Edith Wharton: Lives Of Wealthy Americans During The Civil War

She was like a motivator she wanted the readers to understand that instances in her life, for example, making the tortillas or leaving home at an early age was never an excuse for her. She wanted people to follow in her footsteps and to reach their goals in life. She also talks about all her achievements, even though she was not very confident about her work. She makes connections between different events throughout the biography, to other information, which helps the reader learn more about her, and where she comes

She wrote many letters to different people such as ministers. She wrote about freedom and liberty. They needed to know what they were doing wrong and it might have changed their perspective on slavery. And made them realize African Americans had the same qualities they did. This was also the first book an African American woman wrote in America. Once she published her book, she received a lot of recognition. John Hancock was one of the many who saw her book and thought it was beautiful. Her owner decided she deserved to be free so she was freed that year from slavery.

The civil war began early in the spring of 1861 after the South’s secession from the Union and ended during the same season four years later in 1865. Though the war lasted for a rather short amount of time, for the ones it affected it seemed to be never-ending. The impact that the war had on Southerners was rather traitorous, them being the ones who suffered most. Many men lost their homes and property while many, many more men lost their lives fighting for them. There were many types of Southerners in 1861, the war affecting all of them differently, with some of the richer and higher members of society having an easier time both before and after the war. One amazing author, Margret Mitchell, created an in depth story of a southern-belle

Phillis Wheatley was an American figure unlike any other at her time. In a time where slavery was the normal, Ms. Wheatley was a revolutionary figure. She was not revolutionary because she was one of the enslaved but because she was one of the enslaved that knew how to read and write, becoming a published author. Women at the time of Phillis Wheatley were oppressed into submission to social norms. It was almost unheard of for a woman to write poetry, much less to be published. So, for Phillis Wheatley not only to be a slave, but also to be a woman that wrote poetry, she was an extremely influential figure. She was not influential in just one area, but in two areas because she led the way to women being accepted as writers and planted a seed of abolition, although not directly intentional.

The civil war had a large sum of effects on the American economy during and after the war proper. Firstly, the war stimulated the development of several instrumental inventions, and caused need for widespread use of many creations currently around. These innovations included many weapons, as well as new medical techniques and railroads. Secondly, the civil war took slaves away from the south, which were an integral part of the southern agricultural business. Lastly, the Civil War cost a large amount of money, which put America at a monetary deficit, further stimulating the economy.

She is best known for her work with anti-slavery. After escaping for freedom in 1826, she worked and worked to make a change. (civilwar.com) When the Civil War hit America, she did all she could to help. She gathered things for black troops such as collecting food and clothing for them (history.com). She met Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, in 1864.

Mary E. Freeman was best known for her depiction of New England life and was objective and straightforward in her writings. Many of her works had a theme of mental oppression and and rebellion of women.

It was 1861, and after a divisive presidential election, the nation was tearing itself apart. Eight states had been toran from the Union. And now, Isaac Murphy faced a choice. On May 1861, the Arkansas Secession Convention had reconvened after the battle at Fort Sumter in South Carolina. After the fall of the Union base, President Abraham Lincoln called for troops from the still-loyal states to defend the Union. For the states of the Upper South, this was too much. Shortly after Lincoln’s announcement, Virginia, which had initially voted against secession, voted to pull out. Now it was Arkansas’s turn to decide, and the delegates were pushing heavily for secession.This was not the first time that Murphy had to take a stand. He was born in 1799

The dictionary defines gilded as "covered thinly in gold leaf or gold paint or wealthy and privileged"; the period between 1870 and 1900 was called the “Gilded Age” because during this era, inventions increased industrial growth, cites expanded, new jobs were becoming available, individuals’ intelligence was increasing, and everyone was becoming wealthier. During this era, one of the most important pieces of our society was created, the telephone. Created by Alexander Graham Bell, the telephone was a new invention that, over the years, increased the industrial growth of the United States of America. Cities in the United States of America began expanding because of the immigrants that were arriving. Immigrants wanted to live in America because

She had a somewhat major role in the Revolutionary War. While her husband was in Paris,

Southern colonies required staple crops to rapidly develop economically, as a transition occurred in the labor force it became cheaper to produce staple crops to exports to Britain’s growing demand. The three major staples of rice, indigo, and cotton helped develop the Sothern colonies economy. Colonial wars and British industrialization played a big role in boosting the southern economy, however the South’s dependency of plantation agriculture economically ruined the Southern economy during the civil war through the lack of developing other industries.

She used her poems to write about her faith and her advocacy for freedom. She writes about being taken away from her parents, “What sorrows labor in my parent’s breast?” (403) and in another poem,

Edith Wharton was born in a period of time after the US Civil War in which the population and economy grew at a fast rate, and the wealthy lived fancy lifestyles. This period of time was labeled the Gilded Age by Mark Twain due to its splendid surface but unethical underside. This Period of time was full of cooperate greed, a hike in immigration, and corrupt politics. This era was horrible for the poor, but the rich and powerful benefited. During this time the accepted reasoning was that all women are fragile and helpless. All women were doomed to a career that was marriage, and were expected to live as a housewife. As Edith became an adult, society started to shift, and women were given more freedoms. In 1887, the Married Woman’s Property

Elinor D. was born on thanksgiving Morning in 1933*, a conjuncture that her mother and family would joke about for years to come! She was born in Pensacola, Florida. Elinor had two siblings, a bother and a sister, out of the three she was the middle child. Growing up her family travelled often due to her father being a colonel air force. Her father even turned down attending school to become a general. Elinor always had a passion for reading, and was never caught without a book close by! It’s no surprise that the intellectual later attended Colorado University, where she majored in Elementary Education, and achieved her masters.

an author which truly achieved many firsts for women. She was the first woman to