Summary Of The Rebels: Grace O Malley And C. J. Walker

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Rebels: Grace O'Malley and C.J Walker

The lesson these Rebels learned that they can be strong and independent women, they embraced themselves and made a difference for women in the earlier times.

Both my rebels rebelled in the same way by defining other people's words. Neither just wanted to sit around and do nothing so they did something. Madam C.J walker was losing her hair, but no hair care product worked for her, so she made one for African-Americans, she defied the white society by making hair products for African-American's. Grace O'Malley wanted to be a sailor, but her father said no, so she defied his words and became, not only a sailor, but a pirate.

My rebels changed settings by not being happy with where they were in life

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