One famous quote from Barbara Jordan is “If you’re going to play a game properly, you’d better know every rule .” Barbara Jordan was an amazing woman. She was the first African American Texas state senator. Jordan was also a debater, a public speaker, a lawyer, and a politician. Barbara Jordan was a woman who always wanted things to be better for African Americans and for all United States citizens. “When Barbara Jordan speaks,” said Congressman William L.Clay, “people hear a voice so powerful so, awesome...that it cannot be ignored and will not be silenced.” Jordan’s mother and father were Arlyne and Benjamin Jordan. She had two sisters, Bennie and Rosa Mary. She loved her family, but the person she really loved was her grandfather.
Annie Turnbo Malone was an entrepreneur and was also a chemist. She became a millionaire by making some hair products for some black women. She gave most of her money away to charity and to promote the African American. She was born on august 9, 1869, and was the tenth child out of eleven children that where born by Robert and Isabella turnbo. Annie’s parents died when she was young so her older sister took care of her until she was old enough to take care of herself.
Barbara Strozzi was one of the most talented figures of the seventeenth century. Strozzi was born in Venice in 1619 to Isabella Garzoni, servant to Giulio Strozzi. In 1628, Giulio Strozzi acknowledged Barbara as his natural daughter by referring to her in his will as his “figliuola elettiva”, meaning elective daughter and designating her as his heiress. (Spiller, Melanie. 2012)
At that time, Viola Desmond was the one of the only successful black canadian business woman and beautician in Halifax because there are were very few careers offered to the black. She Attended Bloomfield High school and also, studied in a program from Field Beauty Culture School, located in Montreal. These schools were one of the only academies that accepted black students. After she graduated, she promoted and sold her products because she wanted expanded her business;she also sold many of her products to her graduates. In addition, she opened a VI’s studio of beauty culture in Halifax.
Cecilia Evans Beekman is half Irish and half German. She was born in America and lived in New Jersey her entire life. She got married at an early age and had two kids: a boy and a girl. Cecilia had a lot of different jobs but, her favorite was being a librarian because to her helping people is the most important thing.
What is it like to live a life with Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD)? Narcissism is a pervasive pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of empathy. People with this disorder can be vindictive, selfish, cunning person. They do not care who is harmed or hurt. Abigail was the leader of all of the girls that were seen dancing and calling on evil spirits. Abigail would threaten the girls by saying if they said anything, she would kill or harm them severely. She wanted what she couldn’t have, so that made her psychologically unstable. Abigail William’s would be convicted in today’s court because she gave many threats to kill the girls who were with her the night they were dancing if they spoke up in court, her behavior caused harm to many even though she may not have physically done damage herself and due to previous court cases, some people diagnosed with Narcissism were found innocent due to their mental instability but others were guilty because they were mentally unstable. As it is shown, Narcissistic Personality Disorder causes her to be selfish, arrogant, dangerous, and obsess over the man she could not have, because Abigail threatened the girls she was with the night they were dancing, to not confess to anything in court.
After moving to Rochester, NY in 1845, the Anthony family became very active in the anti-slavery movement.
Bessie Coleman, the child of a southern, African American family, had become one of the most widely know women and African Americans in history. "Brave Bessie", as she had become known for, encountered the double hardship of racial and gender prejudice in early 20th-century but, she conquered many challenges and became the first African American woman to acquire a pilot's license. She not only enthused crowds with her talents as a barnstormer, but she has become a great inspiration for the women and African Americans. Her being in the air threatened contemporary stereotypes. She also disputed segregation when she could by taking advantage her impact as a celebrity to make a change, no matter how little.
The book Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision, by Dr. Barbara Ransby was an incredible and extremely moving book. I really enjoy learning about history and significant people who have impacted the history and culture of our country. However, I have never learned of Ella Baker nor have I ever heard her name mentioned once. Barbara Ransby's book provides a well-structured and insightful biography of one of the most important, yet least well-known, leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. After reading Ransby's book, I have learned of the immense contributions that Ella Baker has contributed to history, more specifically the Civil Rights Movement. Furthermore, I have gained a greater understanding of the continuing relevance of her life's work. Ella Baker has achieved many goals throughout her life time, has overcome numerous obstacles, played a major role in building and leading many organizations through the civil rights movement. Ella Baker was a revolutionary and this is made apparent through Ella Baker's biography written by Barbara Ransby. The author did a remarkable job portraying Ella Baker's life and struggle for civil rights.
Jordan’s early life helped him a lot in his late pro life. He was born February 17, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York (“Michael Jordan Biography”). His parent, James and Deloris Jordan, had five kids including Michael. Jordan had two older brothers, Larry Jordan and James R. Jordan, Jr. He also had one older sister, Deloris and a younger sister
Jodi Gordon is an Australian actress and model. She is best known for her role as Martha MacKenzie in the Australian television soap opera Home and Away. She is also notable for her modeling career, as well as for her work in the 2011 feature film The Cup.
Cornelia Walter was born on June 7th, 1813 in Boston, Massachusetts. Her father’s name is Lynde Walter and he was a and her mother’s name is Anne Walter and she had an older brother named Lynde Walter. Her brother, Lynde Walter was the original editor of the Boston Transcript which is a little evening newspaper by Dutton and Wentworth. Unfortunately he got very ill from inflammatory rheumatism also known as arthritis, an infection of all joints in the body. This caused him to be in for bed two years and Cornelia Walter became his assistant during that time until he died at age 24 in 1842. After he died she was offered to become the editor and theater critic of the Boston Transcript for five hundred dollars a year. She took the job and became the first women to edit a daily
Barbara Jordan was a truly unique woman, seasoned politician, and a friendly and gregarious woman that spent her lively hood helping Texas communities. Barbara proved the point that it only takes one person to be a voice for the people, even against the most powerful issues she faced. She was not only influential but also inspiring to most people that felt lucky to know her, or even the ones who had simply just heard of her all of her great achievements. Barbara Jordan fought and eventually prospered against racial barriers and even over the own troubles she faced having a physical disability. Jordan's influence on Texas communities was shown in how she rallied minorities, and inspired ALL Texans to succeed! A single women, helped break down
Although Susan B. Anthony was a woman who sought to reform many ideas in America, the two most significant changes that she brought about were to help end slavery, and to secure women’s right to vote. Anthony was brought up in a Quaker family committed to social equality, and her family regularly invited other Quakers who were sympathetic to the anti-slavery movement to meet at their farm. In 1856, Anthony began working as an representative for the American Anti-Slavery Society where she was oftentimes met by hostile mobs, and armed threats. In 1863, Anthony and Stanton, whom she had met during a temperance rally, founded the Women's Loyal National League, conducting the largest petition drive in the nation's history, to campaign for the
People have called me lots of things, criminal, thief, outlaw, murderer... their all true. My name is Bonnie Parker and I was the greatest female criminal in the 1930s. You probably know me because of my associate Clyde, they usually put our names together. I was born on October 1st, 1910 in Rowena, Texas. My parents were Emma and Charles Parker. I had an older brother named Hubert and a little sister named Billy Jean. I was the perfect daughter, blond hair, blue eyes, and very smart. I was adorable. My mother treated our family like we were better than everyone else because my daddy was the only man in the community that wasn't a farmer, until my daddy died when I was four. My mom moved us to Dallas and never looked back. I was a good, church
Barbara Jordan, an educator, congresswomen, and lawyer, because of her braveness the United States government will never be the same. Barbara Jordan became to be an inspiring women to many. Jordan was the first African- American woman to become Texas’s senator. She was ambitious and because of that she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Barbara Jordan will always be remembered as an inspirational women.( book)