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Famous American Woman
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EROS you still don't get it
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Betz, Betz, Betz, there is famous.............and there is famous. I'm soooooooooooooooooooooooo sorry that Marilyn, Audrey, and Grace were not Nobel Laureate material, BUT they were truly EXTRAORDINARY women in their own right
. Famous isn't always "brainy" or "gifted"............even WebMasterCathyCanada is due soon for her 15 seconds of fame
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. Famous isn't always "brainy" or "gifted"............even WebMasterCathyCanada is due soon for her 15 seconds of fame ..........
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She's a sweetheart, BLONDIE, but apparently the only women "allowed" on this thread have to be world-renowned, Phi Beta Kappa types 
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Susan B. Anthony
born Feb. 15, 1820 , Adams, Mass., U.S.
died March 13, 1906 , Rochester, N.Y.
pioneer crusader for the woman suffrage movement in the United States and president (18921900) of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. Her work helped pave the way for the Nineteenth Amendment (1920) to the Constitution, giving women the right to vote.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
born , Nov. 12, 1815, Johnstown, N.Y., U.S.
died Oct. 26, 1902 , New York, N.Y.
American leader in the women's rights movement who in 1848 formulated the first organized demand for woman suffrage in the United States.
These are the women who fought for our right, as women, to vote. Can you imagine what our lives would be like if they hadn't fought for this amendment to be passed?
born Feb. 15, 1820 , Adams, Mass., U.S.
died March 13, 1906 , Rochester, N.Y.
pioneer crusader for the woman suffrage movement in the United States and president (18921900) of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. Her work helped pave the way for the Nineteenth Amendment (1920) to the Constitution, giving women the right to vote.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
born , Nov. 12, 1815, Johnstown, N.Y., U.S.
died Oct. 26, 1902 , New York, N.Y.
American leader in the women's rights movement who in 1848 formulated the first organized demand for woman suffrage in the United States.
These are the women who fought for our right, as women, to vote. Can you imagine what our lives would be like if they hadn't fought for this amendment to be passed?
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Thank You Saffron for reminding me of Sojourner Truth (1797-1883): Ain't I A Woman?
Delivered 1851
Women's Convention, Akron, Ohio
Well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter. I think that 'twixt the negroes of the South and the women at the North, all talking about rights, the white men
will be in a fix pretty soon. But what's all this here talking about?
That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or
gives me any best place! And ain't I a woman? Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain't I a woman? I could work
as much and eat as much as a man - when I could get it - and bear the lash as well! And ain't I a woman? I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out
with my mother's grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain't I a woman?
Then they talk about this thing in the head; what's this they call it? [member of audience whispers, "intellect"] That's it, honey. What's that got to do with women's rights or negroes' rights? If my
cup won't hold but a pint, and yours holds a quart, wouldn't you be mean not to let me have my little half measure full?
Then that little man in black there, he says women can't have as much rights as men, 'cause Christ wasn't a woman! Where did your Christ come from? Where did your Christ come from? From
God and a woman! Man had nothing to do with Him.
If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back , and get it right side up again! And now they is
asking to do it, the men better let them.
Obliged to you for hearing me, and now old Sojourner ain't got nothing more to say.
Oh and BTW EROS you mock me and humanity. Ha Ha Ha having fun again?
Delivered 1851
Women's Convention, Akron, Ohio
Well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter. I think that 'twixt the negroes of the South and the women at the North, all talking about rights, the white men
will be in a fix pretty soon. But what's all this here talking about?
That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or
gives me any best place! And ain't I a woman? Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain't I a woman? I could work
as much and eat as much as a man - when I could get it - and bear the lash as well! And ain't I a woman? I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out
with my mother's grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain't I a woman?
Then they talk about this thing in the head; what's this they call it? [member of audience whispers, "intellect"] That's it, honey. What's that got to do with women's rights or negroes' rights? If my
cup won't hold but a pint, and yours holds a quart, wouldn't you be mean not to let me have my little half measure full?
Then that little man in black there, he says women can't have as much rights as men, 'cause Christ wasn't a woman! Where did your Christ come from? Where did your Christ come from? From
God and a woman! Man had nothing to do with Him.
If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back , and get it right side up again! And now they is
asking to do it, the men better let them.
Obliged to you for hearing me, and now old Sojourner ain't got nothing more to say.
Oh and BTW EROS you mock me and humanity. Ha Ha Ha having fun again?
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Very nice thread, betz. Thanks.
I think both Rosa Parks, and Francisca Stewart, the 4th grader who wrote this report, are both famous American women.
