Anthony Giddens

famous work are his Constantine paintings and his drunken Hercules painting. Rubens died at age 63 to heart failure. He left behind eight children of his own. As well as a studio assistants who went on to become artist of their own. Most famously Anthony Van Dyck. Rubens skills to handle complex works and large scale works will never be forgotten and many people today are still inspired by him and his works. Peter Paul Rubens, was a Flemish painter. His artwork of Constantine was most…

“Why should I vote?” Many proud Americans are asking this question as election day nears. “Why should I take time out of my busy day to stand in line to vote when my vote hardly matters? Voting is a waste of money and hardly worth my time. The electoral college gets the final say on who wins anyway. The candidates are awful and besides I’m just too busy to vote.” Enough with the excuses! The right to vote is a privilege and should be exercised with willingness and appreciation. Many people…

Wooden headedness intro From a hundred years ago to two minutes ago, wooden headedness can be found anywhere if it is looked for. Wooden headedness consists of assessing a situation in terms of preconceived fixed notions while ignoring or rejecting any contrary signs. This is when a person acts according to a wish while not allowing oneself to be deflected by the facts. history Years ago, wooden headedness played a role in human affairs, affecting society today. Everything has made an impact…

themselves were the most involved in fighting for their right to vote, but there were a few men who stood strong with women to gain the rights, women deserved. Some important people involved in the movement include Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a leader figure in the early…

Crash Course Summary: Women’s Suffrage John Green educates his viewers about American women in the Progressive Era during his video on Women’s Suffrage. The Progressive Era is from 1890 to 1920. The “Women’s era,” can also describe the Progressive Era since American women began to have various political and economic chances. Women were not considered citizens of the United States before the Progressive Era. There was no such thing as equal rights between men and women. The oppression of men…

The role of women within society has continued to be fought and changed for centuries upon centuries. Catharine Beecher exemplified the ideal woman during the 19th century as she accepted and supported her role as a woman trapped in the domestic sphere in her letter to Angelina Grimke in 1837. Angelina Grimke, however, did not succumb to these values, and was caught preaching abolitionist movements, thus creating the argument between these two women about their place in society. Essentially,…

change from this tradition and way of life. Women had their first gathering of women’s right in Seneca Falls, New York in July of 1848 (The Women’s’ Rights Movement, 2007). Elizabeth Cady Stanton, was the organizer of the gathering later met Susan B. Anthony and together they served as women right activist. That is how the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) developed. Another woman, Lucy Stone, created the American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA). These two associations were the…

Who is Hetty Goldman? Why is she so important? Hetty Goldman was an american archaeologist who was one of the first woman to undertake excavations in Greece and the Middle East. The reason she is so important is because of her contributions to the archaeological field as well as how she opening up the field of archaeology for woman . She “ was born December 19, 1881, in New York City”(“Hetty Goldman:Life”). Her mother and father were Sarah Adler Goldman and Julius goldman. Mrs. Goldman was the…

Today, we take women's suffrage for granted, but back in the 1800's and 1900's it was a big deal. People like Susan B. Anthony, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton fought their whole lives for the vote, but they never lived to see it happen. The two made petitions and stood up for what they believed in, and now women today can thank them for helping them get the right to vote. The fight for women's suffrage began in the early decades before the Civil War. Women were outraged over the fact that men…

For decades women struggled for the rights to vote along with travel what seemed to be an almost impossible journey to full and equal civil rights as American citizens. Women like Marie Jenney Howe helped pave the way for women to have a chance at achieving that goal. Howe was a member of the newly formed National Women’s Suffrage Association. She was also known for her monolog parody on the Opposition to Women’s Suffrage, created in 1913. Howe wrote and performed this parody because of the…