They came from two different centuries; one was born into slavery, the other born into a life in a 3rd world country. Fredrick Douglass and Malala may have come from two different worlds, but they have two things in common, the power of education and women’s rights. Douglass believed that all men are equal even if you were a slave. Malala also shares this when it comes to women, she believes that women should have the same rights when it comes to education, not just for men. Both Douglass and Malala fight for the right of education for both men and women. Fredrick Douglass life on the plantation as a child was not hard since he worked in the household of his master. At such an early age, he witnessed many beatings of other salves, he suffered …show more content…
Douglass life in Baltimore was quite different from life on the plantations. This is where his hunger to read and write began. Hugh’s wife, Sophia Auld, never had slaves before, and she was nice to Douglass. She began to teach Douglass how to read and write, when his master found out what his wife was doing, he told her to stop immediately. He said if you educate a slave they become unmanageable. Sophia Auld stopped teaching Douglass, but Douglass began to teach himself. Douglass lived with the Auld for about seven years, even though his mistress stopped his teaching, Douglass continued to learn how to read and write with the help of his little white boys he friended. At the age of about 21, Douglass reads “The Columbian Orator”, this book made him harden towards the men who enslaved the people of Africa. He becomes very aware of the wrongdoing of slavery and is determined to …show more content…
This was the first obstacle for Malala, but Malala’s parents were determined to give her the same opportunities as a male born in Pakistan. Malala’s childhood was normal, her father was an educator and Malala attended his school, she played outside and her love for reading and exploring the world in books became her passion. Unfortunately, the Taliban overcomes the Swat Valley, where Malala and her family lived. The Taliban ban things like television and playing music and eventually education for girls. If the people of Swat Valley did not comply they would be punished or even killed. This did not stop Malala’s love for education, she started blogging on BBC about living under the Taliban rules under a fake name, so the Taliban would not know her true identity. Malala’s first blog was in January of 2009, she would hand write her notes and pass them on to the writer who would in turn post under her fake blog name. The Taliban ordered that no girls are allowed to attend school and destroyed many schools to prevent girls this from happening. Malala continued to voice her opinion and speak out for her right and the rights of all women to have an education through her blogs. Malala does a documentary where her identity is revealed, the Taliban, then issued a death threat against her. Malala and her family believing, that the Taliban would not harm a child, Malala continued to