difficult job‚ especially if the chief is female. Wilma Pearl Mankiller was the principal chief of the Cherokee Nation and crushing the stereotypes of female leaders. Her career as chief will always be remembered as proving women can lead. Though her road to becoming Chief was troubled‚ Wilma Mankiller revived the Cherokee Nation‚ leaving a legacy for others to follow. The life of Wilma Mankiller and who she was. Wilma Pearl Mankiller was born in Mankiller Flats‚ ten years later Wilma’s family uprooted
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Wilma Mankiller NOVEMBER 18‚ 1945 – APRIL 6‚ 2010 “WHOEVER CONTROLS THE EDUCATION OF OUR CHILDREN CONTROLS OUR FUTURE.” -WILMA MANKILLER “STRUGGLING AGAINST UNDERDEVELOPMENT AND SUPERDEVELOPMENT‚ OUR CORRUPTIBLE BODIES WILL ONE DAY PUT ON INCORRUPTIBILITY‚ WHEN ALL VALUABLE HUMAN WORKS AND ACTIONS WILL BE CONSERVED AND REDEEMED (#31).“ TO COMMIT ONESELF TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WHOLE PERSON AND EVERY HUMAN BEING IS AN OBLIGATION NOT ONLY FOR THE INDIVIDUAL‚ BUT ALSO FOR SOCIETIES AND NATIONS‚ AND
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am doing my Oklahoma history report is on Wilma mankiller she was born on November‚ 18‚ 1945 her age is (66) she was born in Tahlequah Oklahoma what she is known for Is being a leading advocate for the Cherokee and the first women to serve as there principle Chief. When she was a kid she left Oklahoma and went to Francisco‚ California For hops of a better life but there family was still struggling in there new home. During the 1960s Wilma mankiller was inspired by the attempt of the native Americans
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Wilma Rudolph was an exceptional American track and field athlete who overcame debilitating childhood illnesses and went on to become the first American woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympics. Wilma Rudolph was born in 1940 in Bethlehem‚ Tenn. The twentieth of 22 children‚ she was born with polio and suffered from serious bouts of pneumonia and scarlet fever as a young child. All these ailments contributed to a bad leg that some said would prevent her from ever walking. But Wilma had
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Expository Piece Wilma Rudolph Wilma Rudolph is indeed one of the most inspirational people in America. She seemed to help set a new era of going after your dreams and conquering goals. She had a lot of success but it was not easy getting there for Rudolph. There were many hardships she had to face as well. She overcame every obstacle because she had a lot of determination; this inspiration is why she is an important person that should be remembered from history. Wilma was born in Clarksville
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Wilma Rudolph is most well-known for her extreme success in track and field. What is most ground-breaking about Wilma and her success is the fact that she was a woman succeeding in what was considered at that time a “man’s sport.” She broke many records‚ but most importantly was the first American woman to win three gold medals during the same summer Olympics. Wilma had faced many troubles throughout her life‚ from illness and disabilities to insecurities and friendship issues. However‚ the most
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Intro Paragraph: Despite not being able to walk in her early years she pushed through and Wilma Rudolph became the fastest woman runner in the world and won three gold medals in the Olympics. Background: Wilma Rudolph was born in Saint Bethlehem‚ Tennessee on June 23‚ 1940 (Streissguth 4). Wilma was born a sick baby weighing only 4.5 pounds and struggling to breathe. In her early years she also caught many sicknesses for example‚ measles‚ mumps‚ double pneumonia‚ scarlet fever‚ and chickenpox (Streissguth
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your less than everybody else‚ even a loved one. However‚ you should not let that affect you because it’s your life to live and nobody can determine your destiny but you. For example‚ Wilma Rudolph was a famous African American track and field athlete who contracted polio at the age of four. This disease caused Wilma to lose the use of her left leg. Through the efforts of her devoted family and her own determination to strengthen herself‚ she rose from disability to Olympic glory. I currently embody
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He is quick to anger‚ but a very loving husband and father. Wilma Flintstone‚ who is Fred’s fiery‚ red-haired wife‚ is portrayed as being the more intelligent of the two as well as more level headed than her husband. The Flintstones best friends and next door neighbors are The Rubbles‚ Barney and Betty. Both the men and women in The Flintstones were drawn with the same body shape and type of clothing. The two main female characters‚ Wilma and Betty are both drawn very thin‚ with tiny waists‚ thin
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Christopher Reeve‚ portrayal of Superman in the Superman film series‚ once stated‚ “A hero is someone who‚ in spite of weakness‚ doubt or not‚ always knowing the answers‚ goes ahead and overcomes anyway. A true hero is anyone‚ regardless of who they are‚ not burdened or influenced by obstacles standing in their way. Flooding the pages‚ of today’s textbooks‚ the accomplishments of both past and present heroes are etched for future generations to look upon until the end of time. Their courage and willingness
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