Infuence of Women in America: Sacagawea, Rosa Parks, and Amelia Earhart

Eleanor Roosevelt has influenced and made history, by defying segregation laws to fighting for women’s rights and human rights. She grew up with her parents and 3 brothers and was the only daughter they had. Eleanor’s father was an alcoholic and put into an institute when Eleanor was a child, so her life was far from perfect. Her mother died when she was only 8 years old so her brothers and her went to go live with there grandmother. Shortly after her mother’s death her older brother passed away. At the age of 10 she found out that her father had also died. Even though Eleanor suffered much loss she still managed to go to school and later get married. Eleanor married

Rosa Parks is a civil rights activist and is a tragic hero known for her Strength, bravery, wisdom, peace and perseverance taking a major role in the Montgomery bus boycott and standing up against oppression, She and many others stood up for their rights, She refused to surrender her seat on a segregated Montgomery Alabama city bus on the day of December 1, 1955 which began the 381 day long Montgomery Bus Boycott which then helped launch the nation wide efforts to end segregation of public facilities.

As a young woman in the state of West Virginia I have the right to vote, receive a formal education, and the ability to have a voice. I do not take these rights for granted. Woman started the privileges I have today. These opportunities began with three outstanding women in our history. Susan B. Anthony, Rosa Parks, and Eleanor Roosevelt have been a driving force for women to have the right to vote, to seek education, and to speak their voice.

She was born about five miles east of North Star in a small cabin. She was the sixth born of all nine children and her parents were Quakers of English decent. Annie's father, who fought in the War of 1812 was caught in a deathly blizzard which resulted in his death from pneumonia at 66 years old. After her father passed away, Annie’s life, as well as her families life changed dramatically. The absence of her father being there caused the family to go into a harsh poverty state and risked to lose everything. When Annie turned 10, she was sent to work on a farm by the name of Darke Country Infirmary, where she was treated very poorly and cruel. After a short time of working for this new family that she called “the wolves” Annie ran away and was reunited with her mother and remaining family. Soon after returning home, she went to work at a local grocery store shooting game to help the income of her family. Although she had experience with hunting since she was around eight years old, her skill never became recognized until she got older. Her marksmanship was able to pay off the remaining mortgage on her mother’s house and others began appreciating her. Soon everyone would know her name and recognize her outstanding

During the 1800s, women did not have the right to vote and were not given the rights that men had. Susan B. Anthony was a leader in the women’s rights movement. She founded the National American Women’s Suffrage Association. Anthony is the most widely known suffragist of her generation and is an icon of the women’s suffrage movement. Susan B. Anthony was born February 15, 1820, in Adams, Massachusetts to a cotton mill owner and his wife.

Susan Brownell Anthony was one of the greatest women in American history. Her story of trial shows the struggles of American women in the 19th and 20th centuries. Without her acts of courage, women may still not be able to vote. Anthony’s persistence and perseverance eventually pushed our government to add the 19th amendment the U.S. Constitution. Susan B. Anthony was born on February 15th, 1820 in the small town of Adams, Massachusetts as the 2nd child of 8 children born to Daniel and Lucy Read Anthony.

They frequently visited Enos Mills, the owner of the Longs Peak Inn, with whom they had become good friends. Mills and a group of his guests at the Inn were seriously concerned for the welfare of the soon to be female homesteaders, they offered instruction and advice on how to brave the unforgiving Rocky Mountain winters. When the cabin was finished in November, the two brave women moved in, along with a six-month food supply they had ordered from Estes Park. They had decided to give their place a name, it would be called Big Owl Lodge. Per Katherine’s account, their first night in the cabin was the scariest thing they had ever encountered, with packs of coyotes howling in the woods. After a long winter filled with many valuable lessons, and the only excitement of picking up the weekly mail, Katherine and Annie were happy to see the start of spring in April. Their joy soon turned to sadness with the realization that they had ran out of money. In spite of their setbacks, Katherine forged ahead with her plans to clear the land for planting crops as stipulated by the Homestead Act. She also managed to build an addition to the house, which would be used as a gift shop and

