Lucy Westenra

Susan B. Anthony lived in a time where there were very few rights for women and African Americans. A strong woman, Anthony was a famous suffragist, often credited with gaining the right to vote for women, an abolitionist as well as a writer. Her life was devoted to finding equality for all Americans and she had a significant impact upon the history of America. Susan Brownell Anthony was born to a Quaker family on the day of February 15, 1820. Even in her early childhood she spent much of her time

“The others did not know what to think, but Lucy was so excited that they all went back with her into the room. She rushed ahead of them, flinging open the door of the wardrobe and cried, "Now! Go in and see for yourselves.” “Why, you goose,” said Susan, putting her head inside and pulling the fur coats apart, “It's just an ordinary wardrobe; look! There's the back of it.” Then everyone saw - Lucy herself saw - a perfectly ordinary wardrobe.”

In “Mirrors,” Lucy Grealy describes her experience of having jaw cancer, its treatments, and the resulting deformity of her face. At the early age of 9, Lucy Grealy was diagnosed with jaw cancer. Because of this, she had to have a large amount of her jaw surgically removed. Growing up, she was taunted by other individuals around her for not having a beautiful face. Her facial deformity kept her from having many friends and having a positive body image. Men ridiculed her as she walked down the street

Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, written by C.S. Lewis, four kids - Lucy, Edmund, Peter, and Susan ? enter into a magical wardrobe and find themselves in a new world, the Land of Narnia. The four children, with the help of Aslan, suppress the power of the Witch and restore Narnia?s former state of

was not a fight for her life it was a mental fight. Stolen written by Lucy Christopher takes place in Australia. Where the main Character Gemma is kidnapped by Tyler who through the past years has watched her and developed feelings for Gemma. Throughout the story Gemma starts to realize perspective from Tyler's eyes and developes “feelings” for him. Those feelings cause Gemma to have an internal battle with herself. Stolen by Lucy Christopher reflects the characteristics of an internal battle with

This detailed literature summary also contains Topics for Discussion and a Free Quiz on The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket. The Reptile Room begins with the three Baudelaire orphans, Violet, Klaus and Sunny, traveling to their new guardian's home along Lousy Lane. Their trip is marred by the strong smell of horseradish and their fears about their new guardian. Dr. Montgomery Montgomery turns out to be much more than the children expected. He seems truly excited to have the children share his home

Wardrobe is a fantasy novel by C. S. Lewis. The story took place during World War II, in the house of Professor Kirke, to escape the air raids. Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie work together to solve the problem of eternal winter in Narnia and the tyranny of the evil White Witch, while focusing on the theme of courage and family. Lucy Pevensie is the youngest of the four siblings, but she is one of the most important. She is described to have golden-blonde hair, blue eyes, and fair skin. Her personality

Sentimental or Social Themes in Charlotte and Ruth Hall The subject matter of early American women writers has been criticized in the past, but the messages these authors sent women and society cannot be denied. Susanna Rowson and Fanny Fern came from two different time periods in American history, but their impact on society is similar. In both cases, the women experienced great success as writers during their time. Their popularity shows how their messages were transferred to many people of

women. Shortly after slavery was abolished, Anthony and Stanton formed the National Women Suffrage Association (NWSA), in 1869. This was delegated as being a more radical organization compared to the American Women Suffrage Association, founded by Lucy Stone, Julia Ward Howe, and Josephine Ruffin. However, by 1890 these two organizations decided they would be more effective if they joined to form just one prominent organization: the National American Women Suffrage Association (NAWSA) ("Women’s Suffrage

house the the kids decide to explore the house, Lucy the youngest of the four goes into a wardrobe to discover a snowy land. In this snowy land she runs into a faun that is half human named Tumnus. Tumnus tricks Lucy into going to his house in hopes of giving her to the White Witch. Tumnus later feels guilty and he takes her back to the lamp post where she runs into the wardrobe. Later the kids start playing hide and seek and Edmund followed Lucy into Narnia. Instead of finding his sister he meets