Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was an iconic first lady that strongly impacted and paved the way for future first ladies and inspired the modern day women of America. Her poise, grace and leadership skills held true during the toughest times in our nation, and changed the way the first ladies portrayed themselves. She touched the hearts of the American people and added her own twist to the movements she made in the United States. The thirty fifth first lady will be forever remembered for what she did not only for our country but the people of America. The accomplishments of Jackie Kennedy influenced the modern first lady, and women of modern day America.
Jackie Kennedy, the 35th first lady of the United States proved what the first lady
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of America should portray herself and get done while in office. Her husband, John F. Kennedy was an influential and powerful president while he was in office and together the Kennedys impacted every person greatly. In the role of first lady, Jackie strongly cared about incorporating American culture into the white house as well as being a strong advocate for frequent foreign affairs as well as women's rights. Jackie's love for ballet in her younger years helped aid her presence in incorporating the arts into office, as well as french lessons as a child impacted her love for foreign affairs. As well as greatly impacting the country, she also was a major icon in the fashion world and inspired women through the way she dressed. This caused an outbreak of the “Jackie O” inspired era where the norm was to dress similar to how Jackie did at the time. Jackie Kennedy in her time during office cared greatly and focuosed mostly on both foreign affairs and the incorporation of pop culture in the white house along with throughout our country.
In her time during first lady, Jackie attended more foreign countries than any other first lady before her. Her love for culture, helped her love for foreign affairs, as well as the fact that she spoke italian, spanish, and french. She visited France, Austria, the United Kingdom, Venezuela, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Columbia and also traveled as first lady to Italy, Pakistan, India all while in office. One of the first acts Kennedy took when coming into her husband's presidency was the restoration of the White …show more content…
House. She believed that the White House had to change as America was changing. She spent hard work and time changing and modernizing each room. She didn’t want to do this for just herself she wanted to improve the white house for future generations. "Every boy who comes here should see things that develop his sense of history. For the girls, the house should look beautiful and lived-in. They should see what a fire in the fireplace and pretty flowers can do for a house…”(. That is an example how she wanted each and every person to feel when they entered the white house, civilian, family, congress member, anyone and everyone. As the project came to a close she made sure it was broadcasted on television for every citizen to see. Other than just remodeling the White House, she held huge public dinners filled with musicians, artists, dancers, and poets. She loved the arts and american culture and wanted to incorporate pop culture throughout her time in office. Jackie Kennedy was also a huge advocate for women's rights and believed women deserved to work just the same as men. She thought “what is sad for women of my generation is that they weren't supposed to work if they had families…” (Kennedy 123) when that is the opposite way of how she felt. She wanted all women to feel as though they belonged, and deserved to work. Considering Jackie was hard working women, she knew women could do everything a man could do and more. She wanted all the women of America to feel empowered very much the same to how she did. She did this by creating rallies directly related to women's rights while she was in office. This helped push women working into action, and making a it a more prevalent idea while she was in office. Jackie shifted the norm from focusing on what the government wanted, rather to what she believed in. It’s how someone acts in the time of grieve that defines the person, and Jackie Kennedy faced her obstacles head on. Jacqueline Kennedys husband John. F Kennedy was the beloved thirty fifth president of the United States. While in office, nearing the end of his first term he was assassinated in Dallas, Texas on a reelection tour, sitting right next to the first lady herself. This somber event had changed the way America had previously been, from a kind, happy nation, to a depressed and saddened place. But in a time like this America needed a familiar face to latch onto. Jackie Kennedy was the center of media attention, and along with the whole country she was grieving as well. She had to maintain her grace and poise in the media while she was in a state of shock. Not only did that have a toll on her mentally she had to deal with the rest of our country. The women of America were watching Jackie Kennedy's every move, and followed to techniques she used to grieve in order to deal with this time for themselves. Her influence in the modern day woman's life affected the way she needed to portray herself at all times. Jackie O was not only a icon in the political world, she was a fashion icon and still influences the way first ladies dress today. Throughout Jackie Kennedy’s time in the White house her style played a major role in her role in America. Women of our country look up to her style and admired her diversity from previous first ladies. Her style was so iconic that first ladies today are still following her style choices. “Melania Trump stepped out in a powder blue Ralph Lauren outfit that harkened back to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' iconic style” (Amanda Willis CNN). This is an example of when Melania Trump duped Jackie’s style during her early time in office. Almost fifty four years later Jackie’s style is still alive, and is historically important in our country. The legacy she left behind is still followed in our country and through this we know Jackie Kennedy's style will be forever remembered. Although, Jackie Kennedy will always be known for her role as first lady, her influence goes way beyond that.
