Harriet Martineau : An Early Western Sociologist

In 1844, Harriet received permission from her master to marry John Tubman, a free black man. For the next five years Harriet lived in a state of semi-slavery: she remained legally a slave, but her master allowed her to live with her husband. Since Harriet was still a slave she knew there was a chance that she could be sold and her marriage split apart. Harriet dreamed of traveling north. There, she would be free and not have to worry about her marriage being split up by the slave trade. But John did not want her to go north. He said he was fine where he was and that there was no reason for moving north. He told her that if she ran off, he would tell her master. She did not believe him until she saw his face and then she knew he meant it.

Martin, she spoke of the hard lives women dealt with during the war. She wrote about how the women who were affected by the war and how they reacted to their situation. She went into many aspects of different women’s experiences by their writings and actions throughout the war. There were many examples of pain and heartache that the women of this time dealt with. Women of this time period were forgotten, as well as the pain they suffered from all that came with the war. This author helped me to understand the strength that these women untimely had to have in order to deal with these hard times. I felt that there wasn’t enough credit giving to the women of those

Throughout history, countless individuals have stood up against unfortunate events and the people who caused tribulations for others. Countless conscience individuals risked everything they knew and loved to stand up for the rights of other people. In the sixteenth century. St. Thomas More cared nothing about his good name and took a silent stand against the government by refusing to accept the king’s marriage. He also declined an oath to head as the head of the Church in England. He knew it was better to suffer for making the right decision, than to lie to his society, clergy, and his government, and suffer in that sense. Dietrich Bonhoeffer stood up to Adolf Hitler during World War II, and tried to expose the cruel crimes led by

Harriet not only had dream but she was determined to stand up for what she had believed. Harriet was a brave young girl who had escaped slavery at a young age and wanted to help others get out of that life just as she did, and that's what I am going to be telling you today.

Harriet Hanson Robinson and Harriet Jacobs may have shared a name, however their lives as a whole were quite different from one another. Both born in the early 1800s, Robinson and Jacobs led very different lives; Robinson, who lived in the North, was a mill girl, Jacobs, who lived in the South, was a slave. Even just by simply reading this statement, it is quite obvious that although they were born roughly around the same time, their lives and experiences did not overlap much at all. Although there are some similarities in respects to early life and slightly later on in life, most of the experiences that Robinson and Jacobs lived through were specific to the time and location they lived during. Harriet Hanson Robinson and Harriet Jacobs lived lives that were slightly reminiscent of each other, however, overall, their lives were far more different than they were similar.

women had to stay at home to make household goods to use in the 1700s-1800s

When we think of African American history we often forget about the people before the civil rights movement. The people who paved the way for future leaders. Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, and Rosa parks are often who we think of. We forget about individuals that made a significant impact that led us to the present place we are today. Harriet Tubman's contribute to history was that she was the conductor of the Underground Railroad, which helped bring slaves to freedom. Harriet Tubman was an abolitionist and was part of the woman's suffrage move.

Since childhood Harriet played an active role in the fight against slavery. Although she could have rested easy and enjoyed her freedom, she continually risked her life to bring her family and friends north. ³She would not be happy, she knew, until Œher people¹ were free.² (Bentley p.48) In

In her essay, Woman in the Nineteenth Century, Margaret Fuller discusses the state of marriage in America during the 1800‘s. She is a victim of her own knowledge, and is literally considered ugly because of her wisdom. She feels that if certain stereotypes can be broken down, women can have the respect of men intellectually, physically, and emotionally. She explains why some of the inequalities exist in marriages around her. Fuller feels that once women are accepted as equals, men and women will be able achieve a true love not yet known to the people of the world.

For a long period of time in the United States history slavery was a major problem. Over time, though, abolitionist leaders came about and start many reform movements. There were many leaders that wanted a reform but two of the leaders were Angelina and Sarah Grimke and Harriet Tubman. The Grimke sisters and Harriet Tubman were abolitionist leaders because they both worked to free African American men and gain black rights.

Harriet was born between 1820-1825 In Maryland Buck Town , facing tough times in her early childhood. She got whipped every day and suffered from severe injuries. She babysat and worked for her master at the age of 5 , she had to sit on the floor and hold the baby because she was so small and she didn’t want to drop the baby. Harriet

The nineteenth century was an age of male dominance as well as slavery; even white women were viewed more as property or a burden to men instead of an equal. In concur with male supremacy the cult of true womanhood was practiced, an ideology which was brought forth in the eighteen century stating four virtues which women should abide by, piety, purity, submissiveness and domesticity, in turn they would be grant happiness and power; hardly being the case of either, women were subjected to the control and dependency of their male counterparts. These virtues were taken mostly in attention of the elite white woman, not considering poor white women as well as slaves, who were thought to be less than women; African American women were excluded

Through an always persevering attitude and be a hard worker no matter what she was motivated to make a change, a change so that no one was the outcast, but instead all even and all a wonderful creation each one a little different from the other. With Harriet as a guide to not repeat history we can soar to new heights and only become greater than the past, because overall Harriet was a creative, intelligent, bright young lady who took action to new levels, and some say that Harriet along with others are the reason we stand today as a nation of freedom and

The 19th century was a time when the first big steps toward abolition and women’s rights were taken in the United States. These particular steps began with the Second Great Awakening. Since the Second Great Awakening was a religious movement, its main goal was to encourage ethical behavior. These encouragements lead to the increase of the belief of equality among people. Although many people opposed the idea of equality, those who did support the idea continued to strive toward achieving their goal: the establishment of equality in society and law. An individual who put forth an immense amount of effort to achieve these goals was Harriet Tubman. Harriet Tubman was a significant individual in US history due to her contribution in the Civil Rights

She was appointed the ¡§Matron of the Hospital.¡¨ Harriet later found out that her husband, John Tubman, is dead. He was shot in an argument with a plantation owner. Later, Harriet married Nelson Davis. Nelson had a disease. Harriet helped him to establish a brickyard, sometimes working at his side making bricks. Nelson lived until 1888. After his death, William Henry, a widower, came to stay with Harriet. Harriet outlived most of her friends, but still made trips to Boston and New York to raise money for her schools in the South and in the Alcotts. Her income came from farm produce she raised and peddled door to door in Auburn. Harriet would sometimes visit neighbors and ask for vegetables for soup or a few pennies to tide her over. She would never beg for anything, but only borrow. They were all carefully repaid when she sold crops or when a donation from Boston came. When her mortgage payments on her home were overdue and the bank threatened to evict her and her children, Harriet¡¦s close friend and neighbor, Mrs. Sarah Hopkins Bradford wrote the story of Harriet¡¦s life. The book sold well and Harriet got twelve hundred dollars out of it, more than enough to pay off her debt to the bank. Harriet¡¦s money soon was just about gone between the schools in the South and the need who always crowded her warm kitchen. It soon got harder to make a living. She wrote a letter to congress saying, ¡§My claim against the United States is for the