Personal Statement: The First Black Woman President

Mary Mcleod Bethune was an african american woman born in Mayesville South Carolina on july 10 ,1875.Mary Mcleod was the fifteenth to seventeenth children born by her mother and father sam and patsy mcleod ,which were slaves and mary even part took in working with them on the farm at the age of five. Mary's highest thought and interest was education, and with the help of benefactors she attended college at Barber-scotia college located in Concord, North carolina. Bethune was a stateswoman, humanitarian and more known as a civil rights activist .Mary had a teaching career and taught in a couple of places like an elementary school in Sumter county , florida and also a industrial institute named Haines Normal located in augusta georgia .As long

To obtain the presidency of the Confederacy. I will lead our strong nation into an era greater than ever before. We can, and will, thrive as an independent nation after we remove ourselves from the northern ideals that are being pushed upon us. We will keep our culture strong, as is our right, and as we expand westward our economy shall boast that it is the best in the world. Our succession from the Union will secure the rights of our Southern States.

Sojourner Truth was thought to be born in New York 1797 but no one is for sure. She was born a slave and her name wasn’t Sojourner Truth until 1843. Sojourner’s life had been pockmarked with her first son being sold and being under harsh masters for a total of 28 years, but no longer. She made a huge decision. Sojourner Truth decided that she would give a better life to her kids and to herself instead of losing hope, and in late 1826 while her other 2 children stayed behind she escaped with her infant daughter. And when Peter, one of her children was illegally sold, she went to court and won the right to bring him to the north, becoming one of the first African American women to successfully challenged a white man in court. Sojourner Truth

Mamie Smith had a huge influence on many African-American woman during the Reconstruction Era. She paved the way for African-American blues singers during this time. Her career began when she was ten, and it only grew from there. She danced, sung, and performed all over the United States, growing and growing in popularity. She recorded songs which inspired many people, and she showed that African-Americans were as capable as the people around them.

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.

Finally I would like to hold the position as president. I want to learn how to manage and operate a business and see how everything is connected with each other. Being president you have your hand in a little bit of everything and can see how the performance in one area will affect the performance in another and I can make an impact in every area of Alpha Kappa

“I am, was, and always be a catalyst for change” (Chisholm, 1970). Shirley Chisholm was a Visionary Leader and Ethical Leader by challenging the country to live up to ideals of equality and opportunity, while navigating the rough political landscape, contending with racial and gender discrimination. In this essay, I will review how Shirley Chisholm used her visionary leadership traits by becoming the first African American congresswoman to create diversity and how she used Idealized Influence to garner votes to run for U.S. presidency. Additionally, I will review how Chisholm displayed Ethical Leadership by challenging the seniority system in Congress and how she used her moral values to stand up for what she believed in. Finally, I will review how Shirley Chisholm’s visionary and ethical leadership behavior is personally relevant to me. First, let’s review how Chisholm used her visionary leadership traits.

The country had lost faith in the government during the great depression. The only change coming was the new president elect. When the Roosevelt's enter the white house The first lady was hesitant to be the first lady. The first lady had a agenda of her own she wanted to help women, and slaves earn there indepence. In the beginning she thought being the first lady would interfere with her civil rights work. She was new to politics and cared very little about a cabinet of men with laws she had no say so in.The first lady was stern on her independence that she started holding press conferences at the whitehouse with women journalist only. A gesture like that had never been witnessed from a first lady. All this controversy lead to her popularity and love from the American people. The first lady did a lot of footwork to support her disable husband. If she was informed of Americans suffering she would show up in the flesh spring into action to rebuild a failing situation. Eleanor fought for the underdog the system forgot about she wanted a nation that treated everyone equal regardless of race or gender. Eleanor traveled all over the world engaging with the people. The people loved her because she was down to earth and did not

An influential first lady, civil rights activist, feminist and writer, Eleanor Roosevelt was born Anna Eleanor Roosevelt on October 11, 1884 in New York City and died November 7, 1962. Eleanor was born to Anna Hall and Elliot Roosevelt, who is the little brother of future President, Theodore Roosevelt. Eleanor was raised by her grandmother, Mary Livingston Ludlow, after the premature death of her parents. Eleanor then moved to England where she attended a private school, there she had a feminist teacher, Marie Souvestre who taught and encouraged the learning in independent thinking in young women. At age 17, Eleanor returned back home in 1902 where she was presented in a debutante ball (her “coming-out” party that established when a women

On April 30, 1789, George Washington was announced president. Three weeks later the United States welcomed the nation’s first lady, Mrs. Martha Washington, in Baltimore, Maryland (McPherson, 1998). After leaving Baltimore, she travelled to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The celebration continued as crowds gathered to welcome her into office. Her last stop was New York City, the United State’s capital at the time (McPherson). Her husband met her along the way. Many people came to welcome them in, even the governor of New York. It was an extraordinary day of celebrating our country’s first lady (McPherson).

Well I don’t know much about politics, but I do have a few ideas about what I would love to change as a president. For starters I would want to change the 2nd Amendment: the right to bare arms. Not only that but I would also make all taxes even and based on a percentage of your income. Also I would fund a plan to send every person who wanted an education to school for free. I honestly think the changes that I would be honor to make, would make a better life for citizens.

The health of a nation plays an integral part in the overall success and economic well being of a particular country. The United Stated, while pouring more money into the healthcare system than any other country, still stands as a broken system with inadequate care for many citizens. One of the most marginalized groups of people, African American women, continually score alarmingly low on basic measures of overall health. The healthcare discrepancies between white and black women in the United States are alarming, and they reveal flaws in the American health care system as a whole.

This book is about a woman who forever changed the course of women's role in American history. Eleanor Roosevelt was an extremely important figure in the history of the United States, especially during the twentieth century. The way the author uses the book to help the reader to feel included in Eleanor's life, makes the reader feel as if he knows Mrs. Roosevelt.

I want a president with a record of public service. Someone whose life’s work shows our children that we don't chase fame and fortune for ourselves; we fight to give everyone a chance to succeed. And we give back even when we are struggling ourselves because we know that there there is someone worse off. There but for the grace of God, go I. I want a president who will teach our children that everyone in this country matters.

My plan in life is to become a Police Officer. Not only would that give me the opportunity to help other people