Janie Barrett Research Paper

Bridget biddy mason was born a slave in 1818. Bridget was born in mississippi. Although she was born in mississippi she was still a slave in Georgia and she was also held in south carolina. She was a slave women that worked as a midwife/nurse. She was born on a plantation owned by a man named Robert Marion Smith and a lady named Rebbecca (crosby) Smith.

Janie Porter Barrett born in 1865 in Athens, Georgia was the daughter of Julia Porter, and her father is unknown but is believed to be Caucasian. Julia worked as a live in housekeeper to the Skinner family who pampered and educated Barrett as a child. The Skinner family taught Barrett in the subjects of literature and mathematics. After her mom decided to move Porter was raised by the Skinners’ who were Caucasian. Janie was sent to Hampton Normal Institute and Agricultural Institute, a vocational training school for freed people. Attending this school allowed Porter to gain love for her race, fellow man, and her country. Later Barrett married a guy that worked on the railway and gave birth to four kids following this marriage. In later years she attributed her desire to serve her fellow African American women and girls.

I learned how Ida B. Wells-Barnett started her life. Born as a slave, orphaned at 16, she became a teacher to support her surviving brothers and sisters. With the difficult circumstances brought upon her, it took an amazing amount of determination for her to fight for black civil rights and women’s rights in the 19th century. In a more civilized age, it’s harder to witness the courage she represented for the disadvantaged.

Jane Bolin showed that everyone was equal and it doesn't matter what your skin color is. Bolin was born on April 11, 1908 in Poughkeepsie, New York. Her parents were an inseparable couple, Matilda Ingram Emery and Gaius C. Bolin. Bolin's dad, was an Attorney and her mom stayed home.

Barbara Jordan was born on February 21, 1936 in Houston Texas. She was the youngest child of three. Her father Benjamin Jordan was a Baptist minister and warehouse clerk. Her mother, Arlyne was a maid, housewife and church teacher. Jordan went to college at the University of Texas. She graduated from college being one out of two African American women in her class. Jordan passed away from viral pneumonia on January 17, 1996. Barbara Jordan is a modern here because she is a brave woman, she overcame racism, she is also a civil rights activist.

Jerrel Muse Jr is well rounded in all areas. When he was six he demonstrated strength in reading, writing, speaking, listening and math. Now that he is eight, his scores were average to above average in word word reading and spelling. On the verbal portion Jerrel Jr scores were all above the one standard deviation. He is also doing very well in math, he understanding the concepts very quickly is and working in a fourth grade math group in third grade. Jerrel now into soccer has a real knack for sports.

Ida B. Wells-Barnett dedicated her life to social justice and equality. She devoted her tremendous energies to building the foundations of African-American progress in business, politics, and law. Wells-Barnett was a key participant in the formation of the National Association of Colored Women as well as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). She spoke eloquently in support of Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association. The legacies of these organizations have been tremendous and her contribution to each was timely and indespensible. But no cause challenged the courage and integrity of Ida B. Wells-Barnett as much as her battle against mob violence and the terror of lynching at the end of

1-a) Women in African-American clubs in the early 20th century believed their role was to help the black race through the idea of racial upliftment. Uplift is the practice of economic and social self-help, where educated middle class club women taught working class black women how to improve their home life and education. This is achieved through concentrated social services work. Club’s such the National Association for Colored Women (NACW), the Tuskegee Woman’s Club and the Colored Women’s league held lectures that taught young girls virtues temperance and how to run needed community services. Club women such as Mary Church Terrell, Ida B. Wells and Anna J. Cooper called for a “united black womanhood to solve the race’s problem” (Gray White,

Most people don’t know the backstory of one of the first African American women to help the first space launch. Katherine Johnson was one of them. They were called computers because they were African American. She affected the greatest history event of all time.It is a pleasure for me to tell you about the impact Katherine Johnson made in our lives till this day.

The current economic event on the increase in the National government debt has become of interest to the public and the decision makers. This paper looks at the economic event as per Stephen Dinan’s article in The Washington Times dated on June 16, 2015, in regards to the impact of the increasing national debt to the general economic growth in America. The proportion of the United States ' National debt is increasing in comparison to the National GDP. It is evident from the past years that the United States ' Treasury has been borrowing a lot of funds from its citizens and foreign investors to help fund wars promote the economic development of the country, and save the financial systems as well. This paper will explain and demonstrate an in-depth economic analysis of the USA National debt vital to cope up with this worrying trend in the economy.

Jane Addams, a pioneering social worker, helped bring attention to the possibility of revolutionizing America’s attitude toward the poor. Not only does she remain a rich source of provocative social theory to this day, her accomplishments affected the philosophical, sociological, and political thought. Addams was an activist of courage and a thinker of originality. Jane Addams embodied the purest moral standards of society which were best demonstrated by her founding of the Hull-House and her societal contributions, culminating with the winning of the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize.

Throughout the 1400s, slavery started when three continents; North America, South America, and Africa, forcely exchanged 10 million africans to the Americas. This broad idea of expanding labour through slavery affected the world. For example, Anthony Hazard discusses how this “impacted not only the African slaves but the economy and history of the world” (The Atlantic Slave Trade). It all began when there was not enough servants to help produce essential needs in the Americas.

Decision-making is at the core of the United States Supreme Court. The justices are not immune to possessing political ideologies and similarly to the American public, those ideologies impact their lives to varying degrees. The facet of judicial politics explored in this paper is decision-making and the impact of ideology. While it would be ideal for the Supreme Court to have zero influences other than the constitution, it is also wishful thinking. Author Jeffrey Toobin agrees with political scientists that the justices of the United States Supreme Court make decisions and rulings that are a result of their ideologies and personal values. He says, “All justices have a political ideology as well as a legal philosophy--- that’s a big reason presidents choose them in the first place.” Perhaps the most astute opinion on this matter comes from Justice Sonia Sotomayor:

Throughout a life that stretched from slavery into her civil rights movement, Anna Julia Cooper defended the rights of all people to dignity, education, and respect. As an educated, competent, independent woman, she faced the double challenge of being African American and female in a society that was deeply racist and sexist, but with confidence and elegance, she challenged society’s assumptions about her. Her life was dedicated to the education of all people, but especially to taking care of the minds of black girls. “Throughout her activist adherence to her ideals, she provided an example of individual excellence rendered incandescent by service to the human community” (Berson, 1994).

As a person who aided in the construction of the social work profession, Mary E. Richmond (1861-1921) is best known for her role in the development of casework practice. Her studies helped build the foundation of direct assessment. In conjunction with her studies, she is also remembered for her remarkable ability to perform research and teach communities about the topics of social work. One of her most notable achievements is her representation of the modern idea of “client in environment”, which she labeled the “social diagnosis”. During her time, Mary was a key player in focusing the transition from charity work to social work (Szymoniak, 2015). Mary founded the Pennsylvania Child Labor Committee, the juvenile court, the Housing Association and the Public Charities Association (NASW, 2004). She is also the author of numerous publications that illustrate the importance of social work, and social practice.