Farsnel's Essay 'We Must Believe That We Can'

The role of American women has changed significantly from the time the nation was born, to the modern era of the 1950s and 1960s. Many people, "... believed that women's talent and energies ... would be put to the better [use] in the new republic." (Clinton 3) Clearly showing that society has seen the importance of the women's talents and that their skills can be very useful, exploited this and thus, the change of the women's role was inevitable. Society has understood that the roles of women played an important role on all parts of life.

Furthermore, She provides a strong tone that evaluates the potential of a woman. She presents her speech with facts and with confidence and passion. Her tone is trying to motivate young women to act up and take action. Along the way in her speech she makes up a sarcastic tone by claiming that “[women]do not have executive ability, orderly minds, stability, leadership skills, and they are too emotional”(Chisholm, 149). The use of this tone provides affirmation that conveys young women to feel capable of doing anything that men can do. These words don’t define the potential of women nor their abilities. Women are strong, women can take anything, women are smart, women have leadership. Just like Chisholm, women have a voice to speak up and advocate for a change. Throughout her positives tones, she also presents an emotional appeal to the youth who are going to college and are struggling. In reality, some women don’t get the same opportunity as others.“...when a young woman graduates from college…she is likely to have a frustrating and demanding experience ahead of her”(Chisholm, 149). Women face challenges with their eligibility when applying to jobs. Looking for a job is not as easy for women, it takes time and persistence. Unlike men, who are seen as

For years in the United States of America, women have been battling for their rights. In the early years when the United States were colonies, under the English common law, “By marriage, the husband and wife are one person in the law. The very being and legal existence of the woman is suspended during the marriage, or at least is incorporated into that of her husband under whose wing and protection she performs everything,” (History of Women’s Rights in America). Now in present day America, Hilary Clinton gets the presidential nomination for the Democratic party and becoming the first women to lead a majority party, however she lost the election. Where the United States is today, America would not be like it is now without the leader of the free world, the president. Comparing both President Wilson and Ford, how they help women’s rights, what they accomplished, and how Congress had an impact.

What can women bring to the table that men can’t? The world may seem to be run by men, but three women caught the eye of many people. Esther De Berdt Reed was a women who took matters into her own hands by creating a fund for the soldiers in the war. Even though she did not live a long life, she changed how people viewed women. Deborah Sampson fooled the men standing right next to her. She fought with her fellow brothers against the British and without them even knowing she was a woman. Though Abigail Adams did not physically do anything for the women of America, she used her her pen and paper to explain how she really felt about the titles people give women. Alongside her was her husband John

Across cultures and throughout history, women have experienced ongoing systemic oppression; and they have responded with progressive movements of protest and creative alternatives. Harriet Tubman in the fight against slavery: Fannie Lou Hamer for voting rights: Ella Baker and Mary White Ovington in the civil rights movement: Rosa Luxemburg in the German socialist movement: Winnie Mandela in the anti-apartheid movement: Puerto Rican independence leader and poet Lolita Lebron: and American Indian movement activists Anna Mae Aquash, Ingrid Washinawatok, and Winona LaDuke (Mink and Navarro). Women have pioneered in movements for labor rights, prison reform, reproductive rights and health, education, affordable housing, affirmative action and equal rights, human rights, and environmental safety. These women’s leadership styles span a range from soft to harsh, from wielding individual, hierarchical power to possessing a commitment to collectivism, and from identifying as “woman as caretaker of life” to woman as requiring and utilizing equal power to man. There is no one characteristic that applies to all women as social change leaders (Hurtado).

If I could have a conversation with any person in human history, my first choice would be the woman that stated, “The emotional, sexual, and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says, ‘It's a girl.’” Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm, born on November 30, 1924, and passed on January 1, 2005, was the first African-American woman to serve in Congress and to seek a nomination for the U.S. Presidency. She ran, in spite of she coined, her “double handicap” in reference to her blackness and womanhood. Mrs. Chisholm broke barriers in the political field that has allowed young women like me to one day dream of stepping foot in the Capitol building or the Oval Office, as a President or otherwise.

