Condoleezza Rice's Influence On History

There are many famous women in history, those of which have made huge differences and changes that greatly influenced our world. These women led society to view women differently. Women were given more rights and a respect because of these women’s actions and influence. One of those woman is Condoleezza Rice. She made history by becoming the first African American secretary of state. Condoleezza Rice was born in Birmingham, Alabama on November 14, 1954 to John and Angelena Rice. John and Angelena did not find activism to be their own solution to white racism. Instead they put all their effort into making Condi, which was Rice’s nickname, an educational and talented women. Rice had many benefits with her parents being exceptional teachers. There are many talents Rice was taught at a young age. She began to learn literature, foreign languages, …show more content…
She was able to add figure skating and tennis to her list of activities while in Denver. Here Rice attended her first private school, St. Mary’s Academy. It was a different atmosphere for Rice then what she was use to. Of all seventy girls attending the school only four were black. Rice had skipped two grades and was the youngest in her class. Even though she was making straight A’s, she was told by her counselor that she was not college material based off the scores of her intelligence test. This did not discourage her from continuing to excel in school. Rice had enough credits to graduate by the end of junior year.
Condoleezza Rice’s parents wanted her to start college right away, but she wanted to receive her diploma with the rest of her class. They found a compromise. Rice began two college courses at the University of Denver while still attending high school. She did all of this, plus a multitude of activities, at the age of only 15. Her teachers described her as “well-mannered, confident, and a charming young lady” (qtd. in