Introduction On April 2, 1917, the first woman ever elected into the United States Congress entered office, Jeannette Pickering Rankin. Immediately upon joining the House of Representatives, this passionate woman was placed in a very difficult situation, the voting on whether America should become involved in World War I. Angering many people, Jeannette stood among all the men around her and stated “I want to stand by my country, but I cannot vote for war. I vote no” (qtd. in Alter 155). An action
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26 April 2016 Would the world be a better place if people stopped judging others based on the quality of their clothing? The Elizabethan Era, which lasted from the late 16th century to the early 17th century, took place during the reign of Queen Elizabeth. This time period was overwhelmed by a strict social hierarchy that controlled how citizens dressed. There were two main classes, the upper and lower. If a citizen was in the upper class he would have different rights than those in the lower class
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Women have been expressing their views on the injustice of voting rights for decades and the suffragists, Susan B. Anthony and Emmaline Pankhurst, portrayed their thoughts in the speeches “Is it a Crime for a Citizen of the United States to Vote” and “Freedom or Death.” Anthony’s speech focused on how the rights of different federal documents of the government are not exercised. Pankhurst spoke about the revolution of women’s rights and how they are viewed. Although both speeches are represented
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In the historical play Henry V, by William Shakespeare, we are introduced to the story of a young and mysterious King Henry V of England, and his quest to conquer France under the reign of Charles VI of France. According to the History article (“Battle of Agincourt”), it details Henry’s life leading up to and following the Battle of Agincourt in the year 1415. From the very beginning, the Chorus portrays Henry as a glorious King who is about to engage in an epic and glorifying battle with the French
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until a legitimate heir can assume the throne. In the case of a sick king, queens stand in as temporary rulers, or regent. “I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too.”-Elizabeth I Kings and
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Sir Francis Drake I was born around in the year 1540, My nationality is English. I am the son of a farmer and a preacher. I thought myself at a young age how to navigate a merchant ship, and soon after became a pirate. In 1567 my cousin John Hawkins and I sailed the Caribbean Sea to the Gulf of Mexico. On our way there, we where attacked by Spaniards. We barley survived. After that horrifying day I had very strong hatred for Spaniards. On December 13th, 1577 I pursued my
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Elizabeth Browning was an author from England who wrote love poems to her husband, Robert Browning who was also a famous writer. She was one of the most prominent English poets of the Victorian era. Her works of poetry are widely popular in England as well as in the United States, and she is greatly admired for her successful works in literature and poetry. She was born in Coxhoe Hall, Durham, England on March 6, 1806 to Edward Barrett Moulton-Barrett and Mary Graham Clarke. Elizabeth was the eldest
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Why Elizabeth 1 didn’t marry? Elizabeth I was the queen of England from the age of twenty-five to the age of sixty-nine. She was the only daughter of Henry the eighth and his second wife Anne Bolyeyn. So why did she not marry? Was it because of her Dad or because of something else? Does anyone really know? Evidence shows that it might have been her dad relationship with his wife’s or that it was because her true love she could never marry. She was born on September 7 of 1533 in the Greenwich Palace
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Susan B. Anthony was a very influential woman in her time. She was determined to stand up for women's rights because she strongly believed that all people should be treated equally no matter the gender, race or religion. Susan was born in 1820 and died in the year 1906. She dedicated most of her time to giving speeches all over the country and organized different foundations to protect women's rights. When Susan started teaching in New York, she realized how unfairly women were being treated with
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Philip V of Spain was the Catalyst for the war of the Spanish succession Not only was he a French man running Spain but there were other more rightful heirs in their opinion. who was the fifth of Spain comes from the bar ball family of France he would have been 6th in line for the French throne but since his brothers and uncles were more likely to get the throne King Charles the second of Spain named Philip V his air. by the age of 14 Philip had been shipped off to Spain to become the rightful
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