Women deserve to take space, and that’s exactly what women’s rights activists today are encouraging everyone to do. We’ve come a long way in establishing fair treatment and opportunity, but the fight is still not over—the discrimination is still at large.
Feminist activists online are using their social media accounts to create liberating and safe spaces for women to just be. Their platforms have become resources for learning all sorts of societal issues, inspiring you to take action and become an advocate.
We’ve rounded up 22 female and queer activists to follow on Instagram and TikTok. Keep on reading to meet them and learn what they stand for!
- Deja Foxx | @dejafoxx
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Image Source: @dejafoxx | Instagram
Deja Foxx, founder of GenZ Girl Gang, is all about empowering women. She uses her Instagram account as a platform to spread awareness on critical issues like abortion, sexual education, and reproductive freedom. This Gen Z is one of the feminist activists who aim to let the female voice be heard!
- Candace Reels | @candacereels
Women’s rights activists today find themselves focusing on one aspect of discrimination and becoming the voice of it. Candace Reels focuses on mental health and intersectional feminism—a framework that considers many ways each woman experiences discrimination.
She expresses her beliefs and values on her IG, striving to empower others through the forms of beauty and fashion. Her self-loving feed brings us peace and connects us to what matters!
Video Source: @candacereels | Instagram
- Kate Schatz | @k8shots
Kate Schatz loves what you’re doing! This is one of the female activists online who find strength through building a community. She opened a weekly newsletter featuring art and works from inspiring people that provide hope, joy, and inspiration.
Beyond that, Kate writes radical histories about women and their power. She used to have an IGTV series called “Show Your Work”, full of engaging videos to bring light to efforts made by various people worldwide.
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Image Source: @k8schots | Instagram
- Maya Siegel | @maya.siegel
She’s a social butterfly, she’s for the people, and she’s for the planet—Maya Siegel is one of the female activists you should follow because of her informative content. She made “Stories of Consent” to contextualize what consent actually looks like. It’s a welcoming community where people can share their experiences and let others know their way of expressing affirmative consent.
Don’t forget to sign up for her Feminist In Your Inbox newsletter! It’s a great source for ways to take action on different social issues.
Video Source: @maya.siegel | Instagram
- Caitlin Blunnie | @liberaljane
Marvel at wonderful artworks of the liberal Jane, Caitlin Blunnie. As a queer feminist & artivist, she uses her art to lobby for reproductive justice in Virginia. Her activism began as a grassroots organizer at Purchase College and has been making waves since then.
This women’s rights activist also advocated for gender-neutral housing and survivors’ rights on campus, providing a safe space for everyone who needed it.
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Image Source: @liberaljane | Instagram
- Stephanie Rae Chinn | @stephaniechinnart
Stephanie Rae Chinn is another feminist artivist you should follow because of her empowering messages and heart-melting art form. She never misses a beat when it comes to reminding all girls and queers about their worth and importance in society.
Check out her book, “Here Sister, Let Me Help You Up!” We’re adding it to our reading AND re-reading list.
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Image Source: Instagram
- Sarah Epperson | @sarah.epperson
Sarah Epperson is a queer feminist artist who expertly finds a balance between serious and comical. She uses her brightly colored artwork to grab your attention and pairs it with captions that will make you think. We highly recommend giving her a follow!
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Image Source: @sarahepperson | Instagram
- Phoebe Gates | @phoebegates
Phoebe Gates is a champion of gender equality and reproductive freedom. She co-founded Phia, an up-and-coming digital fashion platform to empower women through expressive clothing.
Phoebe is one of the feminist activists who uses their online platforms as resources for societal news. Scour through her IG story highlights to see valuable links about critical issues and learn how you can make an impact.
Video Source: @phoebegates | Instagram
- Jameela Jamil | @jameelajamil
Jameela Jamil is the living proof of being a Renaissance woman. She’s famous for her acting, podcasting, and television hosting, but this feminist focuses her time and energy on what matters—sexual violence, gender equality, and trans rights.
Jameela is also one of the feminist influencers online who are proving the distorted ranking of social media algorithms. Check out her feed to see her algorithm experiments and interesting findings!
Video Source: @jameelajamil | Instagram
- Heather Chelan | @hebontheweb
We love feminist influencers who are confident and cozy in their skin. Heather Chelan is a girl’s girl you should follow because she never forgets to remind you about being a human girl. Her catchy chants and tunes advocate being unapologetically human—something we often forget now and then.
Video Source: @hebontheweb | Instagram
- Liz Plank | @feministabulous
Find comfort and safety in Liz Plank’s powerful Instagram account where she posts content that allows you to release and face sexual trauma. Her lifelong distress about sexual harassment motivated her to focus her feminist platform on masculinity. She believes women hold a lot of wisdom about men.
