Susan Glaspell

As one can see in the speech given by Sojourner Truth in 1851, “Ain’t I a Woman”, she believes that women’s right and, even more specifically, African American women’s right are extremely important. In her speech presented in Akron, Ohio, she takes numerous points of her opponents and finds counterclaims to rebut them. She uses points such as how she has been treated compared to how other women have been treated, the lack of intelligence the men assume she has, and she even poses the question of…

Moral Courage - Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln fought for the equality of all people. He was a proponent of women and in 1836 fought for their right to vote (Stewart 1). Lincoln displayed great moral courage throughout his presidency and life, as did the Jewish population throughout the Holocaust. Both Lincoln and the Jews suffered a similar fate with each being killed prematurely. Lincoln was assassinated and many of the Jews were killed in the concentration camps. Lincoln's courage has…

For this journal assignment, I had the most difficulty settling on a single quote. There were several that resonated with my personality and philosophy on leadership; however, I decided on a wonderful quote by Eleanor Roosevelt. She stated that “you gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” Eleanor Roosevelt was the first lady to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. However,…

Due to the National Union of Woman Suffrage Society’s lack of developments to their cause, Emmeline Pankhurst decided to create the WSPU. The leader of the NUWSS, Millicent Fawcett, was a well-known pacifist. She centered her efforts on changing social conditions rather that using political action to gain the right to vote. She used strategies such as writing letters and publishing works in newspapers. Unfortunately these actions made little impact on England’s Government. Enter Emmeline…

SOS HERMANN GMIENER INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE “How did Asantehemma Nana Yaa Akyaa make herself a prominent leader of the Asante Empire before its collapse 1902?” SUBJECT: HISTORY NAME: Akosua Asamoabea AMPOFO SUPERVISOR: John Kamau WORD COUNT: 3,499 MAY 2015 ABSTRACT This extended essay researched into the life of Nineteenth Century Asantehemma Nana Yaa Akyaa and her political influences in leading the Asante Empire with the research question: “How did Asantehemma Nana Yaa Akyaa make…

As Nathaniel Hawthorne began to pen The Scarlet Letter, the gender roles of America had began to change in ways that had never been seen in its history. Just two years before the publication of his novel, women from all walks of life had gathered in Seneca Falls, New York to discuss their rights. This conference was the origin of the feminist movement and the culmination of years of small steps for women in their quest for further rights. This fight for additional rights started with Anne…

How significant was Eleanor Roosevelt's role in bringing about social changes in the USA during the 1930s-40s?Introduction Eleanor Roosevelt was a diplomat, activist, politician, writer and the longest serving First Lady of the United States, who has revolutionized the role of the First Lady and brought many social changes by fighting for the civil rights of African Americans, women rights and the rights of the refugees during the World War 2. These are the three main aspects that the essay…

Contributions of Gertrude B. Elion There have been many famous female Chemists throughout history that have made extraordinary contributions to society. Their contributions have helped society in a variety of things. One of these famous female Chemists is Gertrude B. Elion. She has brought many discoveries about drugs to the world throughout her life that helped many people. Gertrude B. Elion has many accomplishments including creating new drugs, and winning the Nobel Prize. Elion was born on…

Alice Paul stated, “I always feel...the movement is a sort of mosaic. Each of us puts in one little stone, and then you get a great mosaic at the end.” Thousands of women were behind the passing and ratification of the 19th amendment in 1920 from Susan B. Anthony to Lucy Burns, a close friend of Paul’s. However, Paul was being too modest in her previous statement. She contributed much more than a little stone to the mosaic that was the women’s suffrage movement. In geological terms, Paul…

Susan B. Anthony and Women’s Rights. What would you do if you were a woman in the 1800’s and your rights were taken from you? Would getting arrested like Susan B Anthony be worth it? Any female in this day and age definitely would (Ohrenschall). Anthony would be very proud, us women have come a long way since the 1800’s, and it is all because of her act on civil disobedience. Civil disobedience is when a protestor/protestors break a law, objecting and protesting (Suber). The purpose of civil…