Great Women In History

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AshleeLightBringer

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Hello girls,

I would like us girls to start talking about great women in history. Woman have done, and are still doing, and will continue to do great things in the world. I think it would be great if we could share some stories about those women. I hope you have someone in mind you would like to write about. It can be in your own words, paraphrased, or copy/pasted. It doesn’t matter, as long as you say what it is you need to say and it gets your point across. Your story can be about a woman from your own country or from anywhere; it’s a big world with lots of women who made history. We just need to keep the stories brief, just a few paragraphs at most, and maybe include a quote if you can find one.

Let’s learn some great stuff together. I’ll start…

“Though the sex to which I belong is considered weak you will nevertheless find me a rock that bends to no wind.” – Queen Elizabeth I

Elizabeth called herself ‘The Virgin Queen’ because she chose to marry her country instead of a man. Queen Elizabeth I is one of the most successful monarchs in British history. Under her reign, England became a major European power in politics, commerce and the arts.

It wasn’t easy for Elizabeth to become Queen. Technically, she should never have been allowed to take the throne. There were two reasons... The first was that she was a woman, yes, that's how it was in those days. Second, because her mother was Anne Boleyn, the much-hated ex-wife of Henry VIII. The reason for that hatred was because Anne Boleyn did not bear Henry a ‘son’ to the succeed to the throne... and she was a arrogant in nature. Oh, and by the way, since she could not bear him a son, she was beheaded, just like his four previous wives.... Yeah, Henry was such a nice guy, right?

However, Elizabeth I proved all the naysayers wrong and has become one of the greatest female leaders. Known for her intelligence, cunning and hot-temper, ‘The Virgin Queen’ was one truly one of the great women in history.

Girls, whatever nation you're from, there is a story to tell. Post something that stands out. Let us all learn from the past, see the comparisons in our present and prepare for the future. It doesn't matter how you tell it, tell us who you admire.

Keep smiling 🙂
 
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I’m so glad this wasn’t about the other Elizabeth,the one who gave her son Andrew, 12 million to make his Epstein related problems go away.

Other than that, nice post and interesting topic! I will have a think of other great women to add beside my mean comment about the other recently departed Elizabeth.
 
AshleeLightBringer said:
Hello girls,

I would like us girls to start talking about great women in history. Woman have done, and are still doing, and will continue to do great things in the world. I think it would be great if we could share some stories about those women. I hope you have someone in mind you would like to write about. It can be in your own words, paraphrased, or copy/pasted. It doesn’t matter, as long as you say what it is you need to say and it gets your point across. Your story can be about a woman from your own country or from anywhere; it’s a big world with lots of women who made history. We just need to keep the stories brief, just a few paragraphs at most, and maybe include a quote if you can find one.

Let’s learn some great stuff together. I’ll start…

“Though the sex to which I belong is considered weak you will nevertheless find me a rock that bends to no wind.” – Queen Elizabeth I

Elizabeth called herself ‘The Virgin Queen’ because she chose to marry her country instead of a man. Queen Elizabeth I is one of the most successful monarchs in British history. Under her reign, England became a major European power in politics, commerce and the arts.

It wasn’t easy for Elizabeth to become Queen. Technically, she should never have been allowed to take the throne. There were two reasons... The first was that she was a woman, yes, that's how it was in those days. Second, because her mother was Anne Boleyn, the much-hated ex-wife of Henry VIII. The reason for that hatred was because Anne Boleyn did not bear Henry a ‘son’ to the succeed to the throne... and she was a arrogant in nature. Oh, and by the way, since she could not bear him a son, she was beheaded, just like his four previous wives.... Yeah, Henry was such a nice guy, right?

However, Elizabeth I proved all the naysayers wrong and has become one of the greatest female leaders. Known for her intelligence, cunning and hot-temper, ‘The Virgin Queen’ was one truly one of the great women in history.

Girls, whatever nation you're from, there is a story to tell. Post something that stands out. Let us all learn from the past, see the comparisons in our present and prepare for the future. It doesn't matter how you tell it, tell us who you admire.

Keep smiling 🙂
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Ima let you continue celebrating your women. This is a great thing and they deserve some recognition.

Just a slight correction on your post. Anne Boleyn was Henry VIII’s second wife, and he also didn’t have five of his wives beheaded. Only two were beheaded, one of which was indeed Anne Boleyn.
 
Vicky Phelan exposed the CervicalCheck screening scandal in Ireland, after discovering she was not told she had been given incorrect smear test results. She settled the case, with no admission of liability on the part of the laboratory or health services. But she refused to sign a non-disclosure agreement and it was discovered that hundreds of women could have benefitted from earlier treatment. Twenty women have since died.



Currently, this poor girl has decided to go to palliative care.
 
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Finn2.0 said:
Ima let you continue celebrating your women. This is a great thing and they deserve some recognition.

