US history 111 extra credit

1. Female role models have greatly influenced other women in society to stand their ground and express themselves more freely. By: Verna Robles December 5, 2010

2. 1800’s This is a picture of Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton from the reconstruction era. They are two women who were the most influential leaders of the Woman's Suffrage movement. They are very important during the reconstruction era as they paved the way for women's rights. This image to the left is of women that were part of the Women's Christian Temperance Union. One of the goals of the WCTU was to get alcohol outlawed. The women were unable to vote but their actions put pressure on the men in their lives (men that could vote). This picture definitely shows that women were an influence in society as they stood up for what they believed in, in wanting to ban alcohol. The picture to the left is of a Graduating class of 1854 from Georgia Female College in Macon (the world's first college for women). It was founded in 1836. Women studied music, art, and needlework. This picture is from the incorporation-immigration era posted by Jillian Smith. This definitely shows a change in women's roles, as going to college would later allow more opportunities for women to work in certain job fields and encourage women to take on higher roles in society.

3. 1900’s Margaret Sanger was a very powerful woman. As stated by Megan, she started as a nurse wanting to educate the poor about birth control in the early 1900's. She often found her self in the public eye as being "obscene" and even landed in jail. She was subjected to these actions because sex education about birth control was illegal and highly looked down upon. In this era, sex was looked at as a way to make children, not for pleasure. This is a great example because it shows that even though she had very strong beliefs, she suffered the consequences and later we see success with " Planned Parenthood." The 1920’s were known for the flappers. The "flappers" were women who were looked down upon by society for wearing excessive make up, having short hair, wearing short skirts, and being open and casual about premarital sex. Women in the sixtiesprotested by burning bras, heels, and girdles in New York City. They labeled these as "instruments of torture." But no fire was involved, except for the fire of burning feminine rage. Neither did the women actually remove their bras at the protest, inexplicably opting to gather the bras beforehand, and remain fully clothed. "

4. 2 1 S t C E N T U R Y Michelle Obama is the First African- American first lady. That in itself means a lot. It shows how far along our society has come to ends with racial insecurities. Hillary Rodham Clinton has led a variety of political initiatives and campaigns as well as served as the First Lady of the United States of during her husbands 10 years in office. She became the first female Senator to represent New York and won more primaries and delegates than any other woman in history. The picture to the left shows a bunch of protestors for proposition 8. This proposition unconstitutionally stripped away the right of same-sex couples to marry in California. This shows people exercising their rights and expressing themselves.

5. Citations http://www.americaslibrary.gov/assets/aa/stanton/aa_stanton_friends_1_e.jpg- Elizabeth Stanton http://museum.unc.edu/static/artifacts/P007_WesleyanFemaleInstitute1854.jpg- - First female college graduates http://miracosta.mrooms.net/file.php/282/moddata/forum/2674/50255/200806_prohibition.jpg- WCTU http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_j1DFjrFid-M/TBrTmAiM48I/AAAAAAAAAHE/lv1SgYbUPXk/s320/margaret-sanger-1-sized.jpg- Margaret Sanger https://wiki-land.wikispaces.com/file/view/flappers.jpg/45306425/flappers.jpg- collage of flappers http://i.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/article/1/0/4/21104.jpg?v=1- Miss America contestants http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Obama- Michelle Obama http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Rodham_Clinton- Hillary Clinton http://lezgetreal.com/2010/08/breaking-news-judge-vaughn-walker-rules-proposition-8-is-overturned/- proposition 8