Monday, November 14, 2011
Human Rights
Inspirations in history such as Harriet Tubman and Mahatma Gandhi that have changed the world and have made such influential impacts are what is commonly thought of when human rights are mentioned. When growing up I was told stories by my great grandmother who lived to be 103 years of age and was a Women's suffrage in Britain in the 1900's after the first world war. She fought for the women's right to vote as only white males were eligible at the time. This is a huge mark in history as women begin to gain equal rights to men. Posters and banners were made and worn to spread awareness but some men still followed old traditions of the thought that women should be lead not be leaders. Thinking of the situation, it couldn't have been easy as ridicule and even fights were recorded where many didn't feel that it was right for a women to stand up with her beliefs. My great grandmother is an inspiration as this lead to many of the other rights that women now have and has personally inspired me by standing up for herself. the message to stand up for what you believe in is clear and this is really key in any situation for taking action.
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This is such an inspiring post because your so lucky to have a great grandmother that was in the woman's suffrage movement. I am totally inspired by your great grandmother because she is one of the icons that lead the rights for women.I totally agree that your great grandmother is an inspiration because she inspired me to stand up for what I believe in. Great post :)
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I personally believe that some of the greatest inspirations are those that are the closest to home; in your blog post, you captured the essence of that. The women's suffrage movement has left a long-standing impact on the world today and its legacy has been passed down over many years. It is amazing that your grandmother was able to do something that many people are not able to; she was able to stand up against the crowd. I believe that you must be extremely proud of her, and I that your choice of human rights advocate was perfect!
ReplyDeleteHey Naomi, this post gave me a good read. It's a very interesting story. It also cool to know that if it wasn't for your great grandmothers actions, some women in modern day wouldn't have all the rights that they do. My human rights activist was Martin Luther King Jr who basically fought for the same thing but in a different way. He fought for the equality between black and white people. Out of it I got the same message that you did from your great grandmother, "stand up for what you believe in".
ReplyDeleteYes, Ghandi and Tubman were very inspirational and influential to change the world! But WOW! The story about your great grandmother is absolutely amazing! What an inspiration to have in your family. You are definitely following your great grandmother's footsteps by taking action and standing up for what you believe in, too! You are an inspiration for not only me but for those around you! Keep it up, Naomi! :)
ReplyDeleteI think it's really cool that you can relate to someone in your family who has fought for human rights. I can't even begin to imagine her struggle as she would have met intolerance and ignorance at every corner. It also must have been detrimental to her social life as women suffragists were often labelled as "man-haters". I applaud her efforts to create equality between men and women
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