Woman of the Year: 1953-Queen Elizabeth Ii

Afterwards, she supported many charities and sponsored many groups. She personally worked to help the homeless, children in need and victims of HIV and AIDS (Mattern 32). These actions caused the world to change their views about these types of people. She proved to everyone that those

. She stood up and stood true to her beliefs to make a big shift in our nation's history. We are going to explore and commemorate the life of this strong and amazing woman.

Her unwavering devotion and constant support of gaining women rights that equaled men shaped her legacy and led to women actually gaining these rights. Her unfamiliarity in modern history is nothing short of a tragedy. For she chose to voice her opinion in the face of criticism, act upon her beliefs in unforgiving circumstances and fight for what she felt was right when she knew that she would be ridiculed and called preposterous for it. As she stated in her writings “I hope there are some who will brave ridicule for the sake of common justice for half the people in the world”. She led those brave few and ended up winning rights for a person that had been undermined for hundreds of years prior:

Finally, she was a global inspiration. She inspires people every day to stand up for what they believe in and not shy away. we will forever live by her standards and continue her beliefs to do what is needed for equality.

She was the first woman ever admitted into the Accademia dell’Arte del Disegno in Florence. She showed how she worrked her way through everything to make it to the

hear or see she was still a positive figure that we look up to today. She did all of

Significance- She is one of the few who held a position of influence and led troops into battle. Which demonstrate that some women held power and were involved in military aspects of society. However, her remembrance as one of the few women of influence demonstrates that women did not normally hold power and had much lower places in society than men did, and most likely were rarely involved in military or government aspects of life.

Queen Elizabeth I inspired many other people life’s. She influenced all political reasoning in England. She was very dedicated to her people of England. She was the daughter of Henry VII, and Anne Boleyn. Elizabeth was never married nor had any children for herself. She did have five siblings, Mary I of England, Edward VI of England, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset. She didn’t always get along with them for many reasons. “Elizabeth’s relationships with her siblings caused her danger and anxiety.” (Levin, page 87). Queen Elizabeth almost wasn’t going to be crowned queen. The article states “Queen Elizabeth I ascended to the throne of England on November 17, 1558 and ruled until her death in 1603. Also referred to as the Virgin Queen, the Good Queen Bess, the Faerie Queen, and Gloriana.” (Putatunda, Paragraph 1).

She was later arrested and when she got bailed out a boycott was started against racial segregation in the USA. She became an inspiration for not having to do something because of the colour of your skin or gender.

Amelia Earhart was the first female pilot to perform a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Rosa Parks refused to give in to the racist culture of the 1900’s by refusing to move to the back of the bus. Malala Yousafzai was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her defiance of the Taliban and advocacy for female education. She is the youngest person to ever receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

Winston Churchill was born on November 18, 1874 (Churchill 20) in Blenheim, England (winstonchurchill.com). His mom,

“I know I have the body of the weak and feeble but, I have a heart and stomach of a king!” This quote is from one of the most greatest and successful monarchs in the world. Queen Elizabeth the 1st, was born on September 7th, 1533 in Greenwich United Kingdom. She was known as a ‘Virgin Queen’ for refusing to marry. She created a huge impact in the Renaissance from the Spanish Invasion to Defining Stereotypes of Women. Her compassion and dedication in leading Wales, England and Ireland is something not any women would imagine to do in the Renaissances but, she did it!

herself through her actions, even if she was burned to death by it, her story and legacy still live on today.

I think Florence Nightingale should be the next Time Person of the Year because she saw a need to improve hospitals around the world. She helped improve hospitals and women's reputation around the world. She risked her life to help others. She worked in a military hospital and was called “The lady of the Lamp” because she went about helping others at the darkest times. Her selfless attitude makes her a hero. People should know about her life. She made even opened a medical school! She also reduced death counts by two-thirds. If Florence Nightingale is not worthy of person of the year I don’t know what is.

Queen Elizabeth was brought up in a very privileged and comfortable lifestyle. Elizabeth was born on April 21, 1926 in London, and was never expected to become the queen. Elizabeth