A Short Biography : A Biography Of Dorothy Day

For my biography, I chose Nancy heart. Nancy Hart is most known for holding six British soldiers at gunpoint when they rudely asked for her to make them her last turkey they just killed, but this is only heroic act she had against the British. She was determined to rid the area of colonists loyal to the King. Nancy Heart was born in Orange County, North Carolina in 1735. She was a very tall muscular woman with long red hair, blue eyes, and a scarred face. The local Cherokees who lived her area called her "war woman". Nancy was not educated but still ran her house well. It's funny that she was a very good shot considering she was really cross eyed.

The pair that I have chosen is Angelina E. Grimké and Sojourner Truth. These two women are strong for standing up for what they believe in. Even though they came from different backgrounds of life, they fought for the same equal rights and freedom.

Dorothy Vaughan, Born September 20, 1910 in Kansas city. At age two her mother passed away, her father did remarry, her stepmother became a big force with her education she taught her how to read before she went to school. Dorothy was able to go up two grades at age eight. She graduated from Beechurst High school in 1925 at age nineteen, four years later she received a bachelor science degree from Wilberforce University in Ohio as a B,A. She became a math teacher got married and had six children, Leonard , Maida, Ann, Kenneth, Michael and Donald. Mrs.Vaughan set her sights to graduate at Howard University because she felt like she had responsibility for her family. Dorothy was hired by NASA December 1943 during World War 2. She was assigned

Dorothy Dandridge may seem to be like a beautiful and strong African American woman on the outside, but on the inside she held in a lot of pain. Dorothy Dandridge is an actress, singer, and entertainer, who no longer walk this green Earth, but when she did, she made history. Dorothy was the first African American actress to achieve a leading-role status. Dorothy also had a deeply troubled life and racism didn’t make her life any easier especially when it came to achieving her dreams, but she got through it and during her time, the early 1930’s through the 1960’s, that was saying something. Racism was a lot worse then what it is now, but it made it harder for African Americans to achieve their goals, especially African American women. Dorothy was very worth looking up to now and when she was alive. Dorothy Dandridge is a contribution to African American history because she was the first African American woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for best actress, how she fought all odds against her, mainly racism, and she made it possible to for other African American women to follow in her footsteps and look up to her as a role model.

The pair that I have chosen is Agelina E. Grimké and Sojourner Truth. These two women are strong for standing up for what they believe in. Even though they came from different backgrounds of life, they fought for the same equal rights and freedom.

During a time when women weren't known to have power, one woman stood out to me because she made such a huge impact on society. Dorothea Dix was an author, advocate, and reformer and she was known for her efforts to change how the mentally ill and prisoners were treated. She helped create institutions across the United States and Europe that would help change how people analyzed the mentally ill and prisoners. The reason for the creation of the institutes, was because she did research study, and found evidence that showed prisoners were neglected. That was not the only things Dorothea Dix had a desire to change. She also didn’t agree with the saying "people with mental disabilities cannot be cured or healed," but in fact her as individual proved that wrong. Growing up Dorothea had health issues that affected her working career and from her experience she formed a desire to help make a difference in others' lives. I view Dorothea Dix as a role model simply because I can relate to her when it comes to her view on the mentally ill. My brother underwent brain surgery which left him as being known as a person with mental disabilities.In today's society people are treated much different and less likely to be judged all thanks to Dorothea Dix. It amazes me how Dorothea Dix back in the 1860's still has an effect on today's society and how we view and treat the mentally ill. She not only brought awareness to the mentally ill and prisoner's but she also served in the Civil War as

Dorothy Day was an activist, suffragist, and icon to the Catholic Church during the beginning of the twentieth century. Her work in the organization, Catholic Worker Movement, was prominent to her work for the poor and vulnerable. Before the birth of her first child, Day struggled with her religion and finding her spirituality. After the gift of her child, she regained hope and love for religion and God by exploring and joining the Catholic Church. From here, her spirituality grew and love for social justice shaped her into the women she is known for today. Her love for the poor and spirituality is an example of how we should practice and apply our faith. Dorothy Day impacted the Catholic Church because of her devotion to education and equality

