Carmela Soprano. Snoop on The Wire. Issa Rae as Issa Dee. HBO has a rich history of strong female leads. Women whose character arcs feel real and unfiltered and complex. For Women's History Month, we wanted to put that kind of complexity front and center.

We created the Inspiration Room: a public archive of women’s diaries, spanning many generations, living and dead, celebrating the diversity and complexity of the authentic female narrative.

Hundreds of women all over the U.S. contributed to this room. The physical space housed these diaries in many forms, including compilation books, large-scale installations, and audio recordings.

Some of HBO’s own talent was also featured in the exhibit, including Lena Dunham, Issa Rae, Game of Thrones director Michelle Maclaren, and several others.