...Have you ever heard of Amelia Earhart? The earliest time I had ever become aware of her is in elementary school because I had read a biography of her life. Recently, my mother has shown me a video concerning a new conspiracy theory of how she disappeared. I became interested in Amelia because she had been a female pilot and not a great deal of women did that in her time considering that it was thought of to be a “man’s sport.” I admire her for reasons such as, she was one of the few women that honestly took the challenge of stepping out of their comfort zone to accomplish such a thing that most individuals only thought was for men, flying. Amelia Earhart influenced many people, not just by flying, but by how she was one of the women to do something only men did; she influenced women, children from broken homes, and pilots in the generations to come....
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...The History of Women HIS 204 American History Since 1865 The History of Women What would the world be if not for the powerful women who have helped to guide the path of women’s rights in the nation? Would women enjoy the same freedoms or would women still be prisoners to the home? Thankfully women don’t need to spend much time contemplating this as we did have strong, powerful women that fought for women’s rights for centuries. Women encouraged other women to fight for equality, fight for freedom, fight for the opportunity to be a strong independent woman in a nation of strong independent men. This paper will discuss several significant events that shaped the future for women in America. Events driven by women that wanted their voices to be heard through a sea of men, women that wanted men to realize that women had a lot to offer this world we live in. The first event this paper will discuss is the American Equal Rights Association started in 1866 by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. This association would shine a light on women’s suffrage in the nation and later inspire a more radical group called The National Woman Suffrage Association. World War I was another event that that the shaped the future for women in America and around the world. Women left their homes to become nurses that would care for wounded soldiers around the world. Another event is the passage of the 19th amendment in 1920. The 19th amendment gave women a voice in elections throughout...
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...Created Men AND WOMEN! Erica McNamara HIS 204 Lilia Anand September 16, 2013 What would the world be if not for the powerful women who have helped to guide the path of women’s rights in the nation? Would women enjoy the same freedoms or would women still be prisoners to the home? Thankfully women don’t need to spend much time contemplating this as we did have strong, powerful women that fought for women’s rights for centuries. Women encouraged other women to fight for equality, fight for freedom, fight for the opportunity to be a strong independent woman in a nation of strong independent men. This paper will discuss several significant events that shaped the future for women in America. Events driven by women that wanted their voices to be heard through a sea of men, women that wanted men to realize that women had a lot to offer this world we live in. The first event this paper will discuss is the American Equal Rights Association started in 1866 by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. This association would shine a light on women’s suffrage in the nation and later inspire a more radical group called The National Woman Suffrage Association. World War I was another event that that the shaped the future for women in America and around the world. Women left their homes to become nurses that would care for wounded soldiers around the world. Another event is the passage of the 19th amendment in 1920. The 19th amendment gave women a voice in elections...
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...In 1937, the disappearance of Amelia Earhart during her circumnavigation attempt rattled the world. With Fred Noonan as her navigator and a reputation as an outstanding pilot, Earhart was expected to once again break records with this flight. Nearing the last stop before America, at a small landing strip on Howland Island, Noonan anticipated trouble (Haugen 90). After being unable to locate the Itasca, the U.S. Naval ship deployed outside Howland Island to help guide Noonan, Earhart radios in: “We must be on you but cannot see you but gas is running low. Been unable to reach you by radio” (qtd. in Pelt 196). When Earhart’s plane never reached Howland Island and was undiscovered in searches of the surrounding area, the mystery began about where Earhart really disappeared to. After being tortured by Japan and repatriated to America, the life of Earhart under the alias Irene Craigmile offers closure to this conundrum. To prove that Amelia Earhart survived her flight and did not perish as many were led to believe, the Mili Atoll theory is placed in the center of...
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...Final Paper Ashford University: HIS 204 American History Since 1865 Jo Macek 11/23/2014 Dating as far back as the early 1800's women’s roles were being challenged and questioned, it was not so much the women’s rights marches of the 60's but it was the beginning of that revolution. A lot of changes happened throughout the U.S. in the nineteenth century changing the lives of all women in all of the levels of society. In the terms of legally and socially women were considered unequal to their male companions. However, due to the efforts of women during the 1800s in challenging their place in society intellectually, socially, economically, and politically proved to be effective. During the early part of the 19th century women’s character was espoused with four basic attributes: piety, purity, submissiveness, and domesticity. Even foreign visitors to America during this period found fault in American males attitude towards women, they thought males treated women as inferiors and subjected women to double standards. "By marriage, the husband and wife are one person in law; that is, the very being and legal existence of the woman is suspended during marriage." This is according to a 1765 law established by Sir William Blackstone an English barrister, and American law followed this principle thereby the wife "belonged" to the husband. Jane Addams co-founded one of the first settlements in the United States, the Hull House in Chicago, Illinois. Addams was known for her work...
