7 Fun Facts About World Cup Champ Christen Press, Who's Sure to Make Waves in Tokyo

In 2019, the SheBelieves Cup took place during Women's History Month. To honor the occasion, each USWNT player chose a woman who inspired them and wore their name on the back of their jersey. Press chose civil and women's rights activist Sojourner Truth. "Sojourner Truth is the original intersectional activist — advocating for people who have layers of oppression being Black and female," Press explained to US Soccer at the time. "She is the ultimate hero for us today, centuries later, as we grapple with the same problems and try to better our world regarding these complex social issues."