Jackie Kennedy’s active role in the white house proved that women had the correct ideas to be considered as real working women. Her love for foreign culture and the arts were a major part of her time in the capitol. Before her, previous first ladies of our country followed what the were told to support and campaign for. Jackie wanted to change that entirely. She fought for what she felt necessary, just like restoring the white house. The outdated building needed to be redone and Jackie Kennedy ensured that was her first project in office. She believed in the fact that even though people may look at the project and deem it unnecessary, to her it was important and she was going to modernize our country for the better, so matter who said anything about the project. The American citizens also believed Jackie should not be responsible to go to foreign countries, and make foreign affairs and ties with other nations without the president. It did not matter what they thought through to Jackie. She was an independent leader, and took the trips despite what anyone said about it. Jackie fought for what she believed in and took an active role in the white house. Considering she fought for what she felt was right she changed the way first ladies would continue to be portrayed. Her active work and strong campaign to things like foreign affairs, would change the way other first
ladies would promote what they believed in, in the future. Jackie’s role in the fashion world and influence from what she wore would be a pin point in American history, in which people still continue to follow today. Kennedy was a very independent person, as well as an independent dresser. She brought a new fresh sense of classy style to the white house that no american had seen before. Her original style captivated the country, and soon became the Jackie O style. Her style left an influence considering first ladies like Melania Trump, and Michelle Obama both try and tried to incorporate a little bit of Jackie O into their outfits. The pink suit she wore over 50 years ago, is still one of the most memorable outfits worn by any person in the public eye. Over sized Glass, pill box hats, the pink suit, white silk gloves, will all be remembered as a part of the Jackie O era. Overall Jackie Kennedy left a huge impact throughout American History. Her work while during her time in the White House, her style, and her obstacles were forever be remembered. Her work ethic paved the way for the first ladies of the future, setting the bar high for the less than one term she was in office. Her style, and fashion sense are still be referenced and repeated in today's modern world, and her lifestyle is being represented through all the Americans keeping her legacy alive. Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, left a huge lasting impact proving that fighting what you believe in, and staying true to yourself can get you very far in life.
Have you ever wondered how women helped our country? There was and still are women who changed or change the world today. Like Shirley Muldowney,and Rose Will Monroe, or Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. Anthony, maybe Hillary Clinton. Some of these women changed little things and some changed big things, but they all made a difference in their own way.
Kennedy’s Mystique resembling Camelot, but also his domestic policy. King Arthur felt he needed to have England unite and recuperate after years of fighting within the country. For JFK, he felt obligated as well. For instance, Kennedy realized there was a high amount of poverty in America. He tackled it by increasing minimum wage so people could get part-time jobs that could get them by easier without being poor. King Arthur felt that by helping the middle class, he would gain the trust of his people, and Kennedy did the same. Alternatively, JFK helped out with Civil Rights. He pulled strings to get Martin Luther King Jr out of jail. This showed tremendous support for African Americans. Not only did he show support for African Americans, he also was involved in the space race competition with Russia. He felt that by beating Russia in the space race, he would make America superior. King Arthur, also believed that England had the potential to be the greatest country in the world. Kennedy was able to put Alan Shepherd in sub-orbital flight. In the end, JFK was able to have American feel proud of their homeland, just alike King
Dan Gutman’s Jackie and Me takes place in Brooklyn, New York. This is a place where mostly whites were racist towards African Americans because of the time period. A boy named Joe Stoshack, and a baseball star Jackie Robinson faced segregation. In order to overcome racism, smartness, humbleness, and drive are the keys to success. One lesson readers can learn from Jackie and Me is that in the story men and women judge people before they get to know them. Dan Gutman wanted to enforce to readers that “Every human being is the same because that is how God made us.”
Jackie was one of the most influential women of her time. She set the style and held the interest of many Americans. Sometimes people seemed more interested in her than the president himself. On a tour in India, more people came to see her than Queen Elizabeth! There are countless articles and books about her. Even a doll was created in her image. Besides that, there are Barbie clothes modeled after her outfits, Jackie Christmas ornaments, and a Jackie stamp set. People looked up to her, she was an influential role-model. A 1964 poll showed that she was the most-admired woman in America. Jackie was more appealing than the previous presidential wives. She was young, pretty, original, and dignified. She definitely helped increase the popularity of her husband.
