A woman once said "Educate a boy, you educate a man, but educate a girl and you educate a family" (Face To Face: We Founded, n.d. pg.1). This woman was Adelaide Hunter Hoodless, born on February 27, 1857, who was an incredible woman with the qualities of a leader and inspiring other women with her speeches (Adelaide Hunter Hoodless Homestead, n.d. pg.1). She changed many women's lives as she made education beyond grade 8 possible for women and girls as well as helping women reach equality with men. It all started when Adelaide went to Ladies College and met John Hoodless whom she married and later had 4 children (Who Is Adelaide Hunter Hoodless, n.d. pg.1). Then, tragedy struck in the family.
The CARE organization has made many campaigns to help support women. According to CARE.ORG they have adopted Help Her Live, Help Her Learn and the Help Her Earn (CARE, 2006). Those accounts are directed in the uplifting of women around the globe. The Help Her Live program is to help women with medicinal issues while giving birth. “Maternal mortality is nothing short of an epidemic.
Addams was a prominent woman of the Progressive Era. She was also one of the first generation of college educated women. After her graduation from college she tried to find different ways to help people through teaching and charity work. Then after a visit to England, Addams was inspired to buy the Hull mansion and turn it into a settlement house. This settlement house became the Hull House and was a great help to many women and immigrants.
(Dorn) Lowell already proved that she would side with the deserving because she has founded all of these programs and organizations to help the poverty and defenseless. Lowell has played a big impact on a humanitarian crisis, showing us that poverty is a deliberate problem. Her passion has led others to create new programs and foundations for the poor, and has compelled others to do so as
Eleanor Roosevelt’s role as the First Lady gave a new definition to Americanism. Americanism is spreading generosity and aid to one’s fellow American citizens. Eleanor was referred to as “the most important First Lady” because of her outstanding efforts towards women, African Americans, workers, and many more. Eleanor undertook a newspaper column, numerous amounts of essays, and radio broadcasts. All the income that derived from these projects all went to charity.
The results of her work are still visible in Lafayette Square, across from the White House in Washington, D.C. While she was first lady, she helped to stop the destruction of historic buildings along the square, including the Renwick Building, now part of the Smithsonian Institution. (Library) Jacqueline Kennedy captivated the nation and the rest of the world with her intelligence, beauty, and grace. With a deep sense of devotion to her family and country, she dedicated herself to raising her children and to making the world a better place through art, literature, and a respect for history and public service. (Library) Jacqueline Kennedy used all her influence to became the voice of the new generation .She had all the traditional values and education, but also she was an admirable women, who dedicated her life to serve this great nation as first
That, along with her nursing background also helped when it came to analyzing situations and making tough decisions. Andra had built her trucking company from the ground up by borrowing money from family and using credit cards. While she was a nurse, she took and analyzed what a patient was telling her and used it to her advantage and made the decision to become an owner of a trucking company. She has also become a leader with her people and heritage. Andra the program Rush which involves itself with organizations that work to improve the position of minorities.
She earned degrees in chemical engineering and Afro-American studies in 1977. She was the first female leader of the Black Student Union there. She then enrolled at Cornell University’s Medical College in New York City. Her interest in seeing the world and helping other people led her to volunteer during summer school as a medical worker at a Cambodian refugee camp in Thailand. A grant program also allowed her to conduct health studies in the east African country of Kenya, in 1979.
Addams also wrote a few books that described her life and the most well-known books could list out such as Newer Ideals of Peace in 1907, the Spirit of Youth in 1909 and especially the Twenty Years at Hull House in 1910 (Brown 402). Jane Addams, as a reformer who’s always aiming to establish the freedom and the rights for labor and social worker classes, spent whole life to work for people. As a woman always put her efforts to work for peace and bring peace to others, she awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 1931 as a reward that her efforts had been recognized and demonstrating by others. The influence that Jane Addams had made to society was unforgettable. The impacts that she made had changed the minds and the direction of society towards women and African-American.
Nursing school opened new horizons for my community involvement. Previous year I volunteered for Red Cross Blood Drive and obtained valuable experience in helping others with blood donations. This year I decided to volunteer at Open Door Health Clinic, Muncie, Indiana. I thought being almost graduate nursing student would expand my current experience level at other healthcare setting. Open Door is a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center which provides comprehensive primary, urgent, and preventative healthcare to individuals and families through East Central Indiana regardless of their health insurance status, such as Medicare or Medicaid, disability claims, or other government-sponsored programs.