Marian Anderson Thesis

One of the most influential and inspirational women of all time was Rosa Parks. By one action she helped change the lives of a majority of African Americans and more importantly society as a whole. Rosa Parks sparked the attention of America when she refused to settle for the black (lower class)standards. Not only did she help change the lives for many African Americans but she helped equality for all men and women in the United States. By one brave women our world will be forever thankful.

Dorothy Dandridge may seem to be like a beautiful and strong African American woman on the outside, but on the inside she held in a lot of pain. Dorothy Dandridge is an actress, singer, and entertainer, who no longer walk this green Earth, but when she did, she made history. Dorothy was the first African American actress to achieve a leading-role status. Dorothy also had a deeply troubled life and racism didn’t make her life any easier especially when it came to achieving her dreams, but she got through it and during her time, the early 1930’s through the 1960’s, that was saying something. Racism was a lot worse then what it is now, but it made it harder for African Americans to achieve their goals, especially African American women. Dorothy was very worth looking up to now and when she was alive. Dorothy Dandridge is a contribution to African American history because she was the first African American woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for best actress, how she fought all odds against her, mainly racism, and she made it possible to for other African American women to follow in her footsteps and look up to her as a role model.

Ida Barnett-Wells was a true hero for the African Americans. She gave 100% of her time and

She showed them that they could be equal. The only difference was the color of the skin. She taught them that that wasn’t even a big difference. She fought segregation her entire life.

Bessie Coleman left a legacy not just in Texas but in the United States that few pilots could ever achieve. She may not have been the first African American to earn a pilot's license but she was the first female African American. When people hear of famous African Americans their first thought automatically goes to Rosa Parks or Martin Luther King Jr but nobody has heard of Bessie Coleman. It is thought that Bessie’s life was shaped by the tragedies she endured. First Bessie was born in early 1892 to illiterate parents that were both English-born slaves and that were children of slaves. Bessie’s father left her and his family in 1901. Her mother and two older brothers went to work later that year. Second, being African American during that time made it difficult for Coleman and her family to accomplish anything. Because of these reasons Bessie lived a life of hardships and tribulations. (notablebiographies.com)

Bessie Vanburen was from a little town called Ashville, located in the middle of South Carolina. Although, they were poor Bessie and her husband Paul made ends meet. Their kids were the age four and six. During this century they didn’t have schools. So she home schooled both of her kids, while her husband was out looking for a well-paying job.

As well, a woman’s place in the government was significantly different to a man’s. Geraldine Ferraro says, “For all that my female colleagues and I had achieved, we still had to more, work harder, and produce more to be judged the same as men” (Ferraro 57). She also says, “So much had changed…I arrived in Congress…I had joined the Congress Women's Caucus. But there were far to women in the House and Senate-only eleven Democrats and six Republicans to sway 435 votes” (Ferraro 41). Her evidence supporting the gender positions is evidenced by the ratio of men to women serving jobs in the government. She even goes on to acknowledge that if a woman works harder and is more efficient compared to the quality of a man’s work, at the end of the day

Rose Kennedy coined the famous statement: “life is not a matter of milestones, but of moments”. Black History month focuses on specific African Americans whom have made an overall national difference within each Americans’ life. However, this month often forgets to praise those African Americans whom have made and are still making a difference within the lives of the people in their community. There is one specific African American lady whom has made a difference within the members of my small community, along with continuing to make a major impact within my life. Her name is Albertnetta Hamilton, and this is her story.

I am Andrea Price, a Senior at Eastern Wayne High-school. I have a 3.8 G.P.A. and participate in multiple clubs such as National Honors Society, Career and Technical Education Honors Society, FCCLA, FCA, and Key Club. I have a passion for food and want to go to ECU to major in Business in order to run a catering service. My hobbies include cooking, reading, and of course spending time on the internet. I am a very talkative person and I love social gatherings. It would mean the world for me to participate in my school's annual pageant but, I can not do it alone. I need your support! Any and all contributions are accepted thankfully and with much gratitude.

Reaching the Top “Last year, there were 1,926 homeless students enrolled in public school,.. ”(Goldberg N.P.). In the United States, many homeless children skip school and lose hope about improving their life. One of those children decided to change their life and that person was called Liz Murray. Liz Murray and her older sister, Lisa, were children of two drug addicts.

This showed up on my Newsfeed the other day supposedly written by Deborah Messing of "Will and Grace" fame. I wasn't going to respond, but me being me, I couldn't just let it slide, the hypocrisy is just overwhelming. Deborah Messing is an outspoken advocate for women's, minority and LGBT rights. Messing is a talented actress who has played many roles in her career but I would venture to say her role in the TV show "Will and Grace" is what brought her the most fame and fortune. She has used her fame to advocate for the rights I mentioned previously.

“I can not wait to finally be crowned the Apple Blossom Queen. Today is going to be perfect. I woke up, ate pancakes for breakfast, and had tuna for lunch. It wasn’t hard to be nominated for Apple Blossom Queen because I am the prettiest candidate and also the most popular. None of the other girls ever had a chance,”I whispered to myself. Suddenly, I began to feel sick. “Oh No!,” I screamed. I vomited everywhere in the cafeteria. “It was the tuna fish,” I gasped miserably.

The one thing that we all need is Food. In the U.S. and all over the world there are many people who lack the funds to buy food and millions of starving children. Anna states in her essay that most kids have trouble getting food when school is out because that is the primary source that provides breakfast and lunch. “Summer is really ground zero in the battle to keep kids fed.” (pg 224)

Shortly after, Malcolm X was assassinated. Although she stayed active in the Civil Rights Movement, working closely with Martin Luther King Jr, whose assassination fell on her birthday, leaving her devastated. But with the help of friends she found peace in writing and that’s how her memoir “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” came about. From then on she has received countless of honours. A Pulitzer Prize nomination for her first book poetry “Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water ‘fore I Die”, the Lincoln Medal, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and many

Born in Italy in 1364 but relocating to Paris, France a few years after, Christine de Pizan wrote her literary work in the French vernacular. She was on her way to becoming a skillful scholar as a child with a high intellectual interest and as a part of the royal court of Charles V, she had many learning opportunities, “Christine was exposed to a wide range of experiences that she apparently used to her full advantage” (Birk 17). Her most significant work was her involvement in the querelle des femmes (the women’s quarrel), in which she participated in a years long debate known as the Debate on the Romance of the Rose. Christine’s argument in the debate was an important benefactor in the advancement of women in the Middle Ages. With her literary contributions, such as the God of Love’s Letter,