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"I wrote this book for every woman who has ever felt overlooked, underestimated, or pushed to the margins. An Underdog with a Prolific View of the Table is my story, my lessons, and my invitation to you.
If you’re ready to step into your seat with power, start here.” - Daumonique Lenhardt, Founder
Restoring identity. Strengthening women. Building communities where truth can breathe.
Leaders Who Change Environments
Maverick Women Network Inc. is a national organization committed to ensuring that masculine presenting women and women at large are fully recognized, respected, and valued. We cultivate environments where women lead with confidence, where identity is understood in its full complexity, and where community is strengthened through honest conversation and sustained care.
Maverick Women Network Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We are building a legacy of inclusive wellness, rigorous formation, and leadership that transforms institutions and communities.
Our purpose
Maverick exists to correct persistent exclusions in women centered spaces and in health systems. We bring the voice of masculine presenting women into conversations that shape policy, care, and community. We support women at large so that every woman can access wellness, theological formation, and leadership development without erasure or compromise.
What We Do
We provide identity‑safe formation, practical tools, and community accountability through programs designed specifically for women whose identities are often overlooked in traditional leadership, clinical, and faith‑based spaces.
Our work includes:
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Bold Truths & Sacred Spaces
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PREP Sexual Health Education
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Leadership and identity formation
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Community accountability spaces
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Resource guides and micro‑sessions
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Members‑only programming and support
Why It Matters
Masculine presenting women and women at large deserve spaces that see them, understand them, and hold them with dignity. Maverick provides culturally resonant care, practical guidance, and community support that strengthens identity, leadership, and personal clarity.
Core commitments
Recognition
We ensure that every woman is seen and named as a woman regardless of presentation.
Wellness
We redesign the wellness experience so that reproductive care, HIV prevention, and sexual health are accessible and identity safe.
Formation
We provide theological, emotional, and mental formation that equips women to lead and to hold space for others.
Community
We build durable networks that bridge faith communities, clinical partners, and civic institutions.
Programs at a glance
Whole Person Wellness
A comprehensive program that centers reproductive care, HIV testing and prevention, PrEP education, STI testing, emotional wellness, and identity safe navigation of healthcare systems.
Soft Life Initiative
A community subset for feminine presenting lesbian women to build belonging, emotional safety, and leadership grounded in softness.
Bold Truths and Sacred Spaces
A formation program where preachers, clinicians, and professionals guide women through theological, emotional, and mental development.
Founder statement
Maverick was created because too many women, especially masculine presenting women, were forced to choose between identity and belonging. This organization exists so that women can be fully themselves and still be recognized as whole.
Impact snapshot
Maverick measures progress by sustained change. This snapshot highlights the outcomes we track across recognition, program delivery, wellness access, and community building.
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Women served
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Programs delivered
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Wellness access expanded
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Community strengthened
Primary calls to action
Upcoming & Past Events
Thu, Jul 09Virtual EventOn July 9th, we’re stepping into a birthday session built for truth, growth, and the legacy you’re called to carry. Lessons learned. Leaps taken. Legacy unfolding. Join us as Rev. Tynease Anderson leads this powerful celebration.
Thu, Jun 25Virtual EventA powerful dialogue on safety, progress, and the future we deserve. This is a conversation about truth, resilience, and what’s possible when we move forward together.
Thu, Jun 18Virtual EventOn June 18 at 8PM EST, Dr. Sequeda Sutton leads a transformative conversation on what it means to be the protector who has never been protected. The Armour and the Ache invites you to explore the weight you’ve carried, the strength you’ve performed, and the healing you deserve.
Thu, May 21Virtual EventJoin us for a powerful session on Discernment in Transitions — a space to slow down, listen deeply, and recognize what God is actually saying in seasons of change.
Thu, May 07Virtual EventDr. Bryant Collier is stepping into Bold Truths & Sacred Spaces to get real about allyship — the healthy kind. In this session, he’s breaking down what it looks like to move past performative gestures and into partnership that actually transforms people, workplaces, and communities.
Thu, Apr 23Virtual EventGet ready — Prophetess La Tonya Powers is coming to break some things open. In our next Bold Truths & Sacred Spaces session, she’s taking us into Breaking Barriers of Religion — a raw, liberating conversation about faith beyond fear, tradition, and control.
Thu, Apr 09Virtual EventWhen the mind resists what the spirit is reaching for, healing gets complicated. This session with Rev. Tynease Anderson will help us name that tension and move toward wholeness.
Wed, Mar 18Virtual EventThe Theology of Belonging invites us to confront who we’ve been taught to exclude, reclaim the sacred truth that every body carries divine worth, and learn from Dr. Elise Saulsberry how communities can build practices that make belonging real, accountable, and lived.
Thu, Mar 12Virtual EventUnmasked: Women, Faith & Power lifts the stories we’re so often asked to soften, inviting Black women to speak with truth, authority, and spiritual clarity. This Women’s Month tribute reveals what happens when we shed the mask, honor our faith, and step fully into our power—together.
Thu, Feb 26Virtual WorkshopDon’t Put Me in a Dress When I Die — Nancy Brownlee shares a grounded conversation on living and being remembered as a masculine‑presenting woman. Reserve your spot at www.mwni.org.
Multiple DatesThu, Jan 29Virtual WorkshopJoin Dr. Dedi Sutton for a two‑part series that blends holistic wellness, spiritual psychology, and the 5 Element Theory to affirm and empower masculine‑presenting women. Short, embodied sessions use movement, conversation, and practical tools to anchor identity, leadership, and renewal.
Multiple DatesThu, Jan 22Virtual WorkshopJoin Dr. Dedi Sutton for a two‑part series that blends holistic wellness, spiritual psychology, and the 5 Element Theory to affirm and empower masculine‑presenting women. Short, embodied sessions use movement, conversation, and practical tools to anchor identity, leadership, and renewal.
