Laurie S. Miller

Marjorie Lee Browne was born on September 9, 1914 in Memphis, Tennessee. She was the daughter of Mary Taylor Lee and Lawrence Johnson Lee. Marjorie childhood was very rough, her mother passed when she was two . Right after Marjorie mother passed her father was soonly remarried to his new wife Lottie Lee so Lottie helped raise Marjorie. Her father was a railway postal clerk, and stepmother Lottie lee, a school teacher. Growing up Marjorie up into segregation so she went to a private high school called LeMoyne high school. Even through these times Marjorie parents pushed her to better and to not worry about going to a all black school.

Frances (Fannie) Perkins was an amazing person that represented a strong image for the female race. She was the first female cabinet member in the United States. Frances Perkins was the most influential person in American history because if she hadn’t been the first U.S. female cabinet member, females may not have a role in the U.S. government.

Former New York Yankee, Wally Pip was impressed by my talent. He said that I was the most accomplished man or woman he has ever seen in and out of the sport. Word soon got around that he was impressed and that he liked me

Sabine Sally, the iron beauty of Sabine field; she has stood at her post for many years. Generation after generation of Norwich Cadets have stood in the shadow of the ancient M4 Sherman, taken eyes to her for the last push of motivation, and before her arrival to Norwich University, her kind lead the charge into the European and Pacific theaters of World War Two. The significance of the iron giant is the memory of the armored divisions that laid down their lives to put a stop to Hitler’s war machine. Despite the challenges, Sally’s breed faced a multitude of technologically advanced SS and Wehrmacht panzer battalions that performed in a superior manner in almost every way. The Sherman breed held out through sheer force, will, and the means of production, these traits and abilities were able to stomp out any opposing force.

Yvonne Daniels, also known as the first lady of radio, is an influential women who paved the way for more women to become disc jockeys. In her 30 plus year career in radio she worked at WYNR, WCFL, WSDM, WLS-AM, WVON, WGCI-AM/FM , and WNUA. Daniels was an African American “broadcast pioneer”.

There is one thing all hidden children of the holocaust have in common, silence. Lola Rein Kaufman is one of those hidden children. And she is done being silent. Lola Rein was a hidden child during the holocaust. She was one of the lucky ones; one of the 10,000- 500,000 that survived. Her family wasn’t as lucky. Lola endured, los, abandonment, and constant fear, but has now chosen to shed her cloak of silence.

“Mixed cultural signals have perpetuated certain stereotypes…”(Page 372, paragraph 2, line 1). The Myth of the Latian Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria, by Judith Ortiz Cofer is about how Judith Ortiz Cofer was discriminated because she is a Latina Woman. She describes about several people treating her differently than others, through song, through looks, and through sexual thoughts and actions towards her. Even after all the discriminating actions persisted upon her, she still pursues on to help others learn that Latinas are not always like the movies say they are or should be like. Judith Ortiz Cofer does this by writing poetry and novels. “My personal goal in my public life is try to replace the old pervasive stereotypes and myths about

Following her death, the Madame Walker Theatre Centre opened in 1927 to ensure her legacy

Dorie Miller Post 1406, located at 2908 East 11th Street in Dallas, Texas, is named in honor of a Texas seaman from Waco, Texas.

Brenda Stewart returned to Kinston to live in 2002, after living in New York, San Francisco, CA and Charlotte, NC, where she at various time studied African and Jazz Dance. She received her BA Degree from Saint Augustine College in Raleigh, NC in 1971. During her stay in San Francisco, she returned to school (San Francisco State University) after 21 years and received a Masters in Social Degree in 1994. In 2004 she made her acting debut as Lady Yellow in The Black Artist Guild's Production of Ntozake Shange's "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf". As part of this production Ms. Stewart performed a creative dance piece.

On April 9th, 2018, I interviewed Yolanda Miller, a friend of my aunt’s. Yolanda is originally from Colombia and now resides in Lake Zurich. One reading that can used to help discuss Yolanda’s experience as a Latinx person is The US Census Bureau and the Making of Hispanic Data. Another aspect I plan to talk about is the populations of the city of Chicago and its suburbs, using Magical Urbanism. Finally, I will compare the experiences of her daughters schooling to the experiences discussed in Education in the New Latino Diaspora. Living in a suburb differs from living in a designated ethnic area due to differences in demographics.

During the American Progressive Era, generally regarded as the late 1800s and early 1900s, many ideals were changing among the American people. During this period, which closely followed the end of the civil war, there was an especially great amount of change in what was considered an appropriate way of conducting oneself, especially if one happened to be a black woman. Ida B. Wells-Barnett, an African-American activist who was particularly outspoken on the inhumanity and barbarism of public lynching, can be used as an excellent primary source exemplifying how black women in the progressive era felt that they were expected to be presented. As well as identifying the roles and visions of women in this period, Ida B. Wells-Barnett is an example of a women who broke many barriers, exceeding the limitations put on her by the social constructs of her race and gender.

Carrie Mae Weems is an African American artist, who works with text, fabric, audio, digital images, but mostly known for her “Kitchen Table” photography series. Her art is focused around the serious issues African American have to face in the United States every day.

Dorothy E. Smith was born in North England in 1926. Dorothy E. Smith has lived a long life and commonly refers to it as “a long time ago and another world”. According to Smith, she has grown from the young woman to now due to several experiences. Smith has been employed in many different capacities such as a secretary and a clerk. In her Mid-twenties, she worked at a book publishing company. Smith attempted to make a career in the publishing field, but soon realized women were not welcomed or respected.

Throughout the book entitled Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, Jo March and Theodore Lawrence, or Laurie, become great friends. Although Laurie is very amicable with the whole family, undoubtedly his favorite is Jo. When Laurie ultimately decides he wants to marry Jo, she refuses his proposal. Her decision to reject him, as much as a shock as it may have been to Laurie, was very beneficial to their futures. It may very well have saved them both from a life of misery and disappointment.