Mary Brave Bird Changes

“Times have changed and they’ve changed in this case for the better”, by Ann Gutmann. This quote reflects the experiences a Mary Brave Bird, a Native American female activist and Charlotte Forten, an African American female activist. Their work for freedom and women’s rights can be credited to the changes of this century. Our country was not accepting of diversity and gender equality. Their stories take place during the country’s intense struggle to “provide order” and “civilize” society. Each and every attempt brought controversy nonetheless, there were changes for the better. They included systems to end slavery, laws to stop racism, and rulings to protect women’s rights. Education and schooling contributed to the way in which civility was established. Parents were initially, required to teach their children obedience to religion and government. Consequently, the responsibility of education by a parent or master was neglected for a child to learn a trade rather than becoming …show more content…
Her story begins after Charlotte Forten’s journal however, they can be compared as having the same strong-will and commitment towards humanity. Native American woman growing up in the 1970’s, were faced with disrespect, being beaten, and raped. Women did not have any privileges and were killed and/or sterilized. Brave documented her treatment as well as what her family members and friends endured. Native American men were being acculturated in a sanitary environment, Mary Bird Brave (1991). Native American men encountered violent attacks by white settlers. Then, the battered men would retaliate but their wives and the women in their lives. Their tiyospaye, the tight-knit family structure, was destroyed. Brave (1991) So the great brainwashing began, those who did not like to have their brains washed being pushed farther and farther into the back country, into isolation and