Mama Lee Stetter Research Paper

Kingseed, Wyatt. "A Burned Letter, Conflicting Stories and an Absent Son Helped to Send Mary Surratt to the Gallows." America's Civil War 16.6 (2004): 12-14. Web.

Mary Lou Retton is the greatest gymnast ever. She was the first American gymnast to win the gold, for male and females. In this paper, I'm going to be telling you about Mary Lou's childhood, her Olympic experience and her achievements.

Shirley Chisholm is the definition of an independent black woman. Chisholm is a model of independence, honesty, and has been a part of many historical issues including civil rights, aid to the poor, and women’s rights. Who Shirley Chisholm is was unknown to me. After days of researching, I have developed a clear understanding of who Shirley Chisholm is. Chisholm was an educator, activist, author, and politician. She is best known as the first African-American woman elected to United States Congress and the first woman and African- American to run for president of the United States.

Carrie P. Meek born in tallahassee florida during the year 1926. Meek is an American politician from the U.S. state of Florida. She served in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2003, she represented our congresses 17th district. She was a history maker in the running. She used to say, “Service is the price you pay for the space which God has let you occupy”.

John Sutter was a Mexican citizen who had made a big name for himself and absolutely a whole bunch of money before the discovery of gold. John Sutter was an immigrant from Switzerland. He was born on 15, 1803 in Kandern ,Baden not too far from the swiss border. As a newcomer to a firm of printers and booksellers, he found out that he wasn't interested in paper business. While clerking in a draper's shop, he met his future wife Annette D’ Beld . Both of them married on October 24,1826. Due to business problems he left his family and four children in Germany to have good fortune in America at the age of 30. After that significant day, of gold being discovered John Sutter legacy began to collapse. His road to success, the big blowout to his demise

Musical prodigy Mary Lou Williams, also known as Mary Elfrieda Scruggs, was born on May 8, 1910 in Atlanta, Georgia. She was raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania along with her 10 half brothers and sisters. The start of Mary Lou’s piano career began when she was able to replay almost perfectly the song her mother played on the family’s pump organ. Her exceptional gift of perfect pitch and teaching from her mom enabled her to play piano on a professional level at the age of four years old. Mary Lou’s birth name was Mary Elfrieda Scruggs but she changed her name to Mary Lou Burly to take her step father’s last name. She later changed her last name to Williams after her first husband. At a young age Mary Lou performed small gigs around Pittsburgh and at the age of 10, she was known everywhere

Carrie Chapman Catt, one of the most influential women of the nineteen twenties, was born on January 9, 1859. After living a meaningful life she died with integrity on March 9, 1947.

Mary surratt deserved to be hanged. This is because she assisted in the plot to kill Abraham Lincoln, president of the united states. There is so much evidence that she assisted in the plot to kill the president, but the three main reasons are that she lied, she knew of the plot, and her son was a conspirator.

Katheryn Marie Hawkins was born in fort Knox Kentucky on December 29,1998, at Ireland military hospital where she was 81 lbs , 6 oz and 23 inches - normal delivery . she was the second child of Russell and Catania Hawkins . she spent her 1st 6 months at home with her mom but on the 7th month, she started daycare at little angels daycare . she loved it there and they loved her . her favorite food was strained Gerber peaches and strawberries . her favorite drink was milk . she learned how to walk and talk faster than her older brother and even began doing chores around the house by the time she was 2 .

Mary Lou Retton was a girl from a large town with a major hobby. Mary Lou was born on January 24, 1968 in fairmont West Virginia, she had 4 sisters and brothers. Mary Lou’s parents are Louis Retton and Ronnie Retton. Louis was a homemaker (stay at home mom) and Ronnie had quite a lot of jobs that included being a security guard; business owner, a former baseball and basketball player and a coal and equipment transporter. At the age of 4 Mary Lou studied dance and acro bactics, this eventually led to her joining gymnastics. She enjoyed gymnastics so much that she practiced many times at home. One time she watched the 1976 Olympics in Montreal and practiced gymnastics at the same time at age 8, she recalls being in a split as she was watching.

Lee, Barbara was born July 19, 1946 in Texas, Lee moved to California in 1960 due to her parents being in the military. Lee attended a catholic school Sisters of Loretto taught her which was dedicated to justice and peace. In high school lee worked with NAACP to integrate her high school to have a mix of races in her cheer team. Lee attend mills college while she was a single mother and receiving public assistance. She became president of Mills College’s Black Student Union while she was president Shirley Chisholm who happened to be the first African American woman elected to Congress was picked to speak at her school. After meeting Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm Lee signed up to vote for her first time and worked on Congresswoman Chisholm’s presidential campaign.

Doris Carter Hobart was born November 25, 1924, in Rowley Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Rufus S. Carter and Emily Hobart Carter. Around Doris's 5th birthday her father had become very ill and passed away. The funeral was held in Rowely Massachusetts where the family gathered to say their last goodbyes. After the funeral, Doris moved in with her aunts and uncles in Princeton, Maine. Princeton, Maine was where Doris would live throughout her childhood with her Uncle Edmond and Aunt Marion Hobart, who eventually adopted her.

Helen Levitt was an incredibly influential street photographer starting in the late 1930’s and was active all the way until the 1990’s. She enjoyed much early success in her photography career photographing day-to-day happenings in the world around her, this set the stage for a long and very important career. Her photography can be described as objective because through her work she represented New York in a non bias way, photographing day to day happenings in her local life in Brooklyn, New York and the surrounding city such as children playing in the streets (Broken mirror), and adults going about their usual business gossiping, and simply their city life (Checkered Car). However, some may argue the point the Helen may have done an outstanding job at creating the illusion of objective work by photographing specific happenings around her world, and creating the illusion of a status quo. As seen in the photo Girl/Green Car all was not positive, uplifting, and graceful as many of her photos represent, the girl is seen

A fond memory is when her sons had a family gathering in Memphis for Thanksgiving and her whole family attended. Beverly is most proud of the fact that she has great kids. She also is a great problem solver. She is beginning to travel but would like to travel even more. She knows how to work well but now she wants to learn how to play. She says that her life is enriched by being around all kinds of people. She said that she was married to a very controlling man. She wished she spent more time working on their relationship when they were together. Perhaps that might have saved their marriage. Beverly values family more than anything else.

“‘…it’s bad enough he lets you all run wild…’” (Lee, 83), “Aunt Alexandra put him up to this…” (Lee, 134).