In 1979, supersisters™ pioneered the celebration of inspiring women through the creation of a dedicated set of baseball-like trading cards featuring then living American women of achievement and quickly became known as an inspiring, innovative, and impactful educational brand promoting women and girls’ empowerment.
supersisters™ was founded by sisters Lois Rich and Barbara Egerman when Lois’ then 8yr-old daughter, Melissa asked why there weren’t women on the baseball trading cards that she collected with the statement, “It isn’t fair!”. Melissa’s concerns were addressed.
72 cards, each dedicated to a woman who pioneered in diverse fields like sports, science, entertainment, politics, and powerful corporate roles were released. The cards were made available by a NYS Department of Education grant and by mail order to give young girls a unique collectible set of trading cards to inspire their future potential. Today, supersisters™ is (re)launching with new print cards featuring contemporary women, nominated by the growing supersisters™ community, in response to the growing need to continue the fight for women’s empowerment. Fueled by demand from fans, this holiday season supersisters™ is offering a limited-edition-reprint of the uncut supersisters™ poster (circa 1979) featuring the full set of the original 72 supersisters™ cards.