As the oppressed sex, women have a plethora of insight into male behavior. When heard, it could change the perspectives of many. Learn all about it in her book, “For the Love of Men.”
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Image Source: @feministabulous | Instagram
- Nina Haines | @nina.haines
Nina Haines is one of the feminist influencers who bring good energy to your IG feed. She’s the founder of Sapph-Lit, a queer book club with over 8,000 members from all over the world. Her platform is all about embracing your sexuality and expression through feminist (and sapphic) literature.
If this is your first time hearing about this genre, you should definitely give her a follow!
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- Jack & Bec | @jackandbec
Jack and Bec, the sister duo who proudly represents the Latina, queer, and deaf community, are advocates of body positivity, mental health, social justice, and the representation of marginalized or disabled bodies. This pair of artists let their voices be heard through the art of creating. They make and sell apparel, accessories, stickers, and other trinkets that make you feel seen.
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Image Source: @jackandbec | Instagram
- Paxton Smith | @paxtonasmith
Paxton Smith is one of the female activists you should follow for posts advocating for abortion. She reminds everyone that women have the last say on what to do about their bodies. Paxton continues to support this belief by fighting for the legality of abortion in Texas and promoting WRRAP as a resource for women’s reproductive health.
Video Source: @paxtonsmith | Instagram
- Erica Chidi | @ericachidi
Female activists, like Erica Chidi, are also prioritizing women’s reproductive health. She’s currently building LOOM, a sexual and reproductive health information app that strives to help everyone find comfort in their bodies.
Erica uses her online platform as a space for women and non-binary people to exist with ease. Her IG account is full of relevant resources that can help you learn more about the wonders of your body.
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Image Source: @ericachidi | Instagram
- Leah Mellett | @leahmelle
We’re doom-scrolling Leah Mellett’s IG and TikTok videos because of her poking opinions on different societal issues. Her content is exactly what you need to learn more about various advocacies without their complexity. She’s absolutely one of the feminist influencers to follow!
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Image Source: @leahmelle | Instagram
- Amelie Zilber | @ameliezilber
Amelie Zilber gets that seeing social issues online can be overwhelming. That’s why this actress/model/activist/feminist influencer makes societal issues more digestible by giving you 1 to 2-minute recap content on social media.
Her explanations motivate you to learn more and research about various topics. She always provides resources you can start with and allows you to branch out however you please.
Video Source: @ameliezilber | Instagram
- Nikita Redkar | @nikitadumptruck
Nikita Redkar is one of the women’s rights activists and feminist influencers today who breaks down difficult topics✨for the girls✨. Dressed in all pink and strutting the busy streets of various towns, Nikita dishes out everything you need to know about Marxism, women’s rights, the industrial revolution, and so much more.
Video Source: @nikitadumptruck | Instagram
- Averie Bishop | @averiebishop
Is there anything Averie Bishop CAN’T do? This Juris Doctor, Miss Texas pageant winner, and Gen Z running for office is living proof of beauty, grace, and brains.
She’s one of the online female activists who bring awareness to societal issues and discrimination through content creation. Everything in her account screams #GirlPower! Follow her for bite-sized lessons on law, life, and anything under the sun.
Video Source: @averiebishop | Instagram
- Floli & Emma | @the.sisofficial
Floli and Emma, experts on violence against women and girls, are always on the lookout for your safety. These feminist activists and influencers popularized the hand signal for help—holding a fist with the thumb tucked underneath four fingers—and have helped multiple women worldwide get out of physically abusive relationships.
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Image Source: @the.sisofficial | Instagram
- Roe vs. Bros | @roevbros
It’s time for your favorite show—Roe vs. Bros! This interesting online game show exposes how much men know about women’s bodies. Dressed in her purple suit with a mic in hand, Tiffany Springle randomly approaches and interviews men (with consent) in bustling streets and parks.
Her spontaneous interviews show that not many men are knowledgeable in the female reproductive system. See what they have to say when you follow Roe vs. Bros on IG and TikTok (other women’s rights activists follow this too!).
Video Source: @roevbros | Instagram
- Nadya Okamoto | @nadyaokamoto
You should never be ashamed of your menstrual cycles! Like other women’s rights activists today, Nadya Okamoto has a platform dedicated to eradicating period stigma. She’s the co-founder of August, a shop for period care seeking to empower women, and PERIOD, an organization fighting to end period poverty.
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Connect With Society Through Women’s Rights Activists
Discrimination and oppression often don’t have a face, but they happen everywhere worldwide. Feminist activists bring these issues out and inform people about them, using awareness as the starting point for change. But they can’t do it alone—they need your help.
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