Just a slight correction on your post. Anne Boleyn was Henry VIII’s second wife, and he also didn’t have five of his wives beheaded. Only two were beheaded, one of which was indeed Anne Boleyn.
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As they say in France, le oops! Thanks for fact checking. It was getting late and I guess I got in a hurry and got things mixed up. While I was looking I found this: In legal terms, King Henry VIII of England had only three wives, because three of his marriages were annulled by the Church of England. However, he was never granted an annulment by the Pope, as he desired, for Catherine of Aragon, his first wife. Two of Henry VIII's marriages were declared annulled, two of his wives were beheaded and another of them died after giving birth to his only son.

Amaisey said:
Vicky Phelan exposed the CervicalCheck screening scandal in Ireland, after discovering she was not told she had been given incorrect smear test results. She settled the case, with no admission of liability on the part of the laboratory or health services. But she refused to sign a non-disclosure agreement and it was discovered that hundreds of women could have benefitted from earlier treatment. Twenty women have since died.



Currently, this poor girl has decided to go to palliative care.
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Oh my. It is unfortunate that women undergo such treatment. You don't say how long ago this was, but I'm guessing it was fairly recent. I hope that those involved in this mess were given harsh sentences.

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Mata Hari. Joan of Arc. Boudica. Antigone. Thatcher.
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Thank you but posting names doesn't give us any real information. The point to post information of these women to encourage girls and women.
 
First female Doctor of Laws; Marie Popelin: At the age of 37 she started her law studies at the Université libre de Bruxelles, that was in the year 1883. However, she was not allowed to practice her profession as a lawyer because she was a woman. This was an important matter in Belgian society as it was an important moment in the awareness of feminism in Belgium. In 1892, together with Isala van Diest and lawyer Louis Franck, she founded the Belgian League for Women's Rights. Later in 1905 it was Marie Popelin who founded the Belgian antenna: National Women's Council, this council still exists, and is still active in various areas regarding women's rights. Thanks to its founder, a lot has changed.
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Seli said:
First female Doctor of Laws; Marie Popelin: At the age of 37 she started her law studies at the Université libre de Bruxelles, that was in the year 1883. However, she was not allowed to practice her profession as a lawyer because she was a woman. This was an important matter in Belgian society as it was an important moment in the awareness of feminism in Belgium. In 1892, together with Isala van Diest and lawyer Louis Franck, she founded the Belgian League for Women's Rights. Later in 1905 it was Marie Popelin who founded the Belgian antenna: National Women's Council, this council still exists, and is still active in various areas regarding women's rights. Thanks to its founder, a lot has changed.
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Wow! An excellent example. Thank you. Keep smiling. 🙂
 
Victoria Claflin Woodhull was one of the 19th century’s most colorful characters. She was a women’s rights and suffrage advocate, and a popular public speaker. She was the first woman to own a brokerage firm, the first woman to start a weekly newspaper and the first woman to address a congressional committee, in part to gain support for women’s voting rights, and the first female U. S. presidential candidate in 1872.

Obviously, she did not win the presidential election. She did not receive any electoral votes or popular votes. Official election returns show about 2,000 "scattering votes." It is unknown whether any of those votes were cast for her, but supporters contended that her popular votes were not counted because of gender discrimination.
 
Malala Yousafzai a Pakistani activist for female education and the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Awarded when she was 17, she is the world's youngest Nobel Prize laureate, and the second Pakistani and the first Pashtun to ever receive a Nobel Prize.

Malala Yousafzai Girls GIF
 
Marie Curie the first woman to win a Nobel prize and the only woman to win two. She discovered two new elements, radium and polonium. She also identified Thorium as radioactive and identified the source of radioactivity to come from the atoms themselves.
 
Ok then since some of you insist (although the thread title does not add the extra specification asking WHY they are considered great which some seem to be clamouring for), here we go. Florence Nightingale, who modernised hospital care and welfare of patients. Mother Theresa (Mother Theresa of Calcutta), who lived among the very poorest of the poor in Calcutta, Pakistan, aiding them, teaching them, caring for the sick in the community. The Pankhursts, who were pioneers among the universal suffrage movement (Votes for Women). These women went through the mill - being assaulted, both sexually and physically, jailed and then force-fed whilst in jail. They chained themselves to railings and Emmeline Pankhurst even died for the cause by throwing herself under a horse at Ascot racecourse. And Helen Keller? Though born blind, deaf and dumb (or in this PC world should I say visually, hearing and speech impaired? she,, despite her disabilities, became a prominent author, political activist, disability rights advocate and lecturer. Whilst I am here, I will add Amy Johnson to the list (I admit to local bias here because she was born in my home city). Amy became the first female pilot to fly solo from London to Australia. She disappeared in 1941. I trust the above meets with everyone's satisfaction?
 
Mike62UK said:
Ok then since some of you insist (although the thread title does not add the extra specification asking WHY they are considered great which some seem to be clamouring for), here we go. Florence Nightingale, who modernised hospital care and welfare of patients. Mother Theