According to The Editors of Encyclopedia, Jane Addams was an American Social reformer and pacifist (Encyclopedia, 2017). She was brave. She took a stand for what she felt was right. She stood for social justice, education, equality and more. Jane Addams was also a cowinner of the Nobel Prize of Peace in 1931. “Jane Addams was the one of the most distinguished college-educated women of the first generation” (Jane Addams, 2010). She also won worldwide recognition in the first third of the…
In the speech Rebuilding the Cherokee Nation given by Wilma Mankillers I think she has a lot of valuable points about how she would like to see the Cherokee nation rebuilt, how she wants people to look past stereotypes and see her as the Chief of the Cherokee Nation, and how she describes being able to accomplish all of this. From what I have read about Wilma Mankiller and her background is that she was the first woman to ever lead a major Native America Tribe in the United States of American.…
Elise Hurry Daywalt P. 7 World History H 9 February 2018 Feminist Mary Wollstonecraft From the beginning of time men have been ruling this world and Mary Wollstonecraft thought it was finally time for a change. In the 18th century there was not many advocates for women's right that stood out and tried to make a difference to gain equality. Wollstonecraft was one of few who decided it was a matter of time to make a change and took to writing to express her new and almost unheard of ideas of…
Many years way before the Woman Suffrage Movement, woman weren’t considered as equal as men we were downgraded. The historical poem & document I chose are when women's rights movement was taking place. The woman suffrage movement began to gather strength In the 1840’s as woman began to fight for equal rights, the woman suffrage movement opened opportunities for women. The poem that I chose talks about women's equality it is called ‘’Ain’t I a women’’. The passage ‘’Ain't I a women’’ it describes…
On July 19th, 1848, the inaugural women’s rights convention in the United States was held in Seneca Falls, New York. This first meeting was essential to the beginning of the Women’s Suffrage Movement and the Equal Rights Amendment. Two weeks after the Seneca Falls Convention a similar, and preponderant meeting was held in Rochester, New York. Multiple conventions similar to these followed annually, these conventions launched the Women's Suffrage Movement. During the years leading up to 1848,…
America from 1820-1860 exhibited many changes and featured conflicts from the optimistic point of view in society and the pessimistic view in society. During this time, people were inspired to improve themselves and society due to the Second Great Awakening, a revival in America which caused many to return to God and the church. The Second Great Awakening brought about people who believed in equality and were accepting of different races or the opposite gender and the disagreements arose between…
The 19th amendment allows women to vote. The reason why this law was created is because all the people in the United States could vote besides women. But what it is really for is to make it legal for all citizens to vote. It also stops the government from forcing people not to vote. The 19th amendment all started with the Suffrage movement. The Suffrage movement formed during the civil war. It was written by women, but didn’t go into work until 41 years later. This movement is based off of a…
Clara Barton was born in Oxford Massachusetts on December 25, 1821 in and was a giving and unselfish women. That is why I think that Clara Barton should be on our currency and represent our country along with are other repusenitives of the United States. Some of the important things that this brave women should be notest for is she was a teacher in the time most teacher were men, risked her life bringing supplies to the solders on the field during the Civil War ,and “she was one of the first…
Both “Susan B Anthony Dares To Vote” and Malcolm X show the theme of courage. Susan B Anthony in “Susan B Anthony Dares To Vote” shows the theme courage because 15 women and she wanted to be registered to vote, but they weren’t allowed because they were women. Malcolm X showed courage because he kept traveling across the world interpreting his beliefs and giving speeches. However, “Susan B Anthony Dares To Vote” and Malcolm X are very different. Their influences on the people are different.…
Flopper women a style or a life style? Many would argue that it started a movement that links with women rights. Fashion helped Women in many ways which has an immense impact in the 1920’s and on the world today through the advancements in the women’s rights which has help women throw out many generations. In the world in the 1920’s changed so much in there era and in ours today. Women have changed their appearance which helped them in the women rights movement. First, this fashion sense has…