Some people would consider Spiderman, Batman and Superman to be “heroes”, but when you are referring to a “historical hero” most people would think of Abraham Lincoln, George Washington and Benjamin Franklin to be one. A historical hero is a famous person in history who played a crucial role in our society, impacted our lives and shape human progress. My historical hero is Susan B. Anthony because she was one of the dynamic forces of the women's suffrage movement; the struggle for the right of women to vote and run for office and is part of the overall women's right. Susan B. Anthony was born on February 15, 1820 in Adams, Massachusetts and died March 13, 1906 in Rochester, New York. She was brought up in a quaker family with a sense of activist traditions and early in her she developed a recognition of justice and love.

Susan B. Anthony was born February 15, 1820 in Adams Massachusetts. Her parents are Daniel Anthony her father and Lucy Read her mother (Biography.com). Anthony was raised in a Quaker house(Biography.com). Her family thought drinking alcohol was a sin. (susanbanthonyhouse.org)

     Ada Monroe was the pampered daughter of a Charleston minister, Monroe. Sheltered by her father, who came to Cold Mountain to minister to the “heathen’s,” she is unprepared for his death. Like any lowland lady, she reads well, play the piano, and can plan parties. She knows not to plant, or sow, or reap. She comes very close to starving on her lovely mountain farm before Ruby comes walking up her lane. Ada’s savior is a scrawny mountain girl with will and work ethic for them both. She came to work the land with Ada, saying. “…if I’m to help you here, it’s with both us knowing that everybody empties their own night jar (68).” Ruby forces Ada off the porch rocker and into the fields. Through days of weeding,

Amelia Earhart has resonated in our society, ever since her death, but she was also a very prominent figure during the Great Depression.

Women’s rights is something mainstream that has been fought for since the mid 1800s. Many strong, influential figures have stepped forward calling for change and striving to make differences in our male dominated societies. I would like to give a toast to one of these women’s rights advocates known as Amelia Bloomer. Bloomer was certainly someone that “bloomed” in history. She was the type of outspoken woman that took part of the temperance movement with other influential women such as Susan B. Anthony. Amelia Bloomer became a teacher at age seventeen, despite receiving little education. Her job was also how she met her husband, Dexter Bloomer, who was an editor and co-owner of the newspaper, the Seneca Falls County Courier. Shortly after

When Americans look back at the ways in which African American women and Native American women as recently as not much more than a century ago, they might well be shocked at the ways in which their lives were limited by both legal and cultural restrictions. Since then they have made significant progress towards equality, although both groups lag behind other American demographic groups in terms of life expectancy, chronic disease, work opportunities, wages, and political power. While all of these changes have made considerable differences in the lives of these two groups of women, I have decided to focus here on the ways in which their political strength and options have changed since the end of the nineteenth century.

“The only tired I was, was tired of giving in” (Parks). I was tired, tired of being oppressed, and tired of being stepped on by the law, and my fellow people. That was the only tired i felt. The Montgomery Bus protest sparked a fire that would be felt throughout the entire country, and it was the spark that ignited the fire of the civil rights movement that shook the world. The boycott was the first of it, once light was shown on the problem, she began travelling cross country spreading information about civil rights, and sparking more peaceful protest. Rosa Parks was an important figure that changed the direction of the United States of America. She was trying to get home from work that day, but she turned into an icon for the civil rights movement, and shined a light on the unfair treatment of african americans.

“The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step” and Rosa Parks, an African- American civil rights activist, took that one single step that would change the course of history of her people for generations to come. Set at the background of rampant discrimination Rosa Parks stood as an inspiration for Black people, particularly women. .This research paper throws light on the heroic role of Rosa Parks in fighting against the civil rights of Blacks in African- American society. It also explores the early life, education, professional life and her role as an activist in civil rights struggle with special reference to famous incidents like Montgomery bus boycott, her arrest for violating the segregation of rules etc. The paper mainly highlights Rosa Park’s personality, through which one gets to know her nature, her non violent attitude and how she has become a role model for many women. She shall