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Susan B Anthony Women's Rights Movement

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Dr. Seuss once quoted, “A person’s a person, no matter how small.” Susan B. Anthony, Rosa Parks, and Malala Yousafzai have exemplified this quote by looking at people in all of their righteousness, no matter their skin color, ethnicity, gender or race. These women have focused upon people as simply being human. If their small constitutional actions can change society’s manners, so can anyone else’s doings because mankind is sincerely good.
One commendable woman in mankind’s history was Susan B. Anthony. She was an activist and a leader for women across America; Susan was the President of the Women’s Rights Movement. More than that she was a tenacious lady who knew that women deserved the same rights as men. In 1851, she demonstrated her beliefs …show more content…

Anthony because she recognized the unacknowledged fact that racial segregation was an immense humanitarian problem. She was an African-American who was courageous enough to take a stand for what was right. In 1955, she orchestrated her awareness by refusing to give up her bus seat when a white man demanded her for it; the man and the bus driver specifically directed her to move elsewhere. Rather than giving in to what was expected of her, the bus driver was left with no option but to call police officials which proceeded to Rosa’s arrest. This small act of refusal triggered a wildfire of realization for what racial segregation truly was; it was unnamed discrimination. She knew that people despite their appearance should be treated equally and with admiration. Rosa decided at that point it was time to finally settle the issue by boycotting any bus transportation. Word spread throughout schools, businesses, and the city of Montgomery, Alabama of the proposed actions of Rosa Parks. Thousands of African-Americans walked the streets to work, school, or any designated place in support of Rosa’s efforts. They aided in this event because people were finally able to express their perception of what they had been yearning for, a future of …show more content…

The bullet had traveled through her head, neck and left shoulder, but miraculously Malala had survived the attack. After the onslaught she was rushed to a hospital in Birmingham, England. Once awake, Malala didn’t feel any resentment towards the Taliban, but she felt disappointed at the fact she wasn’t able to speak to them before they had shot her. She wanted to tell them just how wrong they had been about girls being insignificant and not wanting the opportunity to have an education. Once the world had learned about her story she was given lots of support for what she was trying to accomplish. Throughout the months following the attack Malala continued her work by giving many speeches and publishing her first autobiography about what she went through and what had to be done about girls’

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