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...Bircumshaw Even to this day some people believe women are not capable of achieving what the male can do. However one women in 1928 changed the image of the face of women forever. Soon to be an American aviator, Amelia Earhart was born on July 24, 1897, in Atchison, Kansas. She was the daughter of a successful railroad attorney. Because of her father’s occupation, Amelia spent her childhood growing up in many different towns. Her fascination for adventure and thrill seeking started off at a young age where Amelia and her big sister Muriel decided one day that they wanted to make a plane. There was a lack in material, so they decided to make a rollercoaster instead. Even though neither one of the girls knew how to make a roller coaster, they got some wood from an old wooden fence they tore down. First, they made the “car” by placing the bottoms of roller skates under a big piece of wood and the rest of the wood was used to make a slide that went from the top of a woodshed to the ground. With Amelia and her bravery, she went first and rolled quickly down the unstable slide. The “car” hit the ground and Amelia bounced into the air and turned into a somersault, luckily escaping injury. Years after the family moved to Des Moines, Iowa where they attended a state fair. That is when Amelia got to see her first airplane which did not impress Amelia. The airplane was made of wood and wires and reminded Amelia of a “big orange crate.” Because of this, she thought she...
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...observing ethical misbehavior from the distance. It was said by Hansen and Oster that the attendance of white men in crucial aviation professions is the heritage of both obvious discrimination in hire and the internal culture that from the start gave the strong emphasis on the masculine nature of the aviation itself (James E. Sulton, 2008). If we take the history of aviation, we will see that everything began with Orville and Wilbur in the year 1910 when they were in the flying school in Montgomery. Those brothers developed the touring company and they needed pilots to conduct flying exhibitions and lessons what might advertise sales. It is obvious that at that time there were lees then ten qualified to the full extend pilots in the whole world and most of them were white men (Hoppe, 2011). The first detect of diversity was the appearing of women in the aviation. Although all women lived through huge challenges, women of color were denied adoption into flight-training programs altogether and knocked off the opportunities to fly. Finally, it happened in 1910 when Baroness Raymonde de la Roche became the first women-pilot. She was training in...
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...She proved to the world that women hold high potentials. However, her story met a tragic and mysterious end on July 2, 1937, when, on a trip to fly around the world, her plane, a twin-engine Lockheed Electra, disappeared near the International Date Line in the central Pacific Ocean. Although there exists a considerable amount of speculation by scholars about the exact circumstances that led to her disappearance, such as the probability of her being stranded on a deserted island for years. Nothing can be acknowledged with absolute certainty. Though most people think that she simply ran out of fuel and crashed into the sea. Another theory claims that she was a spy for Franklin D Roosevelt and was imprisoned by the...
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...yellow fever), Jacqueline Cochran (Pioneer pilot who had more than 200 aviation records, firsts, and awards. She was the first woman to break the sound barrier), Martha Gellhorn (journalist who covered the Spanish Civil War, World War II, and the Vietnam War), Catherine the Great (One of the greatest political leaders of the Eighteenth Century. Catherine the great was said to have played an important role in improving the lot of the Russian serfs. She placed great emphasis on the arts and helped to cement Russia as one of the dominant countries in Europe), Margaret Thatcher (The first female Prime minister of Great Britain, she governed for over 10 years, putting emphasis on individual responsibility and a belief in free markets) - all these women are evidence of such an incredible phenomenon as women’s...
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...How the Great Depression Affected Women The Great Depression was one of the most devastating hits to the economy of the United States of America. When the stock market crashed, a huge portion of the USA was at risk of unemployment. Families lost their homes, workers lost their income, and it seemed as if the dream of living in the land of the free was not so rewarding after all. Very few companies were able to pull through the entire period of the Great Depression, as companies shut down workers lost jobs left and right. However most people do not realize that this economic blow affected women differently. During the Great Depression, the average woman’s life became very difficult, while some inspiring woman rose up to make their mark on the...
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...characterized as a way of discrimination through prejudicial preconceived perceptions. It mainly consists of hasty generalizations about an individual based on these prejudices. Some examples of common misconceptional prejudices are women are the weaker sex, Jewish people are obsessed with money, and Blacks are more likely to be anti-social, violent, and more likely to commit a crime. (Rivers, 2011)In my lifetime, I have faced many stereotypes. Of the many that are out there, the three main stereotypes I still face today are gender stereotyping, social and economic status stereotyping, and ethnical stereotyping. Gender stereotyping has been one of the most common stereotypes I have had to face. This is because I had been born a female. The most common stereotypes about woman are they are the weaker sex, they are better barefoot and pregnant, and their place is to raise the children and to stay in the kitchen. This perception is based on a view that society had over 200 years ago when woman were viewed as nothing more than property or livestock. Women have come a long way since the colonial days; they go to college, become doctors, professors, scientists and are even in the military. Women are viewed as weaker than men based on the physical strength of a man. Women are indeed strong in many ways, mentally,...
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...US HISTORY - THE DEPRESSING THIRTIES THE GREAT DEPRESSION (1929-1941): FROM THE STOCK MARKET CRASH TO WORLD WAR II I. IMPACT ON THE AMERICAN PEOPLE A. HOMELESS AMERICANS 1. HOOVERVILLES - SHANTYTOWNS BUILT OF SCRAP MATERIALS BY THE HOMELESS ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF MANY CITIES 2. HOBOS - OVER 1 MILLION MEN AND CHILDREN WANDERING THE RAILS FOR WORK 3. BREAD LINES & SOUP KITCHENS - ATTEMPT TO END HUNGER AMONG HOMELESS B. FARMERS 1. 1929-32 - 400,000 FARMS LOST TO FORECLOSURES 2. DUST BOWL - DRAUGHT AFFECTS THE PLAINS FROM CANADA TO MEXICO; KANSAS, TEXAS & OKLAHOMA HARDEST HIT; ONE STORM HAD A CLOUD 3 MILES HIGH WITH WINDS THAT BLEW OVER 100 MPH FOR 5 DAYS ACROSS THE US TO THE ATLANTIC 3. OKIES MIGRATION TO CALIFORNIA - JOHN STEINBECK’S THE GRAPES OF WRATH - WOODY GUTHRIE’S DUST BOWL BALLADS C. VETERANS 1. BONUS ARMY - WWI VETERANS WANT CASH VALUE OF INSURANCE POLICY NOW NOT IN 1945; 17,000 MARCH ON DC CONGRESS VOTES DOWN BILL & 2,000 WON’T LEAVE; MacARTHUR & IKE USE ARMY AND GAS TO REMOVE VETS; 11 MONTH OLD IS KILLED AND AN 8 YEAR OLD IS BLINDED; BAD PR FOR HOOVER D. WOMEN 1. MARRIED WOMEN HAD TROUBLE FINDING EMPLOYMENT - MARRIAGES DECLINE 2. FRANCES PERKINS BECOMES THE FIRST FEMALE CABINET MEMBER (LABOR) E. CHILDREN 1. CHILD WELFARE SERVICES CUT BY STATES 2. MANY SCHOOL CLOSINGS 3. BREAD LINES AND SOUP KITCHENS F. WORKERS 1. BUSINESS FAILURES...
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...In 1990, Pat Robertson stated that, "The feminist agenda is not about equal rights for women. It is about a socialist, anti-family political movement that encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism, and become lesbians." Twenty-four years later, these misconceptions about the movement still circulate around, creating an image problem for feminists. For most people, they fail to understand the comprehensive definition of feminism and refuse to accept the radical notion that women deserve equal rights. As Marcie Bianco from Identities.Mic said, "Feminism is legal equality for all genders. This newest wave of feminism is one that acknowledges a plethora of genders, both cisgender and transgender, within the two sexes. It also recognizes that equality is an idea that can only manifest in a legal realm." We've said this before, but it's worth saying it again: Feminism advocates for and empowers women, and, yes, also men.” The myths are perpetuated to warn women away from falling into the feminism “trap” but most of these are faulty logic that remains a constant lie. . Feminists do not hold hatred for men, believe women are...
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...couple adoption will also deny many children a life out of foster care and orphanages. Human Rights Human rights seems to be a term that is used loosely, and never clearly defined. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines a human right as “a right that is believed to belong justifiably to every person.” In simpler terms, they are things that every person is allowed to be, to do, or to have, just by being human. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights In December of 1948, the representatives of the United Nations gathered to proclaim a milestone in the history of human rights. This document, known as The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, was the first to display the fundamental human rights that were to be universally protected and serve as a standard of achievements for everyone. Among the 30 articles that the Declaration composes, Article 16 is the one that refers to the right of marriage and family. It states, “Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality, or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State.” There seems to be no indication that homosexual couples are to be excluded from this principle. The Well-Being of the Child There has been no scientific evidence found to support the claim that having parents of the same sex endangers the child in any way. However, there have been several studies that produced...
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...“Women, like men should try to do the impossible and when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others,” that was said by Amelia Earhart. Women had as much impact as the men in World War 2. There are so many women who sacrificed their live during this time, but the main women who caught my attention because of what they did were Mary Wilson, Virginia Hall, Ruby Bradley and Reba Z Whittle. Well known for what they did, these ladies have made history and made more women to be proud to be one. First off, Mary Wilson was one of the reasons why this was the greatest generation. When she was only 16, she started working in a laundry to support her family but was later fired because she was too young. So her mother...
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