Women also primarily learned from their mothers of all the responsibilities “that a competent eighteenth-century woman” should accept as her own (3). This would explain why “Abigail did not herself aspire to anything more than being a good wife and mother, but Abigail still believed women should be better educated (45–46). In Abigail’s mind, there was nothing wrong with being both. In this way Abigail Adams was a “prisoner of the times” (xiii). She could do little more than educate herself and her female relatives privately without harming her or her husband’s reputation.
Aileen Wuornos was born February 29, 1956 in Rochester, Michigan to Leo Dale Pittman and Diane Wuornos. Diane had abandoned her children and was never brought up in their household. Her father Leo went to prison before Aileen was born. Leo was a child molester and a psychopath who later hung himself while serving a life sentence in prison after his conviction of kidnaping and raping a seven year old girl. Growing up, Aileen lived with her brother and raised by their grandmother (Biography, 2015).
Elizabeth “Betty” Hines Bloore Scholarship Betty Bloore has given a scholarship to honor her chapter, Delta Rho Chapter, Mississippi. Annually, a scholarship will be granted to a collegiate applicant from Delta Rho. If there is not a qualified applicant from Delta Rho, the scholarship may be granted to any qualified collegiate applicant who is a native Arkansan. Betty grew up in the small town of Crossett, Arkansas.
The purpose of this research paper is to compare and contrast Elie Wiesel and Susan B. Anthony, and their collective contributions, especially to the human rights movement and history. To this extent, I should first like to pro-offer some biographical information as well as background as it relates to the two. Elie Wiesel survived the Holocaust, wrote poetry, received the Nobel Peace Prize, and he was a political activist. When Elie Wiesel delivered the speech “The Perils of Indifference,” he was already a recognized authority of political action and peace. In his speech, Wiesel describes himself as a trustworthy messenger.
Estella Pyfrom spent over a million dollars of her retirement money on helping kids around her area. Estella Pyfrom helped many kids who needed after school resources. Pyfrom is a retired citizen of Palm Beach County, Florida. Estella Pyfrom helped many kids who needed after school resources. She is a hero because she helped kids with her own money.
Ms. Anne Moody known as Essie Mae Moody before changing her name wrote her own autobiography as a college student. Ms. Moody was born on Sep. 15, 1940 in Centreville, Mississippi. In Ms. Moody autobiography talks about her encounters growing up through the struggles of being African American women. She talks about the struggles on how she try to understand the inequity between races. She also went through struggles with her family not accepting her involvement with in the civil rights movement.
Casey Harris Mr. Easley ENG 251-01 21 November 2016 Remember the Ladies Born into a well-known family in Weymouth, Massachusetts on November 11, 1744, Abigail Adams quickly started showing early signs of feminism (Michals). Like other women during this time, Adams did not have a formal education, but rather taught herself (Michals). Adams was unusually well educated and followed in her mother’s footsteps by tending to others. During this time, Adams began to develop independence, not just for herself, but for women in general. She had “no intention of ‘performing under the wing’ of any man who lacked respect for her individuality” (Osborne 23).
Maria W. Stewart was one of the most prominent African American feminist and abolitionist during the 19th century. She used her voice and writing to advocate for the rights of her communities during a period when she was barely considered human. Her most famous speech in 1832, “Why Sit Ye Here and Die” was a shocking and powerful speech that urged African Americans to fight against oppression. Despite the challenges she faced, Stewart became an influential figure in the fight for racial and gender equality in the United States and was a trailblazer, paving the way for future feminist and Black activists for years to come. Maria Stewart was born in 1803 in Hartford, Connecticut to one of the few free Black families at the time, though their
Susan Brownell Anthony, a woman of abstinence, abolition, and African-American rights. A brave soul who took pride in trying to fight not only for her rights, but all of the fellow ladies and underprivileged people who did not really have a say. She was a kind woman who simply fought for what she believed in and those happened to be some of the most common human rights that we now have because of people like her. Rights to be payed the same. Rights to vote the same.
Susan B. Anthony was the very first woman to appear on a U.S. coin. In 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed the Susan B. Anthony Dollar Coin Act, this would replace the existing dollar coin which was Eisenhower, with one bearing Anthony’s image. She was the first woman to have her likeness emblazoned on a coin. Susan B. Anthon who was born on February 15, 1820 in Adams, Massachusetts. Her father, Daniel was a farmer and later a cotton mill owner and manager and was raised as a Quaker.
Being the oldest of seven kids and the absents of dad being around has forced me to step up and help out the family. While doing that I was able to finish high school and still attend college. Since I was a young girl my inspiration was to become a nurse and being able to help other and making a difference in other people’s life everyday. A person who reminds me a lot of me and has inspired me to continue going to school and not letting anything get in the way is Mary Lewis Wyche. She was born in Henderson in Vance County.
Though many of the Interior Decorators I will be talking about in this paper are dead now, many of them remain big icons in the architecture and interior design field to this day. Elsie de Wolfe, whom is still revered as America’s first decorator to this day. Eleanor McMillen Brown, a pioneer in the interior design field and founder of McMillen Inc.. Dorothy Draper, the first to “professionalize” the interior design industry by establishing the first interior design company in the United States. Elsie de Wolfe was an American decorator born in New York City. Besides being an interior decorator she was also a professional actress that performed various light comic and historical roles throughout the 1890s.
An increasing number of people believed that we owned many responsibilities towards future generation. Any action we take in present will affect the upcoming generation in a bad or good way. One of the obvious reason we should considered future generation is simply because they are human too. As a human, we have moral right towards other human- being, and should act in a way that maximize their benefits. Although lot of people believes in a concept that future generations are human and human worth, many philosophers like Annette Baier question their existence with the problem called Futurity problem.
Anne Bradstreet is one of the most controversial poets of her time. Choosing her lover and materialistic items over religion. This is best shown in her works "To my dear loving husband" and "Upon the burning of our house" Which solely focuses on her Ironic lover as well as her home. In these poems she talks about how nothing can replace the happiness she feel with the main topic of each poem. While very similar in black and white.
Imagine how it feels to be stuck in a tiny, miniscule room for almost two years, not able to make a sound or movement and if heard by someone,death or concentration camp is the destination? The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett is about a small family which consists of Anne, Margot, Mr. Frank, and Mrs. Frank who were in a shock of fear, and went into hiding during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. Over the course of the story other characters join the family into hiding such as Mr. and Mrs. Van Daan, and their son Peter. During the time of hiding, Anne kept a diary to write down all her thoughts, fears, and feelings and was later known to be the most important piece of literature from the times of the Holocaust. The story takes you through their everyday lives of hiding in the annex which also includes arguing and times of happiness.
