Belle Boyd ( 1843-1900 )

Her only claim to such an elite profile is her husband, who belongs to the US Calvary. Her iconography is that of upper class women, nothing more really. She longs for her husband, she too is arrogant to some degree, and she is despised of things subordinate to her nature. She is revolted Dallas who is portrayed as a prostitute. She could not even bear to share a meal at the same table with someone of Dallas's social standing. It is only after the birth of her child that she breaks away from her stereotype. She realizes the aid and care that she received from Dallas with her newborn and soon after begins to socially accept Dallas. This is not the last one will see of a character breaking their stereotypical role.

     When her father passed away she had nobody to tell her what to do and how to act. This was very devastating and she had a hard time dealing with change. So much so that she wouldn't let the police take the body of her father out of the house for three days after his death. The only thing that was constant in her house was the slave

After the Civil War Clara Barton supported families impacted by the Civil War by establishing the of the Office of Missing Soldiers in Washington, DC. Her office worked dilligently to identify missing and killed soldiers in order to contact the distraught familes. ​

Rose O’Neal Greenhow was one of the most influential women in the Civil war. She was an undercover Spy from The Confederates because she believed that the South had a right to Secede from The United States and she was influenced by other people. She used to assemble information that the Union used to have and send it to the South. She then was suspicious after sending messages about The Battle of Bull Run. Therefore she was imprisoned, but that didn't stop her from sending information to South about the Union. Her intelligence and cleverness helped the South improve a lot. She not only became popular in the South, she also became popular Europe because of her charm.

Bessie’s father, George Coleman, moved his family to Waxahachie, Texas, where he bought a quarter-acre of land and built a three-room house where two more daughters of his were born. In 1901 he left his family to go back to Oklahoma. Her mother decided to stay in Waxahachie to raise her family as best as she could. To help her mother Bessie and her siblings started picking cotton from late November into December of every year. When the girls were old enough they helped with the washing that their mother took to make ends meet. (bessiecoleman.org)

Myra Maybelle Shirley Reed Starr, also known as Belle Starr was one of the worst outlaws in the West. Belle lived from 1848-1889. She was born on February fifth 1848 and died on February third 1889. She was known for stealing horses, getting herself into gangs, and getting hung up with a lot of bad boys.

In the early 1800's, many of the women in the United States were coming to realize that they wanted to obtain more rights. The male gender had way more rights than women, and they had run more things than women. Finally, women began to come forward to voice their opinions about how men and women are made to be equal; no less, no more. It was now time for women to go out and pursue whatever they wanted to pursue and not have to worry about the fact that they are females or that they are weaker or have less education than a man. The Seneca Falls Convention would soon be one of the biggest victories for women's rights.

Belle Boyd was born in today’s West Virginia in 1844 and became a confederate spy before she turned eighteen. She mostly transported supplies and information to southern troops and because of how young she was she was never suspected. When the Union army came to her town a group of soldiers came to her home and had a confrontation with her mother. According to her memoir, the soldier “addressed my mother and myself in language as offensive as it is possible to conceive. I could stand it no longer." She then shot and killed the soldier but was given no punishment for her actions but that moment at seventeen years old, she started her career as “The Rebel Spy”. She would go to visit relatives whose home was used as Union headquarters and visit

Myra Maybelle Shirley, better known as Belle, was born on February 5, 1848, on a farm in Carthage, Missouri. Belle had four brothers who were John Allison Shirley, nicknamed Bud, Edwin Benton Shirley, Mansfield Shirley, and Cravens Shirley. Her parents were John and Eliza Shirley. Belle’s family was wealthy for which his father ran a hotel business in their town. Shirley sent Belle to the Carthage Female Academy in which she was an excellent student who studied music and classical languages. Belle mastered her curriculum of reading, grammar, arithmetic, spelling, deportment, Latin, Greek, Hebrew, and music where she learned to play the piano. Though she was an intelligent student, there were only two things she had a passion for, horses and the outdoors. Belle would spend most of her time with her brother Bud, and he would teach her how to ride horses

Bonnie Parker was born in Rowena, Texas on October 1, 1910. (Stickland) She had two siblings and hard working parents.(Strickland) Her father died when she was only four years old due to an accident that happened at work. (Strickland) After that her family moved in with their grandparents that lived in West Dallas.( Strickland) In high school Bonnie was very interested in poetry and literature, and she was also an honor

Doctor Dorothy Otnow Lewis was a psychiatrist who has been investigating inmates who are on death row to find the relation between damaged brains and violent behavior. She reviews over their medical histories, specifically their brains in order to see where damage the damage is located in each person’s brain. She states, “while most damaged people do not turn into killers, almost every killer is a damaged person” (DIPC, “Damaged Brains and the Death Penalty”). This statement can be explained with the information that is stated above with James Fallon. He did indeed have a damaged brain however it did not lead to him becoming “insane” or a violent criminal, showing that not all damage leads to a person being a killer. Lewis has worked with several

Ida B. Wells-Barnett was an African American who didn’t compromise, but she stood for the rights of all people. Some found her too radical, but freedom fighters can draw on the militant example of this African -American woman (1965). At an early age she had to support her siblings when her parents died due to yellow fever. She didn't want her siblings to get split up throughout her family. So to support them, she had to make herself look older to get a job teaching at a local school. Ms. Wells-Barnett showed a great deal of maturity and this allowed her to demonstrate the traits of responsibility and determination to her siblings.

When she was a young girl, Bly was a very independent person, she was a particularly skilled writer, took many travels, and pulled a stunt not anyone would dare to do. Being born into a family of fifteen brothers and sisters, Bly never let it change her perspective on things. Elizabeth Cochrane Seamon (Schneir 425) was born on May 5,1864 (Fritz 1). Her parents gave birth to her in Cochrane’s Mills, Pennsylvania (Schneir 425). The town’s name was Pitts Mills, but was changed to Cochrane’s Mills because her father owned most of the land in the town (Emerson 8). When she was younger, her mother would always dress her in a pink gingham, which earned her the nickname ‘Pinky’ (Emerson 8). Her father finished educating her since she only went to regular

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.

As a person who aided in the construction of the social work profession, Mary E. Richmond (1861-1921) is best known for her role in the development of casework practice. Her studies helped build the foundation of direct assessment. In conjunction with her studies, she is also remembered for her remarkable ability to perform research and teach communities about the topics of social work. One of her most notable achievements is her representation of the modern idea of “client in environment”, which she labeled the “social diagnosis”. During her time, Mary was a key player in focusing the transition from charity work to social work (Szymoniak, 2015). Mary founded the Pennsylvania Child Labor Committee, the juvenile court, the Housing Association and the Public Charities Association (NASW, 2004). She is also the author of numerous publications that illustrate the importance of social work, and social practice.