Queen Victoria did so many things for her country and people. Due to large family responsibilities she had very little to no time for society. “During Victoria’s reign the monarchy developed a new ceremonial function in relation to the public and state affairs” (“Victoria (1819-1901)”). During her free time she would write journal and letters. There were two points in which the Queen was almost assassinated. She had the longest years of reigning which were 63 years, however, in 2015 Queen Elizabeth ll surpassed Queen Victoria’s years of reigning. A low point in her reigning time was not being able to prevent the Crimean War. While the Crimean War was going on Queen Victoria organized a relief for the wounded, visited hospitals, gave medals.
Henrietta Lacks lived a pretty rough life, because she was black, impoverished, and a barely educated tobacco farmer. Little did she know her life would later make an impact that would change the world of science forever. She was born in 1920 and originally named Loretta Pleasant, but the people that knew her called her Henrietta or even sometimes Henny. She married her first cousin, David Lacks, in 1941 thus earning the title of Henrietta Lacks. As Henrietta grew older she became the mother of five children just ten years later after she was married. Things only became worse from there. She became ill, and she had to seek medical treatment at Johns Hopkins Hospital, because it was the only hospital within reasonable distance from her home
Henrietta Lacks was an African American woman who died of cervical cancer in 1951, when ethics were not so important to doctors as much as the breaking medical discovery. Henrietta's cells were taken from her without consent from her or her family, also known as HeLa cells. Lack's cells have made an extensive impact on the world today. Now, the knowledge we have about her cells being took from her, makes the world question the ethics that were set in stone in this time and place. Henrietta Lacks has made a permanent impression to all who know about her story.
Loretta Pleasant, also known as Henrietta Lacks impacted many people lives throughout her life and even after her death. Henrietta died at a very young age of 31. Ever since she was young she lived a rough life. Lost her mother when she was little leaving her with her father who later sent her out with her grandfather. She grew up with her grandfather and cousin, Day Lacks. Henrietta quit school because she didn’t want to deal with racism. She got pregnant by her cousin at the age of 14. Later on, she got pregnant again and her daughter was born inflicted and she had to institutionalize her. Henrietta got married, to her cousin and that’s when her last name became Lacks. One of their cousins helped Day, get a decent paying job and when he was
Jane Addams, Whitney M.Young, Jr., and Ida B Wells were all great social reformers of the nineteenth and twentieth century. They were passionate about the lives of others which drew them to a calling that not only effected their generation but generations after till this day. The impact they left were building blocks that impacted the welfare of society for and shaped the diversity of American civilization for harmony. Though they came from various backgrounds they all had a commonality which was social justice and the courage to lead and make ways for others who have been oppressed and marginalized.
Susan B. Anthony has had a significant impact on society because she was greatly involved in women’s rights movements, she was active in many organizations that benefited the nation, and she was also an abolitionist.
If you live in south Carolina there are people you may not know . Sometimes you can have know clue on the people that had an impact on the society that we live in today.There is a woman named Eliza Lucas Pinckney. She was born December 28, 1722 in Antigua and Barbuda. She died May 26, 1793. She lived to be 71 years old She lived in .
When William died, his daughter ascended the throne. Victoria's reign saw great cultural expansion; advances in industry, science, and communications; and the building of railways and the London Underground. She died in England in 1901 and her family continues to rule Great Britain today under, basically, the same policies as Victoria
We all know that mental illnesses are a serious and important health problem that impacts thousands of people every day. Nowadays, we have technology to better the lives of the mentally ill, but back then it was very different. People thought that the mentally ill had no feelings and they didn't try to help them. It wasn't until a woman named Dorothea Dix made a discovery that would stop the mistreatment and make sufferers lives better.
A brilliant woman once said, “I believe if the white and colored people could get together and be left alone, they would understand each other and consequently love each other” (Josephine Baker). Originally born Freda Josephine McDonald, Baker lived an oppressed early life as an African American girl with little to hardly any money. At the time, African Americans faced hardships due to the white supremacists that believed dark-colored people would not be of equal value to caucasians. Baker decided that she could overcome her persecution by moving to France and making herself into an idol. She was an independent and courageous woman who opened the doors for equality to many. Josephine Baker greatly impacted America due to her influence on women; therefore, leading to more women involved in education and working, her civil rights speeches that opened opportunities for equal races, as well as advocating for equality among men and women.
With an estimated one billion units sold and counting, Elvis Presley is thought to be the most commercially successful solo musical artist of all time (Meacham 1) Born in Tupelo Mississippi and later relocating to Memphis Tennessee, Elvis was a natural star. At just age ten he won fifth place at his first singing contest and at 11 gets his own guitar. Elvis then won a school talent show by singing and playing his guitar, earning the most applause out of any of the contestants. He would soon after that become a trucker, but his dreams of becoming a star were not crushed yet. Elvis gyrated his hips into America's heart as the most influential figure in American history.
Although there were many issues and problems that occurred during her reign, Queen Elizabeth I successfully addressed and responded to many of the social, political, and educational issues of her time. The Queen reacted to many different situations in a strict manner in order to strengthen and rebuild England. Elizabeth worked to spread literature, prevent crime, and expand the art of the theater. As she strove to solve issues, Queen Elizabeth led England to a long period of growth and prosperity.
TITLE: Queen Elizabeth I INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH I have chosen to do a research paper on a king/queen frim the middle ages, more specifically my paper will be about Queen Elizabeth the I. Queen Elizabeth was the queen of England for forty five years. Elizabeth claimed the throne as her own in 1558 and held it until she later died in 1603. Elizabeth was born on September 7th of 1533, she was the daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.
‘Victoria was the longest reigning British monarch and the figurehead of a vast empire. She oversaw huge changes in British society and gave her name to an age.’ When Queen Victoria assumed the British throne in 1837 at the tender age of 18, she became an associated symbol with the rapid changes that the nation of Great Britain endured to be a powerful, industrial nation that ‘boasted an empire that stretched across the globe’ . She endured many challenges during her reign, however, proved that she possessed great stability and remained a character of ‘virtue , honour, prosperity and, tradition’ to lead a powerful nation for nearly 64 years, for much of the nineteenth century – ‘an era of great social and technological change’ . At birth,
“Social advance depends as much upon the process through which it is secured as upon the result itself.” Jane Addams is saying in this quote that your social status depends on how you got there as much as the result matters. Addams’s life was an example of this quote. Though her dad had a high social status, she did not take it for granted. When she grew up she worked her way to the social status she had. Jane Addams impacted society by founding America's first social settlement, she was involved in many important committees, and strove for justice for immigrants and blacks and advocated research aimed at determining the causes of poverty and crime.
Indeed, she was loved by her people and when she died in 1901. It was also a time of tremendous change in the lives of British people. To sum up, British citizens spread for the future of the country, because she remained on the Head of the country for many years. This time period marked the British industrial Revolution and a time prosperity in the empire. To recapitulate, she had a long reign for 64 years and she let her people the images of a strong woman. Most of all, the Victorian era is linked to the period of prosperity for Great Britain. So many important people and inventions came out of the Victorian era that still help us today. Most of the things that we do or use nowadays is because of the Victorian Era. So, not only the Victorian Era is important to England, but everywhere e;se in the world as