Powerful Women in Society
Queen Elizabeth the First and Oprah Winfrey are two very different people that have lived very different lives, however, they are also very similar in many ways. Both women have overcome unbelievable hardships in their lives, and both used their influence to improve society creating wonderful legacies that will continue to live on. Queen Elizabeth the First used her political influence, and position in the Monarchy to influence society of her time. Oprah Winfrey has a very strong media and fan base that helps her influence our society today. I have chosen to compare Queen Elizabeth the First, and Oprah Winfrey based on their leadership, and influence in society as a whole. As a member of the royal family, it is …show more content…
The arts thrived during Elizabeth’s rule, this can be credited to her love of it and the many artists wanting to pay tribute to her in both art and literary forms (“IBID”). Literacy also grew in popularity creating great poets and authors, including William Shakespeare, and Christopher Marlowe (“Hanson”). Elizabeth brought peace to England during war, and religious turmoil ("Queen Elizabeth I Biography"). She was able to use her position in the monarchy to stabilize England, and bring peace and prosperity to its people. During her rule, England saw expansion overseas, credited to her encouragement of explorers (“Hanson”). Queen Elizabeth surrounded herself with trusted, knowledgeable advisors, and remained a stable ruler (“IBID”). Elizabeth was loved by her people and had great influence over them, that ultimately made England advance, and …show more content…
With the success of the Oprah Winfrey Show, she was able to expand her career into movies and books ("Oprah Winfrey Biography"). She has appeared in movies such as The Colour Purple, Native Son, and several others (“IBID”). Oprah’s platform includes her own production company (Harpo Production, Inc), co-authoring of several books, Oprah’s Book Club, The Oprah Magazine, Oxygen Media, and the Oprah Winfrey Network (“IBID”). The platform she has created reaches many people across the world, giving her the power to influence millions of
Queen Elizabeth the First and Oprah Winfrey are two very different people that have lived very different lives, however, they are also very similar in many ways. Both women have overcome unbelievable hardships in their lives, and both used their influence to improve society creating wonderful legacies that will continue to live on. Queen Elizabeth the First used her political influence, and position in the Monarchy to influence society of her time. Oprah Winfrey has a very strong media and fan base that helps her influence our society today. I have chosen to compare Queen Elizabeth the First, and Oprah Winfrey based on their leadership, and influence in society as a whole. As a member of the royal family, it is …show more content…
The arts thrived during Elizabeth’s rule, this can be credited to her love of it and the many artists wanting to pay tribute to her in both art and literary forms (“IBID”). Literacy also grew in popularity creating great poets and authors, including William Shakespeare, and Christopher Marlowe (“Hanson”). Elizabeth brought peace to England during war, and religious turmoil ("Queen Elizabeth I Biography"). She was able to use her position in the monarchy to stabilize England, and bring peace and prosperity to its people. During her rule, England saw expansion overseas, credited to her encouragement of explorers (“Hanson”). Queen Elizabeth surrounded herself with trusted, knowledgeable advisors, and remained a stable ruler (“IBID”). Elizabeth was loved by her people and had great influence over them, that ultimately made England advance, and …show more content…
With the success of the Oprah Winfrey Show, she was able to expand her career into movies and books ("Oprah Winfrey Biography"). She has appeared in movies such as The Colour Purple, Native Son, and several others (“IBID”). Oprah’s platform includes her own production company (Harpo Production, Inc), co-authoring of several books, Oprah’s Book Club, The Oprah Magazine, Oxygen Media, and the Oprah Winfrey Network (“IBID”). The platform she has created reaches many people across the world, giving her the power to influence millions of