National Women's Hall of Fame

white association, so this was a big step during this time. Mary Mahoney also co- founded the National Association of Colored graduates (NACGN) in 1908 because of the A.N. A’s hesitation to add more Negro members. She also delivered the welcome address at the organization’s first annual convention in 1909 (American society of registered nursing, 2008). Mahoney was really active in the involvement of women’s rights. She became one of Boston’s first women to vote at the age of 76. Unfortunately,…

"Dr. Ride received numerous honors and awards. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame and the Astronaut Hall of Fame and has received the Jefferson Award for Public…

“their” women. Jack Johnson died in a car accident on June 10, 1946 and since then his career has been under review; his alleged crimes have been determined the result of racial bias. In 1990 Jack Johnson was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (“Jack Johnson”). Johnson’s contribution to civil rights and the integration/equality of sports in America are irrefutable and monumental to the black…

who was able to overcome gender barriers of coaching was Pat Summitt. Her autobiography Sum It Up shows her tough and criticized rise into the basketball coaching hall of fame, while showing us her hard work to become the winningest coach in NCAA Diviosn I basketball, men’s or women, and her role in bringing national attention to women’s…

because if the answers to any of the questions are yes, then the young women would be describing the textbook definition of rape. Robinson then moves to discuss the sexism in the courthouse. She remarks about the events of the cases and that the women's cases against the coach were dropped. However the young boys cases still held standing in court. The young women are addressed as “ all of our daughters," tying the emotions of the reader into each of the cases and leading into the final points…

Alice Paul and the National Woman’s Party, 1910-1928,…

women were not allowed to speak publicly there, and that they were segregated from the men (Elizabeth 2). This is where she met Elizabeth Cady Stanton. They became friends and discussed the issues of slavery and women’s rights. Both of them decided to hold a convention to talk about women’s rights once they got back to the United States. Eight years later, after writing back and forth to each other, Mott told Stanton that she was coming to Seneca Falls to visit her sister (3). Stanton invited…

history, they were not even allowed to help defend their country because they were seen as “weak.” They were only allowed to cater towards the men who were fighting. Eventually, women in America got tired of being treated as inferior human beings. Women’s roles in the military have changed immensely throughout history, and the transitions women have made has greatly impacted militaries everywhere. Before women were allowed to join the military as soldiers, they were cooks, laundresses, spies,…

Mary Mcleod Bethune was an equal parts educator, politician, and social visionary. She was known as “The First Lady of the Struggle,” most of her career was devoted to improving the lives of African Americans through education, political, and economic empowerment. Mrs.Bethune was born into slavery, this means that she could not get any education. At the young age of 12 she was finally able to go to school and get an education. This is why Mrs.Bethune wanted to be an educator for African…

“Blindness separates people from things;deafness separates people from people.”Helen Keller was an American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deafblind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree. Helen was born on June 27, 1880 in Tuscumbia, AL to Arthur H. Keller and Kate Adams Keller. Her family lived on a homestead that her grandfather had built. Helen is the sister of Mildred Campbell and Phillip Brooks Keller, and half sister to James and William Simpson Keller who…