Although women haven’t usually been in a position of power but woman have done great things throughout history even though people might haven’t even noticed what they have done until Empress Theodora and Queen Elizabeth changed it forever by doing something very important Empress Theodora was one who impacted her empire by doing something very important. One way she impacted her empire was when she made the speech for justinin not too leave. That impacted them because when she made the speech justinian stayed to fight and they won(Almanac p27). It was important for him to stay because if he wouldn’t have stayed the whole empire would have been gone(Almanac p27). Another way was when she got married with justinian because when they
Queen Isabelle had a small town role, but a very large effect on the court case. She was also the influence behind some of President Van Buren 's decisions over the case. She had different reasons behind her opinion on the case. At this time the Queen was only thirteen years of age and most of her diplomatic opinions were very much influenced by her royal advisors. One of the Queen 's arguments was that the treaty between the United States and Spain, Pinckney 's Treaty, should be enforced, this would have helped her fight to keep slavery.
While she did acquire a very high political position, she was not born into the Patrician class. She was also responsible for the continuation of Justinian’s rule during the Nika Riots. As Justinian and his officials prepared to flee because of the reckless riots, Theodora convinced them to stay. As a result, Justinian appointed his men to attack the rioters. They wound up killing nearly 30,000 of them.
In the Ottoman Empire the women had many restrictions when it came to public decisions. The role of women is one of the most significant arguments in the current day but how does each empire show the respect of women. "Contemporary feminist scholars suggest that before the Conquest, Andean women could be leaders and warriors as well as wives and mothers. "8 Even though the women weren 't exactly equal to men they could be leaders and warriors.
Born on November 11, 1744 in Weymouth Massachusetts, Abigail Adams was the second first lady of the United States and made her impact on America through her words, both spoken and written. Abigail was married to second U.S. president, John Adams and mother to sixth U.S. president, John Quincy Adams. Deprived of a formal education as a child because of her gender, Abigail took it upon herself to self educate. She learned French on her own as well as a vast variety of other subjects such as theology, government, and law. This helped her later in life as she became John Adam’s right hand, providing him with advice and input as he developed the new country.
Abigail Adams helped start off everything for women, and men thinking about women’s rights and roles in a country that had been founded on the ideals of equality and independence for women. She was a very important women because without her women probably wouldn't get the respect they get today. This is why I feel like she is so till this day because she built and fought for women from the ground up. She was born on November, 22nd 1744 in Weymouth Massachusetts a farm community 15 miles of Boston. Her family lived in the colonies for several generations and established more in the society.
Elizabeth Stanton was born November 12th, 1815 in Johnstown, NY. She died October 26th, 1902 in NYC, NY because of heart failure. Her spouse’s name was Henry Brewster. They were married from 1840 to 1887. Her influences were, Frederick Douglass, a famous writer.
Women that were strong leaders of the past like Queen Hatshepsut of Egypt, Joan of Arc, and Sappho had to fight for their positions as leaders in society so they could inspire future women. For Queen Hatshepsut fighting for a leadership position meant reversing what Egyptians believed women could do politically and religiously. While for Joan of Arc it was disproving derogatory opinions on how much power women could hold over a military. Sappho was such a great poet that her work spread around the Mediterranean, but due to objectionable themes in her stories they were soon banned and burned which was fully because she was the only female poet to use licentious content in the antiquity period. Female leaders who held staple positions in society during their times like Joan of Arc, Hatshepsut, and Sappho have influenced women throughout the ages and today to incorporate what they accomplished
Catherine De Medici and Elizabeth I of Tudor were both powerful and well-known women, rulers/advisors. However, they were viewed by their people very differently and had a different impact on their state. Elizabeth was a wise Queen who sparked an age of prosperity known as the Elizabethan age. Catherine de Medici although not a Queen because Salic laws only allowed males to rule, still had a major impact in France by being the advisor of her three sons all of who were kings. Both Elizabeth and Catherine were judged for being women, but that just add on to other struggles they faced.
Elizabeth Blackwell overcame two deaths and dozens of rejections; however, she never gave up and went on to become the first female doctor in the United States. She was born on February 3, 1821, in Bristol, United Kingdom, to Samuel and Hannah Lane Blackwell. Elizabeth Blackwell was the third of nine children. She and her four other sisters received the same education as her four brothers; therefore, she had a bright mind. When she was twelve, her entire family emigrated to New York City.
Mary, the Queen of Scots, is just one good example of a female leader. From the time she was born, she was already fighting society about being a queen as an infant. She fought through many hard times while ruling her country. The first couple years may have been easy for Mary but after her second marriage, she was fighting to live. Mary is a life changer, one of the first women to stand up for women rights to rule a country, and she deserves the respect for what she did when many people thought that females could not be rulers.
She was a good Queen and provided for her people. Did they change the way the society was run? Did warfare or violence affect the lives of those people? When Eleanor of Aquitaine was Queen of France and England, the ways of the society changed a lot.
Queen Victoria was Queen of Great Britain from1837 to1901 and in 1876 Empress of India. Victoria was born in London, the only child of George III fourth son, Edward, and Victoria Maria Louisa. When her father died, Victoria became the heir in June 1837. Victoria became queen at age 18. Lord Melbourne, was Queen Victoria’s political adviser and confidant, he helped teach the queen the complexity of being a monarch.
As you can see, many important things happened around and during the time of the enlightenment. Important dates in history like the American Revolution and the French revolution happened during this time. This timeline includes important dates of published writing that influenced the enlightenment and talked about the important happenings during this time. The Enlightenment endorsed and supported reason as a way to establish an authoritative system of knowledge, ethics, government, and even religion, which would allow people to obtain scientific truth about the whole of reality.
During her time as Queen she was able to cause numerous amounts of amazing things. Many inventions, railroad buildings and wealth in cities became huge underneath her. She rarely