Throughout history, there have been many people that have made an impact on the world today. Many of these individuals are well known while others are not spoken of as much. There is one person whom I think stands out the most for women. That person would be Sojourner Truth. During the year of 1797 Sojourner Truth was an African American woman who lived during the nineteenth century. Sojourner Truth was born Isabella Baumfree to the proud parents, James and Elizabeth Baumfree; she was born in a town called Esopus, NY. She died November 26, 1883 at the age of eight six at her home in Battle Creek, Michigan, leaving behind her five children. Unfortunately Truth was born into slavery; she was constantly traded between slave owners. Truth was later freed from slavery where she was forced to leave behind her husband, Thomas, and four of their children due to slavery. Over the many years that Truth was in slavery she was treated cruel and harsh. Although Truth faced many obstacles, that did not stop her. Truth worked really hard to make a huge difference in the world today. Sojourner Truth is known by many because she fought for the civil rights of others, and she used her knowledge to help inspire other slaves and women.

Day is a courageous woman because she was faced with poverty and dispute and that did not stop her from helping others around her. During the film it showed Dorothy being poor herself. She was working doing any job she could get and living with families in exchange for doing domestic work in their home. She was so focused on making changes that she never let her poverty status affect her. When she opened her home to all the poor people that needed help she put all of her money she made towards helping them. She was a strong woman for giving all she had to the Catholic Workers because at this time many Catholics were poor. Dorothy Day was shamed by the cardinal and other Catholics. The cardinal went to Day and told her she needed to

     Almost immediately after her death in 1980 controversy arose about whether Dorothy Day should be canonized a Saint by the Church. Now that the Vatican has approved the late Cardinal John O'Connor's request to consider Dorothy Day's "cause," the controversy is being rekindled. After converting, she dedicated her life to New York's poor and immigrants, building hospitality homes that operated much like homeless shelters. Her endeavor grew into the national Catholic Worker movement, a social justice crusade conducted in revolutionary tones new to the church.

In Dorothy Allison’s memoir “Context” (1994), Dorothy Allison fears that her lover’s feelings for her may change due to her social standing in life. Allison uses personal experience, flashbacks, and imagery to represent her fear and embarrassment of showing her lover her background. Allison uses flashbacks in order to show how context can change a person’s opinion of one another. Allison wrote this memoir for a general audience.

Dorothy E. Smith was born in North England in 1926. Dorothy E. Smith has lived a long life and commonly refers to it as “a long time ago and another world”. According to Smith, she has grown from the young woman to now due to several experiences. Smith has been employed in many different capacities such as a secretary and a clerk. In her Mid-twenties, she worked at a book publishing company. Smith attempted to make a career in the publishing field, but soon realized women were not welcomed or respected.

Dorothy Parker was a civil rights activist, journalist and poet of the 20th century. She unfortunately had an unhappy childhood and lost her parents at a young age. Dorothy Parker attended a Catholic grammar school, but at the age of 14 her education came to an end (Academy of American Poets, para. 1). Parker became to be known for her legendary literary figure. In fact Parker worked for several magazines and worked as a book reviewer for The New Yorker.

I chose St. Angela Merici. St. Angela Merici is the patron saint of the disabled and physically challenged. I chose St. Angela Merici because she saw that girls were unable to get a proper academic education or an education in the Christian faith, and she then decided to help young girls get the education they needed. Education is very important to me just like it was important to St. Angela Merici. I was inspired by the way St. Angela Merici saw the problem of improper education and fixed it. She was also dedicated to prayer which I believe is an important quality.

Opposing Viewpoints, a site where one can find reviews on topics such as events, and books, just to name a few, is a good resource in finding a plethora of articles. Amongst these articles, I found a review on a book of one of my favorite actresses, Doris Day. There was only one report of the book, Doris Day: The Untold Story of the Girl Next Door written by David Kaufman, which in turn, left me discontented. This article is a glimpse into the novel, itself, rather than a review. For instance, the article mentions that “Day was married four times and bore her only child” and that “the book is full of surprises about the actress, who is sexier off screen than on” (Donahue). The article allows the reader to think that she was a jubilant, spirited