American suffragists

primary source. The text called “Freedom or death” was realised on 13 November1913.It was a speech that Emmeline de Pankhurst spoke to the people of Hartford in Connecticut, near Boston, as a strong statement and a defence of what they did the suffragists. Emmeline de Pankhurst was born in Manchester in 1858 Emmeline Pankhurst and she was vastly influenced by her activist parents. With 20 years old she married with a lawyer who also supported the rights of women, they had 5 children. Together…

written by Kate Chopin Kate Chopin was an American author of short stories and novels, mostly of a Louisiana Creole background. Though she did not overtly associate with the women' s suffrage movement, nor did she ever refer to her herself as a "feminist writer", Kate Chopin is nonetheless considered to have been a forerunner of feminist authors of the late 1800s. But David Chopin, Kate' s grandson, claims "Kate was neither a feminist nor a suffragist, she said so. " As far as I am concerned,…

towards equal rights and justice for all. For African-Americans, and women in some respect, one of the trailblazers who fought racism, inequality, and injustice was Ida B. Wells. Born into slavery six months before President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, Wells was a fierce civil rights leader, activist, suffragist, and journalist; but was best known as a fearless anti-lynching crusader. Wells was one of the most iconic African-American women reformists that boldly challenged…

challenge and accomplished the goal of ending segregation on Montgomery’s buses (Crouteau and Hoynes 2015). Rosa Parks not only gave rise to the Civil Rights Movement, but also promoted the Women’s Movement, the farm worker’s revolts, Chicano and Native American pride and activism (Wade-Lewis…

Oral History and Historical Memory Lynching: Injustice or Justified-Depending on Perspective Sometimes, individual oral historical memory and historical events depicted in history as facts are different, depending on whose perspective is being studied. Thoughts on truth, by Per Robert Evans says that, “There are three sides to every story… My side, your side, and the truth, and no one believes they are lying… Memories serve each one differently.” I believe that this is also true in telling the…

Unfortunately, African Americans realized that the freedom they worked so hard in getting may hurt them in the long run. As time grew President Johnson realized that being free meant "competing with other white citizens for social positions, livelihood, and political power and he did not like that."7 At the time Confederate soldiers were coming back home and were looking around confused because they saw African Americans trying to take their place in the nation. People were sick and more…

Alice Paul was born January 11, 1885 by her parents William and Tacie Paul (Rebecca). Alice’s father was the President of Burlington Trust Company, giving Alice a much more luxurious life (Rebecca). They had lived on a farm, and any other kid would’ve had to do chores, but because her father was so successful they hired people to do all of those chores, whether it be farm work or house chores. Even though they didn’t have to perform many laboring tasks they were still taught the idea that you…

Geronimo: A True American The brave Bedonkohe Apache leader Geronimo was able to accomplish many astonishing feats before he died at the age of seventy-nine in 1909. Some of these achievements include continuing his journey of bettering the lives of his people despite his own family being murdered when he was only twenty-nine (27). Geronimo fully embodies the hard-working and no excuses attitude that many Americans strive for. Geronimo in many ways possesses the same moral code and ideas that…

did not have the same opportunity as males. After the American Revolution, “republican motherhood,” had rooted itself in the society of America. The “cult of domesticity” developed to promote women in their natural work environment, the home. While “republican motherhood” and the “cult of domesticity” were held in the hearts of many Americans, these goals were not obtainable by all women. The women of lower classes in society and African Americans were unable to obtain the goals of “republican…

When I was growing up, Woodrow Wilson was a great progressive hero. As a founder of the League of Nations and a champion of global democracy, he was a model of enlightened statesmanship. As president of the United States, he introduced a host of sweeping reforms, including an income tax and women’s right to vote. He was the most forward-looking leader before the New Deal came along. But now, they want to chisel his name off buildings. Woodrow Wilson was also a deep-dyed racist. Even in the…