Gloria Steinem a journalist, social and political activist is nationally recognized as a leader and media spokeswomen for women liberation movement in the late 1960s and 1970s. In her article Women Are Never Front-Runners describes how our country cannot afford to choose leaders based on talent limited by sex, race, money, and paper degrees. This is exactly what is happening between the debate of Obama and Clinton. Steinem Purpose is to inform the audience that a leader should be judged by values rather than a person being a black woman compared to a white man and vise versa. She creates a positive yet serious and concerned tone in order to convince her readers that males do not have to be leaders just because of how it was back in the old days but a female can have a leader role and do a good job at it also. Steinem argues "Gender is probably the most restricting force in American Life, whether the question is who must be in the kitchen or who could be in the White House."

The long list of men who have served as president of the United States includes a wide variety of backgrounds, ages, educational attainments, and service. Each man in the top spot contributed in his own way—some were more popular than others. “The times make the president” is a true statement, alluding to the fact that the economy and world events often shape the public perception of the sitting president. Poor economic times are often blamed on a president who is unable to effect a turn of economic tide quickly enough to satisfy a populace weary of struggling monetarily. War is never popular; however, in many cases a war has actually made a president more popular than he would have been if left to his own devices. For example, Franklin Roosevelt’s performance during World War II made him a wildly popular president. On the other hand, Lyndon Johnson bore much of the brunt of the extremely unpopular conflict in Vietnam. His presidency suffered as a result, overshadowing even his immense strides in the area of civil rights. No matter how talented or likeable is the man who is elected president of the United States, his popularity is in large part determined by the times. Were a woman elected, her lot would most likely be no different.

In the past, women were thought of as “housewives” and “maids”. During World War II when the men were on the battlefield, women took over careers and performed an outstanding job to everyone’s surprise. Once the men had returned, the women realized there should be a time when all jobs are available to all women. Luckily, one of our country’s most strongest female leaders was born. Her name is Susan Rice and she serves as the U.S National Security Advisor in the White House.

Take Jane Addams as an example, she lost her four senses but yet she managed to complete translating Auguste Comte’s book about Social life to English, she also added historical remarks about women in her book. Jane Addams eventually inspired many people and businesses so that allowed women to have a better chance at getting better jobs. Jane Addams was also a help in social services. But no women would be here today if it weren’t for the First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, she inspired many women in 1930s to the point were social leaders like Jane Addams had a positive outtake on a women’s social and economic

Eleanor Roosevelt saw women’s ability to accomplish great things. Women are more likely to sacrifice their own needs to meet the needs of others, after all that is the role of being a mother and

If Hillary Clinton was to become the nation’s leader she would be the first ever woman president. Hillary Clinton is trying to make more rights for women. In her campaign she includes everything she is going to do to help America fight for women's rights. Before she married her husband, Bill Clinton, Clinton had tried to join the Marines, but was rejected for being “too old.”, for having poor vision, and for being a woman. (Karin Lehnardt, 2016). Hillary Clinton is going to try and fight for women and their rights just like a president

In the TED Talk, “It’s Time For Women To Run For Office,” Halla Tómasdóttir makes an attempt to urge women in the United States to make the decision to run for president. She persuades the audience by telling her story of when she ran for office in Iceland and the many rewards and challenges that went with it. Tómasdóttir uses many statistics and visuals to make her story more influential and valid. She is successful in engaging her audience with the help of humor and a sense of relatability. Though Tómasdóttir’s ethos may be faulty due to her background, she does a well enough job of motivating the audience through pathos and logos to create a speech that is inspirational.

In order for the world to change, there needs to be brave people that make the change happen. Thanks to hundreds of influential men and women we have improved our world.. They only needed to believe in themselves and in this world's potential in order to fight for their cause. In this men’s world, influential women have worked twice as hard due to their impressive determination to make a change.

"Human rights are women 's rights, and women 's rights are human rights" (Hillary Clinton). This is a very important message that can be applied throughout history to prove the significance of women during time periods in which they were viewed as substantially lesser than men. Over the years, women have grown independent, fighting for their rights, changing the gender norms placed on society and the expectations women are forced to uphold. To successfully do this, women have evolved their mindset on how life should run to accommodate for gender equality. This evolution in the mindset of women is the