Coming from a home where the mother held a job yet was still expected to cook, clean, and look after the kids, one can see where the frustration comes from. There are women who slip through the cracks because they struggle to juggle all of their new found responsibilities. The women’s rights movements dropped the ball on how to transition from stay at home moms to working moms with stay at home expectations. This is one area that major improvement is needed and quickly. If women do not receive the help and support they need, they might start thinking they only have one choice and all the progress made will start to regress. Hilary Clinton was a great example of a working mother. Because she worked in politics she was often harshly judged for what she said and for the work she did. People wanted a first lady who kept quiet and supported her husband, the president, in the background. If these are the stereotypes being applied to the president’s wife, what hope do women have of breaking free from what is considered the societal norm? Where was the women’s rights movement to back up the first lady when it would have made a huge impact of young girls and women in our country or even world? This would have been a prime opportunity to spread awareness about how women, even the first lady, are
Coretta Scott King was one of the most important women leaders in the world. Working side-by-side with her husband, she took part in the Montgomery Bus Boycott and worked to pass the Civil Rights Act. After King's death, she founded The King Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta. Mrs. King traveled around the world speaking out on behalf of racial and economic justice, women’s and children’s rights, religious freedom, the needs of the poor and homeless, full-employment, health care, educational opportunities, and environmental justice.
...the stereotypical idea of the man as the provider and leader of the typical home, women were free to run their lives as they felt, and not as society entailed them to do. It provided women experience in life that reached over to the public realm. The ?separate spheres? did not exist in Addams world; her progressive stance enabled many workers to benefit. Addams envisioned a world that did not discriminate based on one?s gender, and her commitment into the ?public realm? had tremendous impact. Child labor ceased, women won the eight-hour workday, and everyone enjoyed more benefits and improved working conditions. Jane Addams established the path for future women to take as well, which led to women?s suffrage, and eventually equal pay and mutual respect. She was not your typical middle class woman; she was a reformer that changed the way America functioned forever.
J. William T. Youngs. Eleanor Roosevelt A Personal and Public Life. (Pearson Longman: New York. 2006), 265pp.
The things JFK did for this nation in the short term will forever be remembered in history. He took technology to a whole other level by having a vision of taking a man off this planet & putting him on the moon literally. His involvement with the civil rights movement changed this nation forever. From being a country that based your rights on what color you are to where we are now is remarkable. Now the United States is a country that many other nations look up to & actually base their rights & laws off of.
Kennedy’s New Frontier Program As the President elect of the United States in 1960, John F. Kennedy aspired, to accomplish much during his presidency. Kennedy confidently called his initiatives “The New Frontier” taking on numerous major challenges. Some of the challenges were boosting the United States economy by ending a recession and promoting growth in the economy, aiding third world countries by establishing the Peace Corps sending men and women overseas to assist developing countries in meeting their own necessities. Additional challenges were too built-up the United States National Defense and furthered the National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) programs.
Rosa Parks got numerous honors amid her lifetime, including the Spingarn Medal, the NAACP's most noteworthy grant, and the prestigious Martin Luther King Jr. Honor. On September 9, 1996, President Bill Clinton granted Parks the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the most noteworthy honor given by the United States' official branch. The next year, she was granted the Congressional Gold Medal, the most elevated recompense given by the U.S. administrative branch. In 1999, TIME magazine named Rosa Parks on its rundown of "The 20 most compelling People of the twentieth Century."
Lyndon B. Johnson's, a man who was raised from humble beginnings was able to rise up in politics from a Representative, to a Senator, to Vice President, and finally becoming our nation’s 36th President. Starting off his presidency with tragedy due to John F. Kennedy’s assassination, he took the position of extending the legacy of JFK’s visions and making them his own during his time in office. Although Lyndon B. Johnson is not viewed as one of our greatest presidents due to his foreign policies and involvement in the Vietnam War, his achievements in domestic policies in my opinion has had the greatest developmental impact on politics in the US since 1945.
Throughout history many movements have tended to have a founding father and mother. Coretta Scott King portrayed this mother in the American Civil Rights Movement. She embodied all that a woman could want to be as she stood up for her rights and the rights of others. This is what has made her a household name throughout the world and an iconic figure for change. Along with her husband, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta spent a majority of her life fighting for the equal treatment of her people in America. Over time this spread to the many different realms of society, touching on racial and economic equality, religious freedom, the necessities of the poor and homeless, employment and healthcare, equal educational opportunities, women’s and children’s rights, as well as gay and lesbian rights, nuclear disarmament, and ecological sanity.
...also were not represented, and made women understand that this inferiority dilemma that was going on every day had to stop, and that they had to revolt and fight for their own rights. Her influence combined with other women fighting and the spirit of rebellion already set in men spiked women's interests in their rights and made them want to struggle for their privileges.
...set examples for future generations and have shed light on the feminist movement in the U.S.