maria W. Stewart · Sarah Parker Remond · Mary Ann Shadd Cary · Harriet Jacobs · Susie King Taylor · Charlotte Forten Grimké