Jane Long: A Brief Biography

Susan b Anthony was born into a Quaker family. She developed a sense of justice. She dedicated her life to women suffrage. She became active in temperance because she was a women she was not allowed to speak at the meetings. She started many anti-slavery clubs and protests. She became very popular very fast.

Jane Addams is recognized as a social and political pioneer for women in America. In her biography, which later revealed her experiences in Hull House, she demonstrates her altruistic personality, which nurtured the poor and pushed for social reforms. Although many of Addams ideas were considered radical for her time, she provided women with a socially acceptable way to participate in both political and social change. She defied the prototypical middle class women by integrating the line that separated private and political life. Within these walls of the settlement house, Addams redefined the idea of ?separate spheres,? and with relentless determination, she

Out of all her achievements, Harriet Tubman nursing in the Massachusetts 54th regiment was the most impressive out of all her achievements such were saving slaves from slavery, spying during the civil war, care giving, and nursing. Without those achievements Harriet is now known as one of the best women to ever live. Without her the world would be a different

Oveta Culp Hobby is known for her many achievements. She was “the first director of the Women’s Army Corps” and built an army from nothing (Farrar). Later on, she became a cabinet member for President Eisenhower and was the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. We remember her today because she is the reason why women received opportunities to join the army (Oveta Culp Hobby). Frances Farenthood was a lawyer and politician from Texas. She was the runner-up vice-president candidate to be nominated for that position for the election of 1972, making her the first woman to actually be viable for this position (it was very close, she lost at 48% of votes) Also, she campaigned for governor of Texas twice, but lost. (Frances 'Sissy ' Farenthold). Texas’ second female governor, Ann Richards left a huge impact on the Lone Star State. She fought for women’s and minorities’ rights and was well-liked by many people because of her humor and wittiness. Even after failing to be re-elected (she lost to George W. Bush), she still cared about the people very much and continued to speak about equal rights for all (Ann Richards Biography). Barbara Jordan was the first African American congresswoman and first African American in the Texas Senate. Another highlight about her life was that she was also the first African American women to deliver the keynote

In Ernest Gaines novel, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, he stresses the importance of education of black men from the period of slavery to the civil rights movement. Education has not always been available to African Americans. During the time of slavery education was very limited as not many people were educated, especially blacks. Schools for blacks were often destroyed and those found teaching them were usually killed. A lack of education was one way that whites were able to keep control over blacks along with violence to make people scared to challenge their treatment. Throughout the book there were several educated black men that made their way into Miss Jane's life, two of which were raised by Miss Jane and were like children

Jane long had three beautiful girls. But she had left one of her kids after she recovered from an illness she left her infant to join her husband on a trip to Nacogdoches,Texas. She was mostly known as being the wife of the filibuster Dr.James Long but she was also known for her land that she bought land later known as Waller County opening a Hotel in Brazoria Texas. Jane also bought land later known as Waller County.In 1832 Jane Long opened her Hotel in Brazoria she also built a place for newly immigrants.Another fact is in 1835 Stephen F. Austin came back from imprisonment in Mexico were held a ball there in the hotel.Isn't that so weird that two important people in history met each other without even knowing how crazy important they are Jane was the lady you had to look out for she was a very lucky woman to the men in history. Throughout Janes long life in Texas, she has had many admirers.A Lot of these admirers you may already know these people included Ben Milam,William Travis,Stephen Austin.Sam houston and Mirabeau Lamar.She later all offers,and died alone after being married to the deceased James

She took on the life of a Comanche woman doing the hard work of setting up tepees and helping dry meat and hides. She also went on many buffalo hunts where she and many other women dried the meat and skins. Parker loved her husband and three children, two boys and one girl, her life in white civilization was forgotten as she now had deep admiration for her Indian life, and never wanted to leave. On one unfortunate day Parker and her daughter were captured and taken away to white settlements. She was given new clothes, a soft bed, and fed food that she sometimes rejected. Parker missed chewing on her carefully made pemmican and her soft antelope hide dress, and she couldn’t get used to the soft bed they had given her to sleep on. During her time in white settlement she was given news of both her husband and second son dieing which brought great sorrow upon her. Another great sorrow brought upon her was the death of her young daughter by a white man’s disease. Life to Cynthia Ann was worthless now that she had lost her beloved daughter. After her daughter's death Cynthia Ann moved to her brother-in-law's home where she died shortly after her arrival. Her first son had not yet forgotten about his beloved mother and went on a search for her. When he found her body he had it place in a new casket with his sister at her side where he was later buried beside them after his

She later got caught and was later put into prison in 1864 by confederate troops and taken into prison. Along with Mary Edward walker, Clara Barton, was an Army nurse. Clara was to serve help in curing injured men. She had a bad experience when she went to go cure a man, a bullet that killed the man she was helping was peireced threw her sleeve. She had been assisting him and tried to save him, but it was too late and he had died. Also these women made a legacy in life, Underground Railroad, being the first US army women surgeon, and the foundation of the American Red Cross. Mary Todd Lincoln, who was married to Abraham Lincoln. Although she was a lot different then the other important women in the civil war, she was just as important. She was the wife of the president during the war. Although she did not exactly fight or become a nurse of the war, she still had to take care of her family and all of Abraham’s stressful days. She had to mend to her children’s needs while Abraham was out making sure the troops in the war were in the right standings. When 1865 came around it was a terrible year for her, her family and her heart were crushed. Her loved one was assassinated, and her family and herself had no idea how to handle it. Being that she was the presidents wife, she was still important to make a legacy. Showed that women are strong enough to handle stress, children, and deaths in their family to be strong for

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman begins with a note from the editor, who is a local schoolteacher near the plantation where Jane Pittman lives. He has long been trying to hear her story, and, beginning in the summer of 1962, she finally tells it to him. When her memory lapses, her acquaintances help fill in the spaces. The recorded tale, with editing, then becomes The Autobiography of Miss Jane.

She fought hard to try and rid the US from annexing Hawaii. Her and her niece visited Washington to beg and convince President Cleveland to restore the Monarchy.

he was born on august 1,1809 he had a short life and accomplished a lot like he got his degree in law and then he moved to texas and then when he was forced to go defend the alamo he did live the first days of the attack but on the last day he died and the alamo had fallen his family had came to virginia in 1627 he got to fight in the probably most known battle in the state of texas and he was one of the first to go he was a brave soldier and did not retreat but he also did not listen to orders the orders given by sam houston were to destroy the alamo and blow it up but he did not listen to his commander he believed that the alamo chod be a great defence to fight off the mexicans he was the oldest of ten kids and when he joined the army he had his uniform specially made to fit him his family moved to a small farm and stayed there until he left for the army he left his wife and kids for texas and later she found him and got a divorce he signed the papers and also took his son and when he left for war he had his son stay with a nice family they had to give him back to his mother. He only got to fight in the alamo in the texas revolution he got to live a medium sized life he died at the age 26 born 1809-1836 death he was buried by a mexican that fought on the texas side and was the only survivor of the massacre he took the letter to sam huston and tried to go back to the alamo but huston wood not let him go back he promised he would go back

The article “Susan B. Anthony” states that she was active in the antislavery movement and became an agent for the American Antislavery Society. Bio.com says that Susan and Elizabeth established the women’s New York State Temperance Society in 1852 and the New York State Women’s Rights committee. They helped established the American Equal Rights Association in 1866 (Bio.com). Sochen states that Susan was one of the first leaders of the campaign for women’s rights. Susan published a weekly journal that demonstrated equal right’s, Sochen says. She became an editor of The Revolution the newspaper of the American Equal Rights Association (National Parks Service). Susan coedited three volumes of a book called History of Women Suffrage. She completed the fourth volume of the book in 1902, Sochen states. Sochen also says, she helped organize the Women’s Suffrage Movement. She was an icon of woman’s suffrage movement (National Parks Service). Bio.com states that she started petitions for women and gave speeches around the country. Sochen says she supported a dress reform by wearing bloomers which became a symbol of the women’s rights movement. Sochen also says that the US made a one dollar coins with her picture on it, she was the first women to be pictured on a US coin. She helped get women the right to vote Sochen states. Susan was a figure in women’s voting rights movement (Bio.com). Sochen says

An American pragmatist and feminist, Hull-House founder Jane Addams (1860-1935) came of age in time of increasing tensions and division between segments of the American society, a division that was reflected in debates about educational reform. In the midst of this diversity, Addams saw the profoundly interdependent nature of all social and political interaction, and she aligned her efforts to support, emphasize and increase this interdependence. Education was one of the ways she relied on to overcome class disparity, as well as to increase interaction between classes. Her theories about the interdependent nature of living in a democracy provided a backdrop for her educational theory. Education, she thought, needed to produce people who

A quote from the website called (¨Pocahontas Leadership and Legacy¨), it is said that, ¨She had preferred to live with the English and kept her new found faith breaking barriers on religious freedoms.¨ This is a legacy of Pocahontas because her name meant ¨playful one¨ or ¨naughty child¨ and she always wanted adventure and exploration. As said in the website called (¨Pocahontas Leadership and Legacy¨), it says, ¨She, in her efforts broke down walls of religious freedoms, and interracial inequality all while changing the demographic of stereotypes early settlers had on native Americans. Which led to enriching our country financially, ethically, and socially directly affecting the prosperity of our county as we know it.¨ This is a legacy of Pocahontas because she wanted people to stop the fights and arguments to have peace. (¨Encyclopedia Virginia/Pocahontas¨) says, ¨¨In fact, she did not become a celebrity until the 1820s, when southerners sought a colonial heroine to compete with the story of the Pilgrims in Massachusetts and so establish Virginia (more accurately) as the earlier of the two English colonies.¨ This is a legacy because it shows that at one point, people didn't know about Pocahontas and that it took awhile to find out about her. These are some of the legacies of

For more than 100 years, Jane Harrod’s family set aside a corner of their farm