They are plenty that i thought where great but to me i have to pick Helen Keller. For this woman to bravely fight the odds & live her life despite being both blind & deaf is simply amazing & a true example of courage.
2007-07-31 04:56:01 · 19 answers · asked by Scooter_loves_his_dad 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
I viewed a documentary about Eleanor Roosevelt and I would say in many ways. She was the first president's wife to be really involved in many issues. bettyk
Yes, your selection is also great!
2007-07-31 05:15:11 · answer #1 · answered by elisayn 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, they weren't right. I think the whole idea of racial purity is garbage. If people weren't meant to be able to (not the same as HAD TO), mix, then it wouldn't be possible. But since people can (and do) mix races, obviously we were meant to should it come. But we are all the same race, human, just different cultures and variations of skin colors. White people should have accepted their biracial counterparts because whether they look it or not, they are as white as they are black, even if its not on the outside. Thats why today white people complain about Obama and other mulattos identifying as black, well it all comes down to history and the ugly thing called racism. If only those same people way back then could see how they not only hurt other races but their own future generations as well I doubt they'd make the same choices. You are right, the white race isn't unified because they are run by a set of rich elitists that only look out for themselves, and white American culture has no unified culture. As soon as Europeans come to America they lose their heritage and their culture. Most white Americans don't even know where their grandparents or great-grandparents came from let alone even try to research their European roots and cultures. Instead they chase after the media-driven American culture which glorifies money and separation, all the while bowing down at the feet and idolizing the elitists that look down on them as much as they look down on poor Anglos, non-white and non-Anglo white people. All I can say was the whole institution of slavery created a big mess that America is still barely cleaning up today and hurt more people than intended. And the root? Not racism (initially), but profiteering and money. Goes to show you right? And yes what you wrote has validity and was an interesting viewpoint.
2016-05-18 23:16:11 · answer #2 · answered by diane 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Helen Keller gets my vote too! She was truly an amazing woman! All the people saying Hillary Clinton....are you kidding me? what has she done that is so great and courageous? She is married to a bum who cheated on her and lied to the world "under oath" about the whole thing. That does not make her a great woman. She has done nothing on her own merit, just rides the coattails of her loser husband.
2007-07-31 08:21:23 · answer #3 · answered by Red Sox lover 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There are many great American women to choose from, but Sacajawea--or Sagajawea, the Shoshone woman that guided the Lewis and Clark Expedition across the country and back, has my stronger vote.
Had she and her son, Pompeii, not been with the expedition, Lewis and Clark may have never completed their mission. Most Indians that encountered the expedition saw the woman and baby, realizing the travelers were peaceful.
Just as important, Sacajawea often translated between Indian and explorer, learning routes and best ways to navigate them.
Her husband--yes, her baby was legitimate--was a French fur trapper named Touissant Charbenou.
2007-07-31 05:09:44 · answer #4 · answered by Guitarpicker 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Margaret Sanger (1879-1966) who fought an almost solitary battle during the first half of the 20th century against politicians and moralists to bring the knowledge of birth control and family planning to the women of America.
2007-07-31 06:35:21 · answer #5 · answered by tulsatop 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Helen Keller is the first woman who came to my mind!
2007-08-01 11:16:37 · answer #6 · answered by =) smile24-7 (= 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Crazy Aunt Bet Van Liew of Richmond, Va, who was a spy during the Civil War.
2007-07-31 05:12:47 · answer #7 · answered by glenn 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Eleanor Roosevelt.
Amelia Earhardt.
Helen Keller is tough to beat.
2007-07-31 07:23:25 · answer #8 · answered by Sprouts Mom 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Amelia Earhart also needs to be considered even though her husband George Putnam used her as a publicity She still had the ability to open the way for other Ladies to break out of the stereotyped mold of housewives. She also became a legend in her own time until the present day thanks to her disappearance.
2007-07-31 06:22:39 · answer #9 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Rosa Parks. She took a stand in real life, rather than writing theories about it.
Nellie Bly is another important woman. She did some very courageous journalism, truly unprecedented.
2007-07-31 05:46:23 · answer #10 · answered by nater4817 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