12 Inspiring Life Stories From Women Around the World

Shoana Solomon is a Liberian-American entrepreneur who started a movement to fight the stigma against West Africans as the Ebola crisis escalated in 2014. When she saw a friend's Facebook post about doing something to combat these negative perceptions, Shoana and three other Liberian women came up with a campaign, #IAmALiberianNotAVirus. Shoana posted a photo of herself holding a sign with the hashtag and encouraged others to do the same.