Alice Walker Research Paper
Alice Walker
English Comp 2
Diane Rodriguez
4/19/2013
Alice Walker
Trough past and modern times many Individuals have tried to find the strength and courage to speak about taboo subjects, like the double standard of women sexuality. Many have fail and succeed with their attempt, all of the coming from differ backgrounds and social standards and others were to sacred to even try. Individuals have been able to speak about the matter but have not reach the success of one writer like Alice Walker. Alice Walker, a 20th Century opinionated, women activist writer who had experiences on the “doubled standard” of not just African American but any women sexuality, wrote …show more content…
The trip was funded by African-American churches. She also participated in the March on Washington in front of the Lincoln Memorial where the famous "I Have a Dream Speech" was given. Walker was an Unfortunately Spelman didn’t support walker activism. In 1963 Walker accepted an scholarship she had been awarded to attend the liberal arts institution, Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York. In 1964, she traveled to the continent of Africa, where Alice spent a summer as an exchange student in the country of Uganda. In senior year of college walker discover that she was pregnant. Walker became very worried about what her friend and family will think especially since so many of them work so hard to support her to attend and college and earn an degree .Walker looked for a doctor to perform an abortion for her, but couldn’t . For three days, Walker could not sleep or eat. She slept with a razor underneath her pillow and Thought about suicide. Even though Walker thought about suicide before the desire to kill herself increase when she found she was pregnant t because she could handle telling her parents. Finally she revealed her secret to some friends and one of them found …show more content…
Walker had many hard ships in life but has been able to overcome with dignity and pride. Walker is women who came from a very poor family and is now one of the famous African American writers of today from books all way to producing movies Walker has become such important women figure to young ladies to follow their dreams and that anything is possible when you try hard. Also follow your hearts no matter how much people are bring you down because in end your success will be worth
English Comp 2
Diane Rodriguez
4/19/2013
Alice Walker
Trough past and modern times many Individuals have tried to find the strength and courage to speak about taboo subjects, like the double standard of women sexuality. Many have fail and succeed with their attempt, all of the coming from differ backgrounds and social standards and others were to sacred to even try. Individuals have been able to speak about the matter but have not reach the success of one writer like Alice Walker. Alice Walker, a 20th Century opinionated, women activist writer who had experiences on the “doubled standard” of not just African American but any women sexuality, wrote …show more content…
The trip was funded by African-American churches. She also participated in the March on Washington in front of the Lincoln Memorial where the famous "I Have a Dream Speech" was given. Walker was an Unfortunately Spelman didn’t support walker activism. In 1963 Walker accepted an scholarship she had been awarded to attend the liberal arts institution, Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York. In 1964, she traveled to the continent of Africa, where Alice spent a summer as an exchange student in the country of Uganda. In senior year of college walker discover that she was pregnant. Walker became very worried about what her friend and family will think especially since so many of them work so hard to support her to attend and college and earn an degree .Walker looked for a doctor to perform an abortion for her, but couldn’t . For three days, Walker could not sleep or eat. She slept with a razor underneath her pillow and Thought about suicide. Even though Walker thought about suicide before the desire to kill herself increase when she found she was pregnant t because she could handle telling her parents. Finally she revealed her secret to some friends and one of them found …show more content…
Walker had many hard ships in life but has been able to overcome with dignity and pride. Walker is women who came from a very poor family and is now one of the famous African American writers of today from books all way to producing movies Walker has become such important women figure to young ladies to follow their dreams and that anything is possible when you try hard. Also follow your hearts no matter how much people are bring you down because in end your success will be worth