25 Female Celebrities Who Use Their Power For Good

Celebrities — and, more specifically, female celebrities — have long been derided for speaking up about the causes they care about. The need for “political celebrities” to “stick to what they know” is, after all, a phrase that’s been heard at many a conservative-leaning dinner table. Thankfully, it’s also an idea that countless women celebrities have roundly ignored — and the world is all the better for it.

Nowadays, the line between female celebrities and famous activists can feel increasingly blurred. From Black Lives Matter and #MeToo to climate change activism, celebs have been occupying meaningful roles within movements, if only to lend their finances and support while passing the mic to communities that lack their platform. Below, we’ve rounded up 25 celebrities that fight for a cause (or a few) in a way that’s generated real impact. While we may know and love them for their musical talent or their star power on screen, these female celebrities are also timeless examples of the good that can come from speaking up and causing, in the words of civil rights activist John Lewis, good trouble.