The Autobiography Of Miss Jane Pittsman Sparknotes

Sally Thomas and her family were an atypical slave family in the antebellum South. Sally herself was a “quasi-free” slave, owned as property with personal benefits and liberties, by “[hiring] herself out as a laundress, a practice common among urban slaves.” The “quasi-slave” title was not uncommon in the South, where the blacks outnumbered the whites and the whites allowed the blacks to have mediocre peasantry jobs, however, they performed the job better than many whites, and allowed for them to earn money and make their own profit. All three of Sally’s son were born into bondage, Henry, James, and John. Even though their fathers were free whites, the slave title was heretical under their mother’s name

Jane Addams, a pioneering social worker, helped bring attention to the possibility of revolutionizing America’s attitude toward the poor. Not only does she remain a rich source of provocative social theory to this day, her accomplishments affected the philosophical, sociological, and political thought. Addams was an activist of courage and a thinker of originality. Jane Addams embodied the purest moral standards of society which were best demonstrated by her founding of the Hull-House and her societal contributions, culminating with the winning of the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize.

The plot, or basic storyline, of this short story is about a black woman, Annie Johnson, based in the United States before 1905. Her marriage had collapsed due to her husband leaving her to pursue religion in Oklahoma and leaving her with very little money. The plotline develops on to show her struggle to support herself and her two sons and how she has to use courage to support herself and her family.

Jane Long was a beautiful woman who was married to James Long, the filibuster. James Long was in the first filibuster expedition and Jane Long was the Mother of Texas. She had hard journeys but never gave up. She has been one of the greatest woman in history only to be remembered to this day.

Joe was on his way to Eatonville to make a better life for himself, he asked Janie where her parents were and Janie explained that she is married and her husband was out getting a mule for her to plow. Joe expresses that that is not a way for her to be treated and asks her to leave Logan and marry him.

Nanny herself lived through slavery and had a child, Janie’s mother, by her white master. To

In Ernest Gaines novel, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, he stresses the importance of education of black men from the period of slavery to the civil rights movement. Education has not always been available to African Americans. During the time of slavery education was very limited as not many people were educated, especially blacks. Schools for blacks were often destroyed and those found teaching them were usually killed. A lack of education was one way that whites were able to keep control over blacks along with violence to make people scared to challenge their treatment. Throughout the book there were several educated black men that made their way into Miss Jane's life, two of which were raised by Miss Jane and were like children

Jane Addams was a Victorian woman born into a male-dominated society on September 6, 1860 in Cedarville, Illinois. Her father was a wealthy landowner and an Illinois senator who did not object to his daughter’s choice to further her education, but who wanted her to have a traditional life. For years after his death, Addams tried to reconcile the family role she was expected to play with her need to achieve personal fulfillment.

As Sarah Breedlove was growing her both parent passed away,which made her an orphaned when she was only 7 years old.When Sarah Breedlove was 14 she got married and had a daughter which was named A’Lelia Walker, Sarah Breedlove also became a widow when she was only 20 years old.Then she moved to St.Louis with her brothers,where she worked

She becomes consumed by the wallpaper in the room and reflects her confinement onto a woman that she thinks is trapped in the wallpaper. When she frees the woman, she feels like she is freed too, when in reality she has just hit rock bottom. The story is also set in a time where women were frequently oppressed by men, as shown by Jane who is constantly belittled by her husband.

Sarah Breedlove was born on December 23, 1967, in Delta, Louisiana, to her parents Owens and Minerva Breedlove, Sarah was one of six children. Her parents and elders were slaves on Madison Parish plantation. She was the first child in her family born to freedom, after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. Sarah’s mother died 1972, and her father remarried and died shortly thereafter. Sarah moved in with her sister and brother in-law, Willie Powell, at age 14 years old, she married Moses McWilliams, to escape Powell’s mistreatment, and three years later her daughter was born, Leila McWilliams. When Sarah turned 20 years old her husband died. She later moved to St. Louis where three of her brothers lived. They were all barbers at a local

Joe Starks, a charismatic, charming, and achievement-seeking man came to Janie one day and became her new love interest. Though she was still married to Logan, she wanted to be with Joe for she saw promise in him, though the seed of fear Nanny planted held her back: “Janie pulled back a long time because he did not represent sun-up and pollen and blooming trees, but he spoke for far horizon. He spoke for change and chance. Still she hung back. The memory of Nanny was still powerful and strong (Hurston 29). Though her fear of being unprotected was strong, the hope that love could be rejuvenated within her was stronger, so she went off to Joe Starks. Over the course of the relationship, her image of love was once again shattered. The charm that Joe wore on his sleeves wore off, and she came to realize that Joe had never valued her more than a person would value any everyday object. Over the course of the relationship, the power Joe has over Janie loses strength. As the marriage falters and eventually ends after Joe dies because of his failing kidneys, Janie is left to ruminate over the unhappiness she’s been dealt with in her relationships, leading her to believe that love just may not exist: “Most humans didn’t love one another nohow, and this mislove was so strong that even common blood couldn't overcome it all the time” (Hurston

At the end of the Civil War, Ticey (Jane), an eleven year-old slave, is introduced to personal identity by Corporal Brown, a Yankee soldier who passes through her plantation:  "Ticey is a slave name..." he says to her and temporarily renames her Miss Jane Brown (Pittman 8).   Critic Valerie Babb concludes that "the soldier's altering a label of slavery reveals a new world of control to her...for the first time in her life Jane has the option of deciding whether or not she will retain it" (82).  Jane quickly learns that her newly found identity threatens the master and mistress, and she is beaten for demanding to be called "Miss," a title of respect.  She shows them she is an individual with dignity, rather than an inferior being and takes the control that they assumed over her.  The soldier directs Jane's strong character and convictions which results in her insubordination toward white authority.  She continues through her life looking for "the One," a black leader to free her people from the bondage to whites.

An American pragmatist and feminist, Hull-House founder Jane Addams (1860-1935) came of age in time of increasing tensions and division between segments of the American society, a division that was reflected in debates about educational reform. In the midst of this diversity, Addams saw the profoundly interdependent nature of all social and political interaction, and she aligned her efforts to support, emphasize and increase this interdependence. Education was one of the ways she relied on to overcome class disparity, as well as to increase interaction between classes. Her theories about the interdependent nature of living in a democracy provided a backdrop for her educational theory. Education, she thought, needed to produce people who

Jane Eyre is a coming of age story following a young woman and her journey of self-growth. At the start of the novel Jane is living with her aunt and three cousins. They continuously abuse her, treating her like a stranger rather than a family member. At the age of ten Jane leaves her aunt's house and attends boarding school. It is at this school where she learns lessons of forgiveness and hope from a meek young woman named Helen Burns. Subsequently studying and teaching at the school for eight years Jane decides to become a governess at the mysterious Thornfield mansion. She falls in love with the owner of Thornfield and the two make plans to marry. Nonetheless on the day of there wedding Jane discovers that Mr. Rochester is already married and that he keeps his insane wife Bertha trapped away in the attic of Thornfield. Devastated by this information, Jane flees Thornfield and nearly dies from cold and starvation. Soon after she is taken in by the Rivers, two sisters and one brother. The passing of Jane's uncle reveals that she and the Rivers are cousins. It is also revealed that this uncle has left Jane all his fortune. This in turn leaves Jane extremely wealthy. Her cousin St. John Rivers ask Jane for his hand in marriage. However Jane comes to the conclusion that she still loves Mr. Rochester. After declining St. John's proposal Jane journeys back to Thornfield. When she arrives at Thornfield Jane discovers the mysterious mansion in burnt ruins. It is revealed that the