WOMEN PRESENTATION

Takeaway Video By: Karihn handy

Changing roles of women

Throughout history, women's roles have been constantly changing around the world. Throughout History, Women have been.....

Foundational

Queen Puabi

Lilith

Queen of Sheba

Hatshepsut

Lilith is a mythological figure that is Adam's first wife; Hatshepsut was an Egyptian pharaoh who expanded trade and built monumental structures; Queen Puabi was a Sumerian queen who ruled Ur during the third millennium BCE; and Queen Sheba was a monarch of the ancient kingdom of Saba who is famous for her legendary visit to King Solomon.

Foundational Women

Warriors

Tomyris

Night Witches

Women King

Boudica

Ashley White

The Amazons

Women warriors such as these women below have existed throughout history and throughout cultures, breaking gender stereotypes and fighting alongside men in conflicts and wars, often demonstrating extraordinary courage and ability.

Women ARE Strong

Royalty

Catherine of Aragon was a very religious and well-educated woman recognized for her charity efforts and support of women's education. Anne Boleyn was a brilliant and charming queen who promoted religious reform as well as the arts and literature. Jane Seymour was well-known for her kind and loving personality, as well as her involvement in giving Henry VIII with a male heir. Anne of Cleves was acclaimed for her beauty and grace, as well as her ability to make the best of a bad situation following the annulment of her marriage to Henry VIII. Catherine Howard was noted for her youth and vibrancy, but she is most remembered as a sad woman caught up in Henry VIII's political and personal conflict.

Catherine Parr

Jane Seymour

Catherine Howard

Anne Boleyn

Anne of Cleves

Catherine of Aragon

of Henry VIII

The Six Wives

Political Leaders

Eleanor Roosevelt was a diplomat, writer, and social justice crusader who advocated for human rights, women's rights, and civil rights, among many other issues, and contributed to shape the role of First Lady.

Martha Washington was George Washington's wife, and she was instrumental in both supporting him during the American Revolution and establishing the role of First Lady.

Jackie Kennedy was a style icon and beloved First Lady who brought glamour and sophistication to the White House while also pushing for historic preservation and the arts.

Obama

Michelle

Kennedy

Jackie

Washington

Roosevelt

Eleanor

Michelle Obama is a former First Lady of the United States and a lawyer, writer, and champion for education, healthy eating, and women's empowerment, among other issues.

INFLUENTIAL FIRST LADIES

Martha

Activist

Fannie Lou Hamer was a civil rights activist and leader who worked relentlessly for African Americans' voting rights and racial justice. She was instrumental in establishing the 1964 Freedom Summer and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.

Diane Nash is a civil rights activist and leader who played a pivotal role in the Nashville sit-ins and Freedom Rides, and was a key strategist and organizer for the Civil Rights Movement in the United States.

Sojourner Truth was a renowned African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist who battled for the abolition of slavery and the abolition of women's suffrage. She is most remembered for her famous "Ain't I a Woman?" speech delivered at a women's rights convention in 1851.

Hamer

Fannie Lou

Nash

Diane

Yousefzai

Malala

Malala Yousafzai is a Nobel Peace Prize winner and activist who has become a symbol of heroism and advocacy for women's education after surviving a Taliban assassination attempt in Pakistan for her efforts to promote girls' education.

Influential activist

Truth

Sourjounor

Katherine Johnson, a pioneering mathematician, computed the trajectory for America's maiden spaceflight and was instrumental in NASA's space program. Mary W. Jackson was NASA's first African American female engineer, and she strove to promote diversity and equitable opportunity in the engineering sector. Dorothy Vaughn was a computer programming expert who became NASA's first African American supervisor and helped to advance computer programming skills.

Vaughan

Dorothy

Jackson

Mary

Johnson

Katherine

Hidden Figures

Truth

Sojourner

In the Changing Roles of Women 298, I learned how women have struggled for equality and empowerment and how their contributions have often been overlooked or undervalued. I learned how important it is to remember these remarkable women and their accomplishments.