Hailey
Hailey Lowell
American Studied
12/17/12
Women Throughout American History
Throughout history women have created a diverse culture for our nation. Before women took a stance for themselves, history had not evolved, women were greatly disregarded and neglected. Women today have done so much for society and our nation that it is odd to think all of their contributions to American history at one point did not matter. The supremacy of the white male had taken over for a while, but there are different cultures as well as a different gender that has helped and document todays history. Okihiro is a woman that has shown that looking through history from a different point of view can change the outlook that women have set history apart for themselves, and are centered around history. Women have pursued the rational and conceptual roles that are not seen on the outside which give society nowadays a chance to make a name for themselves and to learn about the endowment women have created for the American history. My personal essay will focus on three different aspects; the films, "Murder of Emmett Till," "When You're Smiling", "Ballad of an Unsung Hero" as well as Susan Douglas' book, "Where the Girls Are." I will use each of these coarse documents to contemplate and reflect the statement that women should be used as the central point of American history. The beginning of the Civil Rights Movement was induced by the film, The American Experience: The Murder of Emmett Till, directed by Stanley Nelson is a tragic and awful story that is told about a fourteen year-old boy who had been raised in Chicago but was traveling to the state of Mississippi to visit his family. Living in Chicago, Till was refrained and was very unaware of the segregation in the south, let alone a state like Mississippi. Once Till had arrived in Mississippi, one day he thought it would be clever to overpower his friends while flirting with an older white lady in the grocery store; mind you Till
American Studied
12/17/12
Women Throughout American History
Throughout history women have created a diverse culture for our nation. Before women took a stance for themselves, history had not evolved, women were greatly disregarded and neglected. Women today have done so much for society and our nation that it is odd to think all of their contributions to American history at one point did not matter. The supremacy of the white male had taken over for a while, but there are different cultures as well as a different gender that has helped and document todays history. Okihiro is a woman that has shown that looking through history from a different point of view can change the outlook that women have set history apart for themselves, and are centered around history. Women have pursued the rational and conceptual roles that are not seen on the outside which give society nowadays a chance to make a name for themselves and to learn about the endowment women have created for the American history. My personal essay will focus on three different aspects; the films, "Murder of Emmett Till," "When You're Smiling", "Ballad of an Unsung Hero" as well as Susan Douglas' book, "Where the Girls Are." I will use each of these coarse documents to contemplate and reflect the statement that women should be used as the central point of American history. The beginning of the Civil Rights Movement was induced by the film, The American Experience: The Murder of Emmett Till, directed by Stanley Nelson is a tragic and awful story that is told about a fourteen year-old boy who had been raised in Chicago but was traveling to the state of Mississippi to visit his family. Living in Chicago, Till was refrained and was very unaware of the segregation in the south, let alone a state like Mississippi. Once Till had arrived in Mississippi, one day he thought it would be clever to overpower his friends while flirting with an older white lady in the grocery store; mind you Till