God created Eve from a man's rib to remind us that woman is there to be equal and to help man. As society progressed and men became dominant, women took a back seat and catered to their every whim without due recognition. In the 1950s, civil rights was a hot topic. For a fluctuating world, viewing black people, who were once slaves, as equals was an atrocity. Black skin color was a blemish on your character. Especially since being a woman with colored skin made life unbearable. Their own husbands, society, ignore black women and their ilk, but differ only in the color of their skin. Maya Angelou was a pioneer who saw the vicious cycle of black female subjectivity in its entirety. Maya Angelou used her dark experiences as a child, a single teenage mother, and a young black woman in a changing society as motivation to live her life in the face of relentless obstacles and share her story with the general public. Over the course of her life, she became an icon and voice for young black women around the world, a poet, writer, dancer, impressive actress, human and civil rights activist, and most importantly, a mother and his daughter. . As a whole, Maya Angelou embodied the vision and future of black women in communities where strong female influences are rare. Angelou's youth was a tumultuous whirlwind, which shaped the background of her many autobiographies and gave her the inexorable strength instilled in her. Maya was born in Missouri on April 4, 1928. For most of her childhood, she lived with her grandmother in Stamps, Arkansas after her parents separated. Her mother was absent from her and her brother Bailey has been living since the divorce. When her mother came, almost when Angelou was eight...... middle of paper...... in "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou. Women's Studies 34.5 (2005): 359-375. Premier Academic Research. Internet. February 25, 2014Koyana, Siphokazi. “The Heart of the Matter: Motherhood and Marriage in Maya Angelou’s Autobiography.” Black Scholar 32.2 (2002): 35. Glover, Terry. “Dr. Maya Angelou. Ebony, 65.2/3 (2009); MAS Ultra-School Edition. Internet. March 9, 2014.Angelou, Maya. “Phenomenal woman.” Ebony 51.1 (1995): Ultra-School MAS Edition. Internet. March 9, 2014 Sachs, Andrea. “The Influential Life of Maya Angelou.” Time.com (2013):1.Business Source Premier. Internet. March 9, 2014PR, Newswire. “The poet, author, educator and activist hosts the Black History Month program in February 2012 on public radio. “PR Newswire US January 20, 2012: Regional Business News. Internet. March 9, 2014.Azzam, Amy M. Angelou, Maya. “Handle with care. » 71.1(2013):10 MasterFile Premier. Internet. March 10. 2014.