FREEDOM HERO:
ROSA PARKS
by Francisca Stewart***
Rosa Parks is an extraordinary person because she stood up against racism and stood up for herself. It was even harder for her because she was a woman, and in those days, things were much harder for women.
Rosa Parks hated the ways of her life. She had always dreamed of having freedom in her life. As she grew up, she went through different experiences that gave her courage and strength.
One day, Rosa Parks had so much courage and strength that when her bus arrived to pick her up, she got on the bus, put her money in the slot, and sat in the front of the bus. Black people were supposed to sit in the back. The bus driver told her to move to the back, but she just sat there and refused to move. The driver called the police and they arrested Rosa Parks.
The next day, Raymond Parks went to pick up Rosa from jail. When they got home, Rosa spoke about her time in jail. She had stood up to get a drink of water and the guard told her the drinking fountain was only for white people. This made her furious.
On December 5, 1955 Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr. and JoAnn Robinson looked out of their windows, and stood on street corners around the city, and watched the yellow buses pass by. There were hardly any black riders since Rosa Park's arrest. It was a miracle. People stopped riding the buses all because of Rosa Parks.
Soon, the police were informed of the people standing on the street corners watching the buses drive by. The police patrolled the streets to make sure that the black people were not bothering the other bus riders. The black people continued their boycott, and it was a success.
A few months later, Rosa Parks once again started to climb aboard a bus. She stopped when she noticed a sign that read, "People don't ride the bus today. Don't ride the bus for freedom." She got back off.
Finally the rules for riding the buses were changed. The new rules said:
1. Black and white people could sit wherever they wanted to sit.
2. Bus drivers were to respect all riders.
3. Black people were now allowed to apply for driver positions.
A lot of people wrote hate mail to Rosa Parks. Some people called and threatened her and her family. She and her family were scared. They knew they were in serious danger, but Rosa Parks would not give up.
In 1979, Rosa Parks received the Spingarn medal. In 1980, at the 25th anniversary celebration of the bus Boycott, Parks was awarded the Martin Luther King, Jr. nonviolent-peace prize. In 1984, she was given the Eleanor Roosevelt Woman of Courage award.
Rosa Parks is known as a national hero and as a shy girl who stood up against racism and fought for freedom.
***
Story written by Francisca Stewart, while a 4th grade student at the Santa Monica Alternative School.
I think both Rosa Parks, and Francisca Stewart, the 4th grader who wrote this report, are both famous American women.
FREEDOM HERO:
ROSA PARKS
by Francisca Stewart***
Rosa Parks is an extraordinary person because she stood up against racism and stood up for herself. It was even harder for her because she was a woman, and in those days, things were much harder for women.
Rosa Parks hated the ways of her life. She had always dreamed of having freedom in her life. As she grew up, she went through different experiences that gave her courage and strength.
One day, Rosa Parks had so much courage and strength that when her bus arrived to pick her up, she got on the bus, put her money in the slot, and sat in the front of the bus. Black people were supposed to sit in the back. The bus driver told her to move to the back, but she just sat there and refused to move. The driver called the police and they arrested Rosa Parks.
The next day, Raymond Parks went to pick up Rosa from jail. When they got home, Rosa spoke about her time in jail. She had stood up to get a drink of water and the guard told her the drinking fountain was only for white people. This made her furious.
On December 5, 1955 Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr. and JoAnn Robinson looked out of their windows, and stood on street corners around the city, and watched the yellow buses pass by. There were hardly any black riders since Rosa Park's arrest. It was a miracle. People stopped riding the buses all because of Rosa Parks.
Soon, the police were informed of the people standing on the street corners watching the buses drive by. The police patrolled the streets to make sure that the black people were not bothering the other bus riders. The black people continued their boycott, and it was a success.
A few months later, Rosa Parks once again started to climb aboard a bus. She stopped when she noticed a sign that read, "People don't ride the bus today. Don't ride the bus for freedom." She got back off.
Finally the rules for riding the buses were changed. The new rules said:
1. Black and white people could sit wherever they wanted to sit.
2. Bus drivers were to respect all riders.
3. Black people were now allowed to apply for driver positions.
A lot of people wrote hate mail to Rosa Parks. Some people called and threatened her and her family. She and her family were scared. They knew they were in serious danger, but Rosa Parks would not give up.
In 1979, Rosa Parks received the Spingarn medal. In 1980, at the 25th anniversary celebration of the bus Boycott, Parks was awarded the Martin Luther King, Jr. nonviolent-peace prize. In 1984, she was given the Eleanor Roosevelt Woman of Courage award.
Rosa Parks is known as a national hero and as a shy girl who stood up against racism and fought for freedom.
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