Elizabeth Dole shows greatness because of her success as a great role model for young women everywhere. She has amazed family and friends since she was very young girl with her outstanding achievements. Even though she has done much hard work and deserves much of the credit for her achievements, she still gives her family all of the recognition. She believes she would have never made it this far if her family had not taught her values and beliefs. These values and beliefs have helped her to get through all of the hard times in life when she wanted to give up. Life for a young girl, who (Kozar 19) always lived in the country, made it very hard for Elizabeth to climb up the career ladder. However, she had the values and beliefs that were instilled in her while growing up, to keep pushing and be where she is today. She is definitely a hard worker and proves today that hard workers excel in life and inspire others to do the same.
Elizabeth Dole had many successes in life to become who she is today. To have many successes, she started showing leadership like behavior from a very young age. When she was only two years old she announced to her family that she would like be known as Liddy, because of her long name, Mary Elizabeth Alexander Hanford. She continued to be well organized and show efficient behavior through school by making wonderful grades. Elizabeth's qualities did not at all go to waste as a child. She was the president of the neighborhood bird watching club, and was involved in the student body government in school. She ran for student body president in high school, but didn't win. She was very upset, but knew boys were more likely to win in those days. She got over her disappointment and was later voted most likely to succeed by her graduating class. Elizabeth graduated in the top ten (Kozar 22) of her class. Her amazing grades got her into one of the best universities in the state. Elizabeth graduated from Duke University in 1958 with Phi Beta Kappa honors and a bachelor's degree in political science. (Kozar 18)
After graduating from Duke University, it was for most women time to settle down and to start a family, but not for Elizabeth. She wanted to go out and see the world.
As a young lady, Elizabeth Blackwell was similar to other women her age. She had an emotional and passionate nature and had many romantic pursuits. However, in 1838, she moved with her family to Cincinnati, Ohio to escape the charged atmosphere of New York City, New York because of her father's very vocal abolitionist standing. Later that same year, Samuel Blackwell died, leaving the three older Blackwell girls to take care of the family, which was traditionally a male role. When she was seventeen years old, Elizabeth began a boarding school for ladies with her two older sisters despite society's opinion of what young ladies should and should not do. Once her brothers were old enough to support the family, Elizabeth refused to give up her teaching career. She went to Kentucky, a South state where she was forced to deal with many prejudices. Upon her arrival, she discovered that the slow-moving Kentuckians were not yet ready for her. In a letter to her sister, she wrote:
Susan B. anthony wasn’t as big as Martin Luther King Jr. or Abraham Lincoln but she nothing short of inspiring. One of her greatest speeches was Women's Rights to Suffrage in 1873. She was an agent for the Anti-Slavery Society and collected petitions when she was only 17. She was also president of the Congressional Union for Women’s Suffrage Organization (CUWO). She also helped with Fredrick Douglas and his situation.
As a social studies girl, I knew most famous women in history. But without a doubt, I would choose Susan B. Anthony. She was a social reformer who played a significant role in women’s suffrage movement. As a feminist, she went against women stereotypes. During the 1800s, women were recognized as a social inferior group. Their jobs were categorized as a phrase- Republican Motherhood. This phrase means that as a woman, our job is to take care about domestic issues and we cannot take over men’ jobs. As a young woman, I had experienced gender stereotype in China. I believe that I state it in my personal statement. If I had a chance to talk to her, I would love to ask about her role as a political figure. What did she experienced that made her a
A strong woman who fought for women's rights and equality of all human beings are just a few accomplishments of Eleanor Roosevelt. " Women are like teabags. You don't know how strong they are until you put them in hot water." In other words, Eleanor thought women had to be test to show their strength. From World War II to the Ku Klux Klan, Eleanor Roosevelt was in hot water many times. Despite these difficult stages, she still showed strength and courage in times of tragedy. During these time periods, she made amazingly controversial achievements. Eleanor Roosevelt deserves to be Angelina Jolie's successor for UNICEF.
Congresswoman Elizabeth Hanford Dole grew up in North Carolina in the small town of Salisbury ,and was born to a wholesaler on July 29, 1936. Dole had a privileged childhood and had the opportunity to study private balled and horseback riding amongst other things. As she grew up she became a model student succeeding in academics as well as extracurricular activities, such as drama and student government; and even got elected as president of her freshman class. After high school like many girls her age, Dole proceeded to go to college where she followed in her brothers footsteps and attended Duke University where she majored in political science in 1958 after which she did post-graduate work at Oxford in 1959 (“San Diego 96”). Some of her many accomplishments while there was to be elected May queen, Student body president, and even got accepted into an undergraduate honors society by the name of Phi Beta Kappa.
... the greatest and most powerful leaders that the world had ever known, when queen Elizabeth started to rule England, the country was already facing it’s hardest times ever, England was weak and poor more than that the army wasn’t stable and wasn’t strong enough compared to other countries and it had a very weak government, but just few weeks after she started to rule England, everything had changed for good, and things that she could have made it in years she did it only in few weeks , by having all the support and love of her people she was able to push Britain on top of every country to be one of the most powerful and feared countries, queen Elizabeth was one of the most effective rulers she didn’t just effect history but she also effected great writers and explorers, that without her being there England will never be known as much as it is in history right now.
[Even when her power was fading Elizabeth showed her love to her people. She gave one of her most famous speeches, Golden Speech]. In it, “Of myself I must say this, I was never greedy, scraping grasper, nor a strait, fast holding prince, nor yet a waster. My heart was never set on worldly goods but for my subjects’ good” (History.com).
When thinking of Elizabeth Blackwell, one trait comes to mind: courageous. She was born in England in 1821 and moved to the United States when she was eleven years old. (She died from a severe fall down a flight of stairs in 1910). She was raised by a father who helped abolish slavery in England and who believed in feminist ideals ("Biographies-Elizabeth Blackwell"). Her father always reminded his daughters that they were just as valuable as men were. When Elizabeth Blackwell was older, she supported women’s right to vote, their right to education, and more job opportunities for women. Contrary to the popular belief, she did not support radical women’s rights. “She saw herself as a hard-working individual, not a hard-working woman,”- Tallarie Thurgood ("History of Dr.Elizabeth Blackwell").
...ications of her political choices. And that is why she is worth studying as a political leader that shaped the world.
Peter Zilahy once said,” You have to make choices even when there is nothing to choose from.” This quote vastly reflects the life of Elizabethan women for many reasons. The main reasons for this includes: life determinations- education , career , even the food on the table, was controlled by one thing, Wealth! Wealth controlled an immense part of people’s lives. Additionally, there were even fashion laws controlled by wealth. Furthermore, women’s rights were highly restricted during this era. Women did not live the same during this time.
mother had been a successful stage actor before marrying Elizabeth's father. She was born in
Throughout Queen Elizabeth I’s life, she encountered many obstacles. From her father and his six wives and her half-siblings to almost being executed and all of the incredible struggles during her reign, Elizabeth still managed to be successful. Even though those things caused issues for Elizabeth, she was strong enough to overcome them. She was able to keep control of her country and helped it prosper. She was a very selfless queen who did whatever she could to move England forward. Queen Elizabeth sacrificed her own happiness for the benefit of the country. She was loved by her people and continues to be praised today.
However, women desired a higher education. Elizabeth Blackwell is a prime example of women’s fight for a medical degree, one of the first STEM environments available to women. In order to kick-start her education she wrote to all of the doctors that she knew, requesting advice and help. However, most of the doctors replied that they thought it impossible, that a woman would not be able to endure the rigors of a medical education, and that they feared the competition that women doctors would bring. Elizabeth persisted, finally making her way to Philadelphia, a city famous for its study in medicine, to stay with Dr. Elder, one of the few supporters of her education. Once here she continued writing letters and actually found many friends who agreed to support her cause, but unfortunately universities were not included in this list of friends. Elizabeth then pursued an education at the University of Geneva in New York where the Medical Faculty and students agreed to accept her. While at first the university cared about the press coverage that Elizabeth’s spot would bring, she eventually established her rightful place as a student there. Although she encountered some resentment among the wives of doctors and other people living in the small town, Elizabeth ...
...took to writing. An author would certainly not be looked at as a respectable career, and yet those who achieved so did not care. Her social standing would fall, such did Elizabeth's. Regardless of her efforts the standards remained. A good, respectable woman married wisely, birthed children and acted as a proficient homemaker. Careers were mindfully left to the men in this time period.
Elizabeth was her father’s favorite child. Being twenty years old she possesses brains, beauty, confidence, and independence. A lot like her father, Elizabeth knew that society was all about money and rank. By being prejudice against society, she attacks Mr. Darcy's pride (Moore). Her pride comes from discriminating against others by believing she knows everything.