Maggie Walker Research Papers

Born the same year as the momentous Brown vs. Board of Education case, Ruby Bridges has been recognized as the youngest civil rights activists in history. She is an inspiration to children and adults all over the world.She has taught the world that strength and goodwill knows no age. Through the examination of accomplishments of Ruby Bridges, her influences on the United States, especially the right for schools to become desegregated and black rights becomes abundantly clear.

A frontierswoman in Georgia during the American Revolution who should be seen as one of the most important women of the time, is Nancy Hart. She is an unsung hero whose mission was to get rid of Loyalists in Georgia’s territory. Hart was also a spy for the Patriot army and is very well known in Georgia but not as much in other parts of the United States. She is unsung because so little was documented about her early life and most people showed interest in her towards the end of her life and after she died. Also many courageous actions she took do not have specific details or they are told in different ways. Nancy Hart deserves to be seen as an important part of the American Revolution because she delivered messages to the Patriots

Susan Brownell Anthony was an American activist who was a leading figure in the women’s suffragist movement, and the women’s rights movement. She was an abolitionist, author, president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, and much more. Her accomplishments throughout her life helped give a passageway to the creation and passing of the 19th amendment to the United States Constitution, granting women the right to vote.

Clark’s role was very impactful and pushed for educational and teachers rights. Clark was one of the Key leaders and role players in South Carolina NAACP branch; “To insure the political, educational, social and economic equality of minority group citizens to remove all barriers of racial discrimination through democratic processes.” The South Carolina branch was a force to be reconded with, this was due to the fact that they would challenge the status quo and go against the grain of the norms of society; the leader of this movement was Septima Clark. Due them defying the status quo the NAACP received a lot of hits and hatred from the politicians in South Carolina because they were eradicating unjust laws of the state. As a result to the NAACP agitating these politicians they made it illegal for public school teachers to associate with Civil Rights organizations; Clark refused to denounce the NAACP and there fore she was fired from her job as a public school teacher. This resulted in Clark loosing her retirement fund and for the next decade she fought fer benefits back from her retirement which she later received. Septima Clark was a fighter and an echoed voice for change in the educational system in the South. “Septima Clark spent forty years as a public school teacher and civic organizer in the Jim Crow South, teaching citizenship by helping people to help themselves.” Clark was a leading figure in the NAACP and strived for racially equality in the Jim Crow era and with her efforts she was able to set up one of the most influential cases in American history with a lady named Esther Brown v. The Board of

Madame C. J. Walker was the first black women to become a millionaire. She made hair creams, hair growers, and other scalp ointments. She made her fortune in cosmetics for African American women.. Her life was filled with up and downs. The impressive thing is that she was able to turn all of that around and become a very respected women. Madame C. J. Walker’s life was influenced by her orphanage in early life.Madame C. J. Walker was a great women who had a successful life and an urge to help others.

Susan Brownell Anthony was a great American leader and feminist for women in the United States. She played a pivotal role in the fight for women’s suffrage. She led several women’s suffrage organizations. This led her to play a large role in the 19th Amendment.

A woman can take care of the family but it takes a man to provide structure and stability. This is exceptionally true in the memoir All Over but the Shoutin’ by Rick Bragg. Bragg against the odds, rose from a hard childhood to a very successful life. In opening his book he refers to a red bird that runs itself into a mirror like it didn’t like what it saw in the reflection. Rick Bragg has many family members that he could use to reference that image. He referred to it “It was as if the bird hated what it saw there, and discovered too late that all it was seeing itself” (xi). Bragg’s father, brother and mother are all symbols of this redbird that he mentions. Although unintentionally, Bragg uses the symbol to show anger and resentment to people

Walker attended Syracuse Medical School where she was the only female in her class and graduated in 1855 as only the second woman to obtain a medical degree in the United States. Walker was an enthusiast for women’s rights and for the dress reform. She frequently wore men’s clothing to lectures and other public affairs. She wore trousers and a man’s coat for her wedding and kept her surname, both controversial acts of her time. Walker and her physician husband moved to Rome, New York where they opened a practice, but the practice failed when Walker was not accepted as a physician. At the start of the Civil War, she reached out to the Surgeon General for the Union Army in hope of obtaining an assistant position for a field surgeon, but she was rejected because of her gender. As a result, Dr. Walker moved to Indiana where she volunteered her medical services at a hospital. She received a second Doctor of Medicine degree in 1862 and volunteered for the Union Army in that same year (Irizarry

She had a daughter whom she killed because she would rather it be dead then have the child be returned to slavery. This story is about Margaret Garner who was an enslaved African-American. Margaret Garner was also called “Peggy”. She was born on June 4, 1834, on a slave farm called Maplewood in Boone County. Some think that she may have been the daughter of the slave owner himself, John Pollard Gaines. Eventually, the whole plantation and the slaves were sold to John’s younger brother, Archibald K. Gaines.

"I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. I was promoted from there to the washtub. Then I was promoted to the cook kitchen, and from there I promoted myself into the business of manufacturing hair goods and preparations“("Madame C. J. Walker."). Madame C.J. Walker was classified to be one of the countless African American women to make history. Even though she suffered a troubling childhood, she did not let that stop her from being successful. Madam C.J. Walker was born to a recently freed slaves, she suffered from scalp ailment, which caused hair loss, so she created hair chemicals for black hair, and she married Moses McWilliams, who was her first husband“("Madame C. J. Walker."). Madame C.J. Walker

Born in 1832, Mary Walker was one of the leaders for the women’s rights activist, and also this meant that she was in America. When Mary Walker lived in America she lost her job from the Nullification Crisis that had happened in mid-late 1832. Mary was a nurse during the Civil War and she had received the Medal of Honor for her service. These women were part of something you wouldn’t think a women could do like hanging with sailors/pirates or becoming a war hero for being a healer, so if you set your mind to do anything daring do it.

Sarah Breedlove also known as, Madam C.J Walker was the first African American woman to become a self made millionaire by making hair products for African hair. She lived near Delta, Louisiana and was also the first in her family to be born-free (after slavery). In 1874, she was sent to live with her sister at the age of 7 when her parents, Owen and Minerva died. She suffered a scalp disorder and has tried everything to help it. She has tried home remedies and hair care treatments but they never helped her. She then was hired as commission agent by a successful hair care product entrepreneur, Turnbo Malone. She then went to Colorado to start her entrepreneurial journey.

She was notably recognized for being the first woman in history to run for president in the United States in 1872, as well as the first woman to ever address Congress regarding women's suffrage in 1871. She was an advocate for equal education for women, as well as women's right to vote, and was in favor of women's

The Student Sit-Ins were different from their predecessors in the early desegregation movement in many ways. The first major difference is the fact that they used a more proactive approach in their efforts. They did not wait for a single specific event to occur, rather they decided to “strike first.” Another major difference was that they preferred to avoid the legal route of court rooms and litigations. In doing so they showed that they were willing to fight for their cause on their own.

They were beaten, threated, killed and they saw all their colleagues involved in the projects lose their lives and loved one's as they continued to fight for what they believed in. Although most of the activist experienced all the heinous hate crimes and extreme fear of being hurt they still continued to peacefully protests and much of the Freedom Summer project. They inspired by rallying everyone up, by singing powerful songs and by expressing how much love and care they had for one another. These activists were able to use the words of other activists like Martin Luther and the pain and suffering that they have endured to push for equality in a peaceful and loving manner. Although there were some people who held lots of bitterness and hate towards whites, a lot of the activist continued to push through that to respond to all the hate with as much kindness as they could. They made it very clear that they're goal was to end racism and segregation in a peaceful way so that people of color and whites would be able to live together in harmony. They just sang their beautiful songs like "We are not afraid. Oh, Lord, deep in my heart, I do believe. We Shall Overcome Someday" to help eradicate the fear they faced and to give confidence to the other activists and their supporters in the Freedom Summer