Bridget Mason was born a slave in 1818. She lived her life fighting nonstop battles and had many hardships, but she pushed forward. Resulting because of her persistence, she became one of the richest African American women during her time. Bridget “Biddy” Mason achieved many accomplishments such as fighting for her freedom, becoming an entrepreneur, and donated to many charities.…
Did you know that one of the greatest Civil War heroes was a women? Clara did manie things before, after, and during the Civil War that make her famous. One of the things that made her famous is she started the Red Cross. The Red Cross is still around today over 100 years later and is still helping people to day. Clara was important to history because she helped wounded soldiers on the battlefields, started the Red Cross and started a free school.…
Also with her SEEK programs mentioned in paragraph one that still helps CUNY students only. She helped the unfortunate out a lot . She made sure that the children, jobless men, the rejected and starving people came first before anything.…
In the book Sophia’s War by Avi, this book was about a young girl named Sophia who stood up to be a spy and was able to get things done, even by herself. In the article, “ Meet the Women of the American Revolution” by Amanda Coletta, is about different women who had impacted society, by doing different duties, to be recognized, not to be insignificant, but to be heroes in the American Revolution and to show that women are just as capable as men. These women share similar characteristics like Sophia. The women who share the same characteristics like Sophia and who have made a huge impact on society, are, Anna Strong, Sybil Ludington, and Emily Geiger, the women who changed History.…
Samuel J. Tilden, a prominent Democratic leader in the mid-1800’s, sought the truth wisely and systematically which lead him to become a successful lawyer and politician. His ability to placate opposition while aspiring for reform earned him well-deserved respect. This led to support for Tilden’s installation into positions of power. Over the course of his life, Tilden drastically influenced America.…
Especially with everything that was going on in early 2016 with the black lives matter movement, and all of the protesting, Freeman proves that though African Americans were greatly oppresses at one point, it is possible for African Americans to win law suits, beginning with her. Also, not only was she an African American, but she was also a slave. This is very significant as it goes to show that slaves not only had the power to stand up for themselves in a court hearing, but at the same time could even win the case, though the chances were very slim, she still proved it was possible. Lastly, Massachusetts at the time were not supposed to allow slavery, but thanks to Elizabeth Freeman winning her lawsuit, slavery was abolished in the entire state of Massachusetts. Freeman being a woman ensured that confidence will later be built into women around the world, and at the same time goes to show that if an African American woman can win a lawsuit, any other women can if she puts her mind to…
This was a bold statement for a woman to make, and her words have resonated for American women for more than two centuries. That same letter carried an indictment against the continuation of slavery in the new nation, as she reminded the Founders of the "principal [sic] of doing to others as we would that others should do unto us" (Butterfield, I, p.…
The Union won the Civil War, because the North had more people able to join the war, better economic to support the war effort, the North had experience and a credit history, and larger navy then the south. The North had “97% of nation firearms” (Carnes 378). The South had 9 million people with 3.5 million of the 9 million being slaves and unable to join the army. The North had 20 million people and were able to have former slave enlist into their army. The North had bigger and better navy then the South.…
Catherine Clinton’s biography “Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom” is an interesting and comprehensive biography on Harriet Tubman’s life. Catherine Clinton is a renowned historian with a special interest in black history. Many consider Harriet Tubman as the “Black Moses” of America and for good reason; she has lead hundreds of slaves to freedom, risking her own life for their welfare. This book is truly comprehensive and immersive and focuses on exposing the reality of Harriet Tubman’s life. Most biographical narratives on Tubman have become predominantly focused on her myth, we all know her as the mastermind of the “underground railroad”, but many aspects of her life have become forgotten. This narrative really focuses on Harriet Tubman,…
As portrayed in Marostica’s article, Amelia Boynton Robinson was one such woman who dedicated her life to the civil rights movement. In fact, she is…
By the late 1800s Biddy was the most affluent African American woman in Los Angeles. Biddy was very generous with her wealth, however, freely donating her money, as well as land, to schools, churches, day care centers and grocery stores (“Biddy Mason” Encyclopedia of World Biography). In 1872,…
Clara’s career started out working as a teacher in Bordentown, New Jersey until 1853, even starting her own school. In 1854 Clara went to Washington to work in the patent office. Clara requested and made the same salary of the men even though back then people treated women unfairly. She remained working there until her anti-slavery opinions made her too controversial in the office’s opinion. When she had to leave this job she started a life working in philanthropy and charity that she started in Washington.…
African American Civil Rights activist Harriet Tubman was an enslaved woman who craved for social change. Harriet Tubman was born to enslaved parents in Dorchester County, Maryland and was willing to risk her life to find social justice for African Americans. Tubman escaped from slavery in the South to become “a leading abolitionist before the American Civil War” (Whiteheld, 2014, p.1). When Tubman escaped slavery justice wasn’t served from her point of view. Her version of justice being served was to go after what you wanted and she wanted all of her people to be free and equal. From my point of view Harriet Tubman will always remain a hero. She was multiple things, a nurse who saved soldiers lives during the civil war, a Civil War spy who…
Minty Ross was a brave intelligent abolitionist who sooner became known as Harriet Tubman. When she was five she was working as a babysitter but by the time she was ten she was already working in the fields. As Harriet got older she was doing more serious things. Throughout Harriet Tubman’s life she had many achievements that made her historically significant; her greatest achievement was conducting the underground railroad, her second greatest achievement was being a nurse in the civil war and lastly, her third greatest achievement was being a scout/spy in the civil war.…
Harriet escaped from slavery and was a free slave and she was risking it all everyday trying to help the slaves in her country. A good trait that a patriot should have is the ability to get back up and keep going after every obstacle. Harriet expressed this trait her whole life even when she was a kid she continued on her journey to freedom even when her brothers turned back. This trait is also present when congress passed the fugitive slave Act which makes people who help slaves escape to the north endanger of getting in trouble by the law. Harriet was too good of a patriot to just give up and fall so she got back up and kicked the obstacle right out of her way and continued to help runaways. Harriet didn't just help African Americans but helped all troops during the civil…