Even slaves had the right to vote before women even could. Women were arrested just for voting, for speaking up for what they wanted to be heard. Rosa Parks was a great inspiration to most women because she stood up to what she believed in and for what was right. She believed that women should be treated equal and people had no choice but to listen to what she had to say. Susan B. Anthony was another great inspiration to the women society.
She died on March 2, 1896. They were both very good quilters, yet they were very different in many ways. Harriet Powers was born into slavery, near Athens, Georgia during the Civil War. Powers was an only child. Throughout her life she faced many challenges such as being a slave and facing stereotypical comments and situations, and financial difficulties.
They seem just highly educated women, but they managed great achievements for African American women’s right. They proved their value and worth, and this reflected the value and worth of millions of other African American women. However, the progression of this result was difficult. There were violent act, oppressive campaign, and discriminatory laws that these women had to endure. They satisfied themselves to progress.
Ella’s grandmother’s resistance sparked an interest in her. As mentioned before Ella Baker was an active member, organizer, and director of many organizations such as NAACP, Young Negros Cooperative League, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Ella Jo Baker was a very active member of all the organizations she took part in. When she was named director of branches for the NAACP she was the highest-ranking woman in the organization. She was highly respected for the determinations she showed.
It brought attention to the horrid lifestyles of the plantations. She was also the first black woman to do so through a book: her autobiography. Her actions highly influenced her life, as well as the lives of others. The final example of bravery and resistance is a slave woman by the name of Celia. She had
Puritans were known to be civilized and believed that God shaped the events of the world. This meant for Mary that God was testing her faith throughout her journey being a captive. Mary also believes that she needs to accept Gods will and make sense of it. Trying to make sense of this journey Mary participates in some activities that question her religion. Mary looked down on Natives because of their lifestyles.
She was one of the most important slaves ever known. Her exact birth date is a mystery since she was born into slavery and most slave owners did not take the time to record them. During the eighteenth century Harriet’s ancestors were being brought from Africa in shackles to serve as slaves. (“Women in History” 4/18/10) Her own slave years began at a very young age, as most do.
January 18, 2013 SOC/338 - THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Gender Identity Down through the years we have been told that some powerful women have made a differences and paved the way for us today. The black Women that have paved the way made great contributions to our struggles and survivals. Theses black women probably ask themselves over and over how does a black woman handle the claims of being both woman and black? I don’t believe its no simple answer, each individual is different. Some of our women may choose to see being black first and then female second; or it may be reversed.
Rosa Parks was a daring African American that made a difference in our lives. She was one of the many people, who are known, to have made a change during the tough and hard years of discrimination. She lived her life as a regular woman until she made the courageous decision to rebel against the whites on a bus in the mid-1900s. After years of torture and suffering she showed how having education and standing up for what you believe can make you one of the most influential and inspirational women of all time. Rosa Louise McCauley was born in Tuskegee, Alabama to James McCauley, a carpenter, and Leona McCauley, a teacher.
Many people soon began to admire the patriotism of these women who had been denied equality for so long by a large proportion of the country now wanted to help maintain the same country. Women began to take a major role in a wide range of industries including Munitions, Hospitals and farm land. They also took over industries that had been male dominated before the war including the police with the creation of the Women Police Volunteers and shipbuilding due to dilution. Women also were able to enter the armed forces due to the creation of the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps. This amount of enthusiasm and energy women showed at work changed male attitude towards them and many realised these women were perfectly capable of being able to vote.