Susan Applegate Krouse Women's Red Power Activism Summary

The first argument that correspond in both Lawrence and Bear’s articles is the activism done for women’s rights. In Lawrence’s article after recognizing the gender discrimination owing to the Indian Act, the Mohawk women in the 1960’s created an organization called Indian Rights for Indian women which primarily focused on women’s loss of status but also concentrated on the disempowerment of their rights:

“Revolutionary Mothers” is a book written by Carol Berkin in 2005. The book mainly focuses women roles throughout the American Upheaval period. The purpose of writing this book was to help the reader to not only understand these roles but also apprehend the social/cultural norms throughout the struggle of America’s Independence period (Berkin 11). Berkin begins with a brief analysis of the cultural and social norms of women during the American Revolution era. Berkin then examines the way this era helped to change many of those cultural and social norms. She focuses on the way women engaged in diverse activities, which helped the war effort. She mentions a few of contributions that women made towards the American Revolution war. The author

In the book Revolutionary Mothers: Women in the Struggle for America’s Independence, Carol Berkin examines the revolutionary war putting more focus on the diverse role of women from all cultures, ethnicity, and classes in the battle for independence which lasted for about 8 years. The war did not acknowledge the gap between home front and battlefield (Berkin, 2005). The author of this book examines this war based on the views of women who were willingly or unwillingly caught at the hub of a violent conflict. This essay examines how women exercise their limited political power to assist their preferred political side through the course of the revolutionary efforts.

The 1960’s and 70’s were a turbulent time in the United States, as many minority groups took to the streets to voice their displeasure with policies that affected them. During this time period a large movement for civil rights, including Native American’s, would seek to find their voices, as largely urbanized groups sought ways in which they could reconnect with their tribe and their cultural history. In their book, Like A Hurricane: The Indian Movement from Alcatraz to Wounded Knee, Paul Chaat Smith, and Robert Allen Warrior take an extensive look at the events leading up to the three of the largest civil rights movements carried out by Native Americans. Beginning with the takeover of Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco Bay by Indians of All Tribes in 1969; the authors tell in a vivid fashion of the Bay Area activism and Clyde Warrior 's National Indian Youth Council, Vine Deloria Jr.’s leadership of the National Congress of Indians, the Trail of Broken Treaties and the Bureau of Indian Affairs takeover, the Wounded Knee Occupation and the rise of the American Indian Movement.

To this day the women’s suffrage movement ignites women in the present to keep those right burning. Alice Paul and her fellow women suffrages demonstrated through speeches, lobbying and petitioning Congressional Committees, with parades, picketing and demonstrations, and with arrest that lead to imprisonment. These women express courage that women still uphold for years after their legacy has passed on, such as the article “Women’s Strike for Equality,” by Linda Napikoski, in the demonstration that was held on August 26, 1970 on the 50th anniversary of women’s suffrage. As well as an article “Women to Protest For Equality Today,” by United Press that talks about on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the women’s suffrage and “declared war on firms that Damage the Image,” of the fair sex. Alice Paul, set the stage for inspiring women to fight for their rights everywhere across the world.

Tetrault research showed that the convention at Seneca Falls, attended by only a hand full of women, was influencial, but that Elizabeth Stanton and Susan B. Anthony created this story in response to Reconstruction-era politics. Grassroot groups fought for attention, but Anthony pushed her position in leadership and therefore, the direction of the women’s movement. This “origins myth” was created for the next generation of feminists to stand on. Tetraul follows the careers of each of these influential women and the events surrounding their lives. The details and stories in The Myth of Seneca Falls give Tetrault’s claim credibility, and helps to inform the reader how history is

In 1876, residential schools became an obligation to every Indian kid. They were forced to say their last goodbyes to their families. Over 150 000 students were forced to attend these poorly built and equipped

Soon children were removed from their homes and placed in Indian Boarding Schools some of which were off the reservations. The goals of the boarding schools, which were run by the religious orders that were being paid by the government for the purpose of assimilating the young Indian population and desecrating their culture, were to Christianize Native Americans in hopes that they would accept our capitalistic system. “Kill the Indian…Save the Man”.

As the United States was continuing recovering from the Civil War and embracing the expansion of the West, industrialization, immigration and the growth of cities, women’s roles in America were changing by the transformation of this new society. During the period of 1865-1912, women found themselves challenging to break the political structure, power holders, cultural practices and beliefs in their “male” dominated world.

Thesis: Gilmore argues that through community building and outreach, feminists in the 1970’s, particularly NOW members, were able to “create and sustain their identities (129)” individually as well as developed a “feminist consciousness (129)” as a community as a whole. She argues that “grassroots” movements on the local level using “rank-and-file” activists were more vital to the women’s movement than the “leaders” of the movement.

**Introduction:** In "Catching Fire," the theme of rebellion against oppression is prevalent, reflecting societal issues and human struggles. Authors use themes in novels to convey deeper messages and engage readers in critical thinking about real-world issues. Throughout the story, Suzanne Collins explores themes such as resistance, survival, and the consequences of power.

Despite its location, Dot’s Donut Shop was about to get famous. My grandma, Dot Peterson, has been running the shop from the basement of her aged farmhouse for 30 years. It’s not much of a shop really, more of a small business only known to family and friends. However, Grandma has still managed to make a living out of it, along with Grandpa George’s job at the local bank. Grandpa retired last year, but Grandma still gets up early every morning to start frying a fresh batch of donuts to sell to her trusty customers. The Arlington, Iowa police force members stop by every morning to chow down on their favorite glazed donuts and enjoy fresh coffee. Teachers at the local high school often stop by on their way to work for a sprinkle-covered or filled donut. Of course, Grandma also gets

One could make the argument that the Red Power movement is one of the only unsuccessful rights movements in American history, because the African American and women’s rights groups have all made massive strides in rights. Today, not much has changed for the Native American people. One can easily look and see that the Native American reservations are fraught with poverty caused by systematic laws put into place by our federal government. Although some changes have been happening, hope for the future is not bright with no major political party presidential nominee really discussing the plight of the modern Native American

This new generation of activists fought with this new agenda for almost 20 years until a few states in the West began to extend the vote to women. The Eastern and Southern states still refused to give in, but this didn’t stop the National American Woman Suffrage Association. In 1916, Carrie Chapman Catt, president of the NAWSA, worked vigorously to get women’s organizations from all over the country together and fight side by side. “One group of activists, led by Alice Paul and her National Woman’s Party, lobbied for full quality for women under the law” (Divine). She used mass marches and hunger strikes as strategies, but she was eventually forced to resign because of her insistence on the use of militant direct-action tactics (Grolier). Finally, during World War 1, women were given more opportunities to work, and were able to show that they were just as deserving as men when it came to the right to vote. On August 18th, 1920, the 19th amendment was ratified, allowing women to vote. This drawn-out and arduous battle opened a new window of opportunity for women all over the country. Significant changes in both social life and job availability began to create what is now referred to as the “new women.”

While researching about criminal justice, I came across a few online articles with very shocking statistics about our current legal systems on the issue of capital punishment. The following statistics vividly captured my attention, “from January 1, 1997, to December 31, 2000, 683 executions took place in 31 states”. Another statistic was that “1,188 people were executed in the US from 1977 through 2009”. From this figures, it came to my mind that 1,188 men, women, fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters and children were denied the chance to life by our legal systems without the opportunity of rehabilitation or change; to make matters worse, some innocent but evidence strongly supporting the conviction, call it being at the wrong place at the wrong time. In this essay I’d like to point out the negativity of capital punishment, otherwise known as the death penalty, and why our legal systems need to abolish it.