Molly Brown: Heroine Of The Titanic

She was a well respected woman that many thought was going to lead woman in the fight for equal rights.

Carol Berkin’s "Revolutionary Mothers: Women in the Struggle for America's Independence" is an excellent book that I immensely enjoyed. When many people think of the Revolutionary War, they might imagine George Washington gallantly leading his men through the winters at Valley Forge or the like. Berkin begins her masterpiece by giving a general overview of the roll that women played in our countries war for independence. Now I, like many others come to think of the iconic role model women like Betsy Ross and the fabled Molly Pitcher, but this star of a book opened my eyes to the everyday

Instead of listening to the Secret Service she asked one of the head Pilots to fly her. She was optimistic when they landed. She asked why are they not flying into war, they're really good. Later she donated $175,000 to build a new Runway. One of her most important contributions to the Tuskegee airmen and civil rights was to talk to FDR the president and ask for them to join the war effort. she said all people should be equal and they should all have the opportunity to fight for their

She has risen from a poor background and was ranked the richest African American of the 20th Century, the greatest black philanthropist in American history and was once the world’s only black billionaire. She is also known as the most influential woman in the world, both older generations and young.

Amelia Earhart inspired many women to follow their ambitions and dreams. She is still a symbol of the power and perseverance of American women. When she first saw an airplane, she wasn’t very interested, but as soon as she left the ground at a stunt-flying exhibition, she knew that she had to fly. Six

Susan Brownell Anthony was a magnificent women who devoted most of her life to gain the right for women to vote. She traveled the United States by stage coach, wagon, and train giving many speeches, up to 75 to 100 a year, for 45 years. She went as far as writing a newspaper, the Revolution, and casting a ballot, despite it being illegal.

“Mother is this ship really safe and unsinkable?” said Mary Anne Louise to her mom while she started to walk towards the RMS Titanic “I have the same question as the girl… Is this ship really unsinkable?” said a lady known as Mrs.Sylvia Caldwell. “Of course it is unsinkable God himself could not sink this ship!” exclaimed the crew member as he helped her up the steps.After they entered the ship, she stood in amazement see how this ship was designed.She suddenly saw a girl dressed in a simple, pretty white dress and a large bow on the back of her head.She wanted to say hi but her mom wouldn’t let her because she was a lower class than her

She did countless things to pass an amendment which would grant the women their wish of being able to have their rights. Including a hunger strike, a silent protest, and she even endured force feeding. In Alice Paul it says, “For five months the White House siege continued; while Congress refused to act without word from the president.” (William and Mary Lavender 4). This shows the frustration that she had to go through, and how much the government seemed stubborn. She never gave up despite knowing the fact that president Wilson wouldn’t budge. In the end she was able to convince president Wilson. She never even married. If that doesn’t show her devotion I don’t know what

Susan B Anthony was active in so many different things, and brought reform with time, effort, and help from her friends and coworkers. She helped people, more so woman than anyone, and helped us get where we are today. She is a known woman in history and will continued to be remembered for all that she has done. Despite every obstacle that came her way, she still made many things possible like the ability for woman to vote, and improved many other

paved the way for religious freedom. She was a great leader in the cause for

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

Throughout history Harriet Tubman has become to be known as the women on the front of the twenty dollar bill. She has been treated like she was a dog people were hitting her with a riding crop for not doing what they were supposed to do they were slaves for the people who brought them into the country. She is influential because she took care of people who were wounded and sick, she helped the slaves get to freedom and she also part of the underground railroad.

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

Harriet Tubman was an overachiever and even though she didn't have that much she still did the things she could do and that's what also make her so inspirational because her father was gone at a young age and her mother and had to be with someone else. There not that much Harriet Tubman can do. To in fact , Without Harriet Tubman, we probably wouldn't be in the position we are in right now. Harriet Tubman instead of just being free in Pennsylvania she came right back to Maryland and save other slaves too. Harriet Tubman had a very hard life. She went through so much but just for anything Harriet Tubman is known for bringing thousands of slaves to freedom and by using it in the underground railroad. Harriet Tubman is at a young age didn't know how to right nor know how to read. Back then slaves didn't have the same rights that whites did the only thing that black learn was to wash the clothes, take care of the children, of the field(cotton the field) and also had everything about cooking food and everything like

The stories are all different in a way but still led up to their survival on the Famous Titanic. One of the survivors of the Titanic is Eva Hart, in 1912 Eva was only 7 years old when she arrived on the Titanic with her family. Being only 7 you can image how petrified she was to see what and live to see what had happen to the boat she was on. When the Titanic struck the iceberg Eva’s father had gotten Eva and her mother on the lifeboat without her father, which that day the last to see her father. Eva and her mother had returned to England with frightful memory and nightmares of foundering. Eva was just 7 when she almost lost her life to the cold waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Still being a child she lost her father to the Titanic. Until Eva death on April 14, 1996 is was and is still one of the most outspoken survivor of the Titanic, censure the White Star Line for inadequate the supplies of the lifeboats and the materials all passengers need to get off the scandalous Titanic ship. Eva was only 1 of the 700 survivors of the Titanic, her stories will be remembered through all the generations to come.