“The Osage Firebird” by Sudipta Bardham- Quallenn
“A Life Painting Animals” by Diana Childress

“The Osage Firebird” by Sudipta Bardham- Quallenn, and “A Life Painting Animals” by Diana Childress are two short stories that both tell a story about a woman who had to overcome obstacles and barriers to become successful. In my opinion the story “The Osage Firebird” better develops the purpose. It states in the story that Betty Marie Tallcheif was almost “living in two different worlds.” This would be very challenging for her since she was a Native American going into the American world with being the first Indian ballerina. In the story “A Life Painting Animals” it states that Rosa Bonheur just painted all of her life and learned from her father