Diane Sawyer is an American television journalist who started her career after attending college. Her career started small, at a local news station in Kentucky then took off as she picked up jobs at the White House and more. Sawyer’s has been named one of the most influential women for journalism for her many accomplishments. Diane’s life was full of support from her mother who was a teacher. Her mother kept her and her sister very busy with extracurricular activities like fencing, singing, etc. Not only did Diane follow her sister’s footsteps in the Junior Miss competition, she also followed her post-secondary route by attending Wellesley, a prestigious all girls’ college. Sawyer graduated with a bachelor’s in English before returning to Kentucky where her career jump-started. Her crown for Junior Miss aided her in landing a job a local TV station. During this era, women could only have few jobs in broadcasting and journalism. Sawyer’s was appointed as the “weather girl”. What makes Sawyer’s so different from others was her commitment to chase more. She stayed late nights …show more content…
She became President Richard Nixon’s press assistant in 1970. Although the job brought on more stress than anyone could handle, she stuck by his side throughout his presidency. After the Watergate scandal, a group of loyalist, including Diane, left Washington D.C. with Nixon, to help his legal team with writing his memoirs. Diane’s political work did not stop there. In 2011, she interviewed the year’s biggest newsmakers like Commander Mark Kelly, his wife Gabrielle Giffords, and more. She covered the recovery of Gabrielle Giffords after she was tragically shot. In 2012, she anchored ABC’s “Your Voice, Your Vote”, providing coverage of the Presidential election and interviewing Mitt Romney and Barack Obama after they both made big achievements in their
Katie’s teacher, Mr. Dubey, puts a very high emphasis on the students at Katie’s school about how important school is. Because Katie starts to feel bad for using David to get into Harvard, his attitude toward the topic changes and he tells that she should be self-serving and not really care what people say and to not "ruin the rest of your life just because you feel a little guilty right now"(74). All of these conflicting messages on what Katie should be like, how she should treat others an...
There are two women from the near and distant past that have become strong female role models in recent years: Queen Elizabeth I and Virginia Woolf. These women were not without problems while growing up, though. Elizabeth’s mother was beheaded after being charged with treason when she was only three; she grew up viewing women as indispensable after her father had six wives; her family kept dying (mother, step mother, father, half brother, sister), and she was locked away by her sister Queen Mary in the Tower of London for a number of years. Virginia Woolf on the other hand battled with depression and mental disease her whole life, was denied a typical education because she was female, had many mental breakdowns after death of mother, and was institutionalized after father’s death. Both Elizabeth Tudor and Virginia Stephen-Woolf shared many of the same family problems in their lives, but their life paths and careers were drastically different from one another.
Throughout your entire life you will change immensely. From the child who dreams of being a firefighter or nurse to the adult who retires early from their job, none expected how things turned out. They take many roles in their lives. A woman, as an infant, is the one nurtured and cared for. But when she marries and has her own family she becomes the protector and nurturer. In John Kennedy Toole’s A Confederacy of Dunces we can see the many stages of the life of women and the different roles they go through in their lives.
Shirley Jackson was born in San Francisco on December 14, 1916, a year prior to the U.S. entering World War I. It was a very tumultuous time in the world and especially influential in Ms. Jackson’s life as she developed through childhood. Events of the time that may have influenced Ms. Jackson’s view of society when growing up included the introduction of prohibition, the Roaring 20’s, women’s suffrage, and the advent of the Great Depression. Women were beginning to exercise their independence and more exciting opportunities to develop creativity as a female finally seemed a real possibility.
Mary Wollstonecraft lived with a violet and abusive father which led her to taking care of her mom and sister at an early age. Fanny Blood played an important role in her life to opening her to new ideas of how she actually sees things. Mary opened a school with her sister Eliza and their friend Fanny Blood. Back then for them being a teacher made them earn a living during that time, this made her determined to not rely on men again. Mary felt as if having a job where she gets paid for doing something that back then was considered respected than she wouldn’t need a man to be giving her money. She wasn’t only a women’s right activist but she was a scholar, educator and journalist which led her to writing books about women’s rights.
“The image of herself as a college student appealed to her- independent, intelligent, a young woman full of potential- but it was more than that..” (page 1), is the first emotion that I felt connect Brewer and I; both strong for wanting
Theories of all kinds surround Amelia Earhart, from being an enemy spy to crashing and surviving on an deserted island. Who is this woman and why is she so famous? Amelia Earhart was known for her accomplishments in aviation and her disappearance in the pacific despite being a role model she also was a real person.
Amelia Earhart was a feisty, young girl when she saw her first airplane. Little did she know that her small interest in planes would develop into a full-on passion. Amelia grabbed the hearts of people around the world when she became the first female to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Other than just being an aviator, she was a pioneer and an author. Amelia is a symbol of perseverance and power to American women. Still today she is one of the world’s most celebrated and respected aviators.
Shirley Jackson’s stories often had a woman as the central character who was in search of a more important life other than the conventional wife and mother. These characters however were often chastised for their refusal to conform to a woman’s traditional way of life. Much like her characters, throughout Shirley Jackson’s life, she also rejected the idea of fitting into society's perception of a woman's role.
She started with nothing, being the poorest of poor and grew to be a media giant. She overcame poverty, neglect, sexual abuse and racism. Through it all she never gave up and this is why she will inspire others to do the same.
Lori was the first one to leave for New York City after graduation, later, Jeanette followed her and moved into her habitat with her. Jeanette promptly found a job as a reporter, the two sisters were both living their dream life away from their miserable parents. It wasn’t difficult for them since they cultured to be independent and tough. Everything was turning out great for them and decided to tell their younger siblings to move in with them, and they did. Jeanette was finally happy for once, enjoying the freedom she had and not having to be moved every two weeks. She then found a guy whom she married and accustomed her lifestyle. Furthermore, her parents still couldn’t have the funds for a household or to stay in stable occupation, so they decided to move in with Jeanette and her siblings. Jeanette at that moment felt like she was never going to have an ordinary life because her parents were going to shadow her.
today as a great journalist and activist. Her organizations that she formed long ago such
Andi Anderson (Kate Hudson) is a beautiful, young, and successful writer who maintains a “How-To” section in “Composure” magazine. Her dream is to “write about things that matter, like politics and the environment, and foreign affairs- things I’m interested in.” (How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days, time stamp 02:00). She knows that the only way she will eventually be able to write about subjects she’s passionate about is to be successful in writing her superficial “How-To” section in the magazine.
James’ character did what most rebellious young American women would do. She broke free from cultural restrictions and lived her life as she pleased. A woman of passion, she chose to ignore the repressive attitudes of those around her. Women of today are still fighting for equality, but have authors of the past and women like the characters in their stories to thank for the improvements they made.
Amanda Wingfield is the mother of Tom and Laura. She is a gracefully aging Southern Belle seemingly stuck on the values and traditions of the past that she once flourished so well in. Even though she has been abandoned by her husband and left to care for two children alone, Amanda is ever resiliently optimistic – though her life is not at all what she had planned for it to be. To Tom she is a constant nag and even more of an incentive to chase the dream within his grasp. She is just as dominating with Laura, insisting Laura always be ready and pretty for her “gentleman callers.” Laura knows deep down inside that these callers will never come, but Amanda cannot let go of the idea. She forces Laura to retreat into her world of imagination even further. Jim O'Connor is by the far the most ordinary out of them all. Jim i...