“The First Lady is an unpaid public servant by one person - her husband” quote that is said by Lady Bird Johnson. The First Lady is the President’s wife that is an unofficial position. She have a high position in being the White House’s hostess. They are leading as the most important and famous women in America. I have chosen Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, and Martha Jefferson. A brief overview of their life; everything from their family background until their death.…
Conversely, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt from early on in her life, devoted herself to justice and liberty. Racial injustice was made evident to her only after she arrived to the White House, however Roosevelt was previously active in a variety of different causes. Eleanor worked with immigrants at the Rivington Street Settlement House. Over the next few years she lobbied government bodies as well as the public via radio broadcasts and through other nationwide mediums. Roosevelt campaigned for legislation against lynching and worked cooperatively with the NAACP on the issue.…
“...Act to protect trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies.” (Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 article) The election offered voters several choices: Wilson’s New Freedom, Taft’s conservatism, Roosevelt’s Progressivism, or the Socialist Party policies of Eugene V. Debbs. Clayton act prohibits corporations from acquiring stock of another if doing so would create monopolies. Wilson turned his attention to financial reform when the nation needed a way to strengthen the ways in which banks ran, as well as a way to swiftly adjust amount of money in circulation. Clayton Antitrust Act, a federal law that did away with monopolies and unfair businesses, passed by President Wilson.…
Afraid that her own activities would be restricted, Roosevelt dreaded assuming the title of the first lady. From a young age, she had first-hand knowledge of what the job of the first lady was like because she had seen her aunt, Edith Roosevelt, serve as a hostess during the majority of her time in the White House (Spangenburg 60). But Edith Roosevelt was not the only example that Eleanor Roosevelt could look at. Lou Henry Hoover, the first lady before Eleanor Roosevelt, studied at Stanford University and formed her own organization to help Americans returning home from World War I. Even though she was just as successful and independent as Roosevelt, Hoover still found it hard to continue building up her own career when she moved into the white house and yielded to the pressure to adopt the role of the traditional first lady(Scharf 85).…
Throughout history, the American society had always been male chauvinistic, meaning men were often given prejudiced loyalty based on just the fact that they were men. Men were superior to women in all aspects of life, including receiving an education, have a voice in politics, and even the life at home. It wasn't until the 1800's that women began to fight for their rights and set new standards that would eventually mold the United States into the country it is today. Victoria Woodhull, the first woman candidate for President of the United States, was a strong, relentless leader in the fight for women's rights, and an advocate for many other human rights we possess as American citizens today.…
According to Evans, women achieved a lot of things, but they weren't necessarily the same as the ones men achieved! " American women changed the meaning of public life itself. They did this over a long period of time while simultaneously shaping and adapting their own private sphere, the family, to changing times...women made possible a new vision of active citizenship unlike the original vision based on the worlds of small farmers and artisans" (Evans 3).…
The role and depiction of that role of our First Ladies has changed over time as well. Certainly, in early times, before women could vote, their views and observations were not considered nor acknowledged and except for a few like Abigail Adams and Dolley Madison, our First Ladies remained irrelevant and out of the public eye. But as times progressed, several First Ladies, like Edith Wilson, Eleanor Roosevelt and Jacqueline Kennedy, either took on more important roles within their husbands’ White House and were more visible to and acknowledged by the public.…
America’s First Ladies. A portrait of each First Lady is given: how she defined what that role meant, how she changed this role for the future, and how she impacted American…
Betty Ford had great impacted on society. Betty Ford is a former first lady and the founder of the alcohol program. Although she had a good life in her childhood, when she get older she seceded to help people. Betty Ford was fighting for alcohol rehabilitation. After the Betty Ford Clinic opened, many people received help for their alcohol problems. Betty Ford was very influential in assisstancing people with alcohol problems.…
In August Wilson’s social change I agree with what he is trying to say social change can be interchange, however it is defined as an transformation of many cultures which leads to social institutions changes to their environment over time. Social changes has been an issue for some time now, but has been over looked, therefor most believes are held against our future. Wilson has also foretold the concerns that social change has on politics and humanity. He argues there is no difference against black or white Americans everyone is considered equal, everyone is considered the same. Everyone has their own opinion some do not agree with Wilson.…
Women played a big part in their husband’s roles in government, although they were not allowed to vote at this time. Women like Dolley Madison made their husband’s presidency more successful. Women also became more involved with the churches, and education. They believed that it was important for women to be as educated as men.…
Marlene Beltran Mrs. Cox English 14 May 2018 Edith Hamilton Have you ever heard of Edith Hamilton? Or her many books and accomplishments? Getting to know Edith Hamilton from her childhood, to starting her career, and winning awards. Edith Hamilton has accomplished many goals, throughout her lifetime. Edith Hamilton ¨was born August 12, 1867 in Dresden Germany she is daughter of Motgomery and…
The traditional role of the first lady is that of a hostess of the White House. She is not elected, has no political powers, and brings no salary. However, the first lady unofficially stands as a humanitarian, participates in charity work, and many campaign greatly for their husbands. The top ten most influential first ladies all participate in all of these lines of unwritten duty. The top ten most influential first ladies helped to reshape the role of the first lady. The first lady informally should stand as a humanitarian, promoting the good of the people and environment. Top first lady Florence Harding involved herself on all issues of humanity, spreading from the protection of animals to Armenian relief to reduced penal cases and…
Women’s only use is to care for the children, the home and to complete the look of a “perfect american family”. This 1950’s ideation still exists today, in a more subtle manner. The first lady is a representation of how the country currently feels about women, the white house gives her ceremonial “jobs” however, they serve no purpose.…
People may have thought that women were not as important as men but they were. The country could not have survived without the contribution of women. What would the men have done if they didn’t have any women to cook, clean and take care of their children. They would have had to learn to do all of that themselves. They also wouldn’t have had women to do all the little jobs like picking the meat from shells by hand. The men would have had to do that all by themselves too they would all have had to fight to get the more important jobs and be powerful men.…