Maiden Nation

Maiden Nation was founded on one basic principle: empowering women through ethical fashion. Founded by Willa Shalit, Elizabeth Brown, and Juliana Um, who met while working together in Haiti after the earthquake in 2010, Maiden Nation has created a marketplace where items are designed with both beauty and social consciousness in mind, and profits are reinvested into women’s entrepreneurship projects. The marketplace features ethically sourced jewelry from of-the-moment women designers all over the world, including Rwanda, Argentina, Poland, South Africa, Ethiopia, Colombia, Kenya, and the United States. Products are as diverse as a beaded bracelet made in Ethiopia from melted down bullet casings, a beautiful copper cuff made in Ecuador, and the “Kiss Kiss Bracelet,” by Chan Luu, a bohemian bracelet created by members of the Hands Together Cooperative in Haiti. Maiden Nation is a signatory of the United Nations’ Women Economic Empowerment Principles, and counts among its allies the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, the Artisan Business Network, and the International Trade Centre. And you can be a part of it. As a citizen, you’ll join a social network of women living a global movement. Maiden designers showcase their work, Maiden activists share their causes, and Maiden citizens connect over their ideas and goals. And soon, Maiden Nation will connect you to investors and empower you as a female entrepreneur. Redesign the world as we know it. Become a citizen. Join Maiden Nation.