Aunt Henrietta Jackson daughter of Fielding W Jackson and Elvira Ellis was born in January of 1878. Henrietta was about 11 or 12 when her father passed away leaving her mother to raise 7 children the 6 boys and Henrietta. She was charged with assisting her mom with the children as well as household chores, also learning how to work in the fields. Education was paramount in the Ellis-Jackson home and like her mother she too began a career as a school teacher at Poplar Hill School.
Mary Godfrey was born on July 3, 1913 . While her obituary states that she was born in the small southern town, Charlotte Court House, Virginia, in a personal interview, Godfrey’s states she was born in New York, but people would like to think she is from Virginia (Hollingsworth, 1998, p. 200). At some point, Godfrey’s family migrated from Charlotte Court House, Virginia to New York City. Godfrey was one of eight children of Henry B. Godfrey and Louise Read. Her older sister, Cleveland Community Activist and journalist, Stella Godfrey White Bigham was the first African American woman to sit on the Cleveland Transit System board whose work promoted interracial understanding.
Mary was born August 5, 1861 in Belleville,IL to Henry and Lavinia Richmond. She was raised by her grandmother and two aunts in Baltimore, MD after her parents died. She grew up around racial problems, suffrage, social, and political beliefs. Because she grew up around those things she started becoming a critical thinker and social activism. Richmond was home schooled because her grandmother and aunts were not familiar with the traditional education system until the age of eleven when she entered public school.
Born November 26, 1832 Mary E. Walker was an American Feminist, Abolitionist, Prohibitionist, Prisoner of War, as well as a Surgeon. In 1855 she earned her medical degree at Syacus Medical College in New York and started a medical practice. Her practice didn’t fair too well so she volunteered with the Union Army during the beginning of the American Civil War serving as a surgeon. She was captured by the Confederate Forces after crossing enemy lines to treat wounded civilian, and was arrested as a spy.
Surviving Captivity: A Mary Rowlandson Narrative In 1675, Metacoment, who was called Philip by the Puritans, led the Native Americans on the first series of many attacks that came to be known as “King Philip’s War.” Particularly, on February 10, 1675, The Native Americans attacked Lancaster, Massachusetts, killing many people and taking the others hostage. Among those taken hostage, was Mary Rowlandson, a devoted puritan mother and minister’s wife, along with her three children.
When Jemison was a little girl she spent a lot of time reading about science. Her favorite kind of science was astronomy. When she was in high school she found out she wanted to get a job in biomedical engineering. After graduating as an honor student she went to Stanford University With a National Achievement scholarship. At Stanford she was involved in many things like Dance, Theater, and was head of the Black Student Union.
In the book Andrew Jackson and his America, many topics were discussed. Some of the topics included Jackson’s political career and his military career. He started out as a lawyer’s apprentice in North Carolina. From there he becomes a lawyer and then a judge. Jackson then later became the first senate in the House of Representatives for the new state, Tennessee.
After teaching at a local school, Jackson decided to become a lawyer. Soon, at the tender age of 20, he received his license to practice law. For the next two years, Jackson would practice. During a visit at a frontier fort, Jackson would been Rachel, a woman in a troubled marriage. They would officially marry in 1794.
There are many stories that tell about the horrors of captivity but not like that of Mary Rowlandson. In her record of her life in captivity called A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson, she writes a heart-breaking and horror filled recap of her time in captivity. Rowlandson is explaining how her captors treated her, what she lost in her insane reality, and what kept her strong throughout her days in captivity. Mary Rowlandson’s time in captivity is one that she’ll never forget. What she really won’t forget was how the Indians treated her when capturing her.
Although some people might argue that Shirley Chisholm does not demonstrate leadership qualities, a closer examination proves that the former congresswoman was a strong leader because of her independence, perseverance,and willingness to take risks. Shirley Chisholm is a great leader because she blazed a trail by being the first African American Congresswoman. For example, “Chisholm indulged her maverick nature in a spectacular gesture. She became the first black woman to run for president” (Morin pg1).This proves that she was the first black individual in her field to run for president so this makes her a trailblazer because all leaders should possess this for the reason that no leader can lead from behind.
Jemison has impacted the society in many ways. The National Air and Space Museum stated in 2010 “An alternative public school in Detroit, Michigan, The Mae C. Jemison Academy, was named after her in 1992. She gladly accepted the position of a role model and hoped to remind other African-Americans that the sky’s the limit.” Then Jemison started using her considerable talents and energies to help children in school, particularly in science. “What we have to figure out is how to maintain the 3 C’s of science-curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking-in our children.”
Following her graduation, she moved to Cornell Medical School- obtaining her Doctorate in Medicine. After her graduation, she did several things before applying to NASA- she became an intern for Los Angeles County Medical Center, practiced general medicine, and then joined the Peace Corps, serving as a medical officer in Africa. When inspirational Sally Ride became the first American woman in space in 1983, Jemison quickly decided to apply for the astronaut program at NASA. However, shortly after her application, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded- therefore, resulting in NASA taking a break from hiring.
Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson The Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson is a text that describes the experiences of Mary Rowlandson during her captivity by the Native Americans in the King Phillips war. The details about the capture which took place in 1676 are recorded in her diary accounts which were written a few years after she was released. The captivity lasted about eleven weeks and is accounted in the diaries. Rowlandson specifically believes that her experiences were related to the Bible and that the capture was a trial from God which she had to endure in order to survive and remain a true Christian woman who is suitable for the then puritan society (Harris 12).
I have always wanted to be a barista, the person behind the counter at that cute little coffee shop who would make the drink that gave me life. When I was given that opportunity of course I took it as soon as I could; I had always felt like I was already a part of that community with all of the hours I would spend in coffee shops and having the knowledge of what all the drinks were. But on arriving at my first day of work at River City Coffee I quickly realized the life and community behind the counter is a completely different world than the one I had been living in. River City Coffee is a discourse community.
I was not aware of all of Dr. Mary Harper’s accomplishments and great work that she did over her life time, but I do remember being in middle school and there were discussions about her as well as national acknowledgements. This documentary was extremely beneficial and interesting to me, just for the simple fact that she is an outstanding role model for the African American community. My first impression of Dr. Harper I immediately noticed that she was extremely determined and hard working. I started to replay my education and I started to wonder why I was just now learning so much about her? The beginning of the clip started off as if Dr. Harper had a tough life and she wanted better for herself and that is realistic to most people.
