Nicole McCray Dr. Davis POL-100 10/08/12 Alice Paul Alice Paul was one of the most significant figures in the movement to secure women’s rights in America. As educated, Paul used radical political strategies to produce favorable results for the Women’s Suffrage movement. Her militant actions eventually led to the ratification of the 19th amendment which secured women’s right to vote. Alice was born in Paulsdale on Jan 11, 1885 to William and Tacie Paul who eventually had two more children after Alice. Alice’s parents were Quakers, and instilled their religious beliefs into her.
Running Head: AN EXTRAORDINARY WOMAN 1 Footsteps of Coretta Scott King Anna Robinson MidAmerica Nazarene University American History: The 1960s AN EXTRAORDINARY WOMAN 2 Coretta Scott King dedicated her life from her youthful days through adulthood fighting human rights. Often spoken of as Mrs. Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta influenced Dr. King’s life and more importantly the lives of her family and the world. She ministered through her music, peaceful demonstrations and speaking engagements. Coretta Scott King did not follow in the footsteps of Dr. King instead, she kept their footsteps welded together and continued to stand for equal rights and social justice keeping his dream alive and preserving his legacy while creating a legacy of her own. AN EXTRAORDINARY WOMAN 3 Footsteps of Coretta Scott King The famous quote, “Behind every good man is a good woman” is attributed in part to the Woman’s Liberation Movement of the sixties.
In "An Appeal To The Women of the Nominally Free States", Angelina Grimke, an American abolitionist and women's rights advocate in the 1800s, talks passionately about the mistreatment of black women in the North and South. Grimke had a deep commitment to women’s moral equality and was unique because she was a white southerner who lived her life in the North and cared very much about women slavery and racism. In her appeal, she criticizes Southern women for oppressing black women, but she is especially critical of the Northern women due to the hypocrisy that they are guilty of. The Northern women say they are abolitionists, but in reality they are not sympathetic to the prejudice and cruelty of the black woman around them. Throughout her appeal, Grimke repeatedly states that all women “are our sisters”, because she wants everyone to realize that all women are women no matter what color they are.
Anthony. While Elizabeth Cady Stanton, a wife and mother, served as the writer and idea-person of the two, Susan B. Anthony, never married, was more often the organizer and the one who traveled, spoke widely, and bore the brunt of hostile public opinion. “…Susan B. Anthony, a militant lecturer for women’s rights, fearlessly exposed herself to rotten garbage and vulgar epithets.” 3 In 1872, in an attempt to claim that the constitution already permitted women to vote, Susan B. Anthony cast a test vote in Rochester, New York in the presidential election. She was arrested, charged with illegal voting, and found guilty, though she refused to pay the resulting fine and no attempt was made to force her to do so. “…I not only committed no crime, but, instead, simply exercised my citizen's right, guaranteed to me and all United States citizens by the National Constitution, beyond the power of any State to deny.”
She was also put on trial and fined. She refused to pay the unjust fine which denied her chance to appeal, but was not imprisoned for it. Congress laughed at her when she gathered petitions from twenty six states and ten thousand signatures asking for passage of a suffrage movement. In territories where women had the vote, Anthony campaigned to make sure they were not blocked from joining the union (“Biography” 3). She composed and published “The History of Women Suffrage”, founded the International Council of Women, and the International Woman Suffrage Council.
Thus everyone of you is a steward and is accountable …” The picture and excerpt from the earth and its people shows that women have the ability to unveil their faces while in the hareem. Though there were many rights for women, there were also laws constricting them. (Docs 1, 5& OD1) The Surah 33:59 says that a woman who believes in Allah will close her veil in public, not letting anybody see her body or face. The human record: Women in Ottoman society states that women are to be quiet at home or in
Sahra Sheikhnur AP English Period 2 Eleanor Roosevelt, The most important First Lady “People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built” said First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. An American is someone that cares for everyone, no matter whom they are and where they come from. A significant impact is when someone makes a difference on a matter that needs improvement. Eleanor Roosevelt made a tremendous impact on America that makes the world a better place today.
3) This was a major accomplishment for all women who fought for equality B. Seneca Falls Convention 1) A convention in Seneca Falls New York organized by a group of Quaker Women discussing the role of women in society. 2) The Declaration of Sentiments was prepared by Elizabeth Cady Stanton. 3) Only 100 out of 300 signed but this was still another step forward for women. C. League of Women Voters (NAWSA) 1) Carrie Chapman Catt was a key woman in winning women’s voting rights. 2) In 1916 she revealed her “Winning Plan” and was backed by the House of Senate.
Women like Emma Hart Willard who founded the Troy Female Seminary in New York which was the first endowed school for girls, helped empower women to see that there can be change. Women began speaking and lecturing in the 1830s on equality and right to vote. Sarah Grimke and Frances Wright advocated women's suffrage in an extensive series of lectures. Sarah Grimke spoke with a concise confidence responding to a newspaper, “All I ask of our brethren is that they will take their feet from our necks, and permit us to stand upright on the ground which God has designed us to occupy.” (Chafe 25) “[Also Grimke wrote that] like blacks women were ‘accused of mental inferiority’ and were refused the opportunity for a decent education. Denied the basic rights of free speech and petition, they were also treated as creatures not able to care for themselves.” (Chafe 45) Oberlin College became the first coeducational college in
Wearing Many Hat Purpose: I’d like to express my gratitude and appreciation for the words of wisdom, courage and long lasting impressions Dr. Maya Angelou has made in a lot of our hearts. Thesis: The work of Dr. Maya Angelou undeniably has shaped the thoughts of young women and people as a whole, encouraged and inspired us to do better, be better, and think smarter I. Introduction: Good evening everyone, my name is Helen and I am elated that we all had the opportunity to gather and celebrate Dr. Maya Angelou! Her many contributions across the world, on our television screen, and even in our laps as we digest her powerful words and thoughts from her books- has inspired so many woman young and old. Her expertise has gained her the title of Doctor and her presence is more powerful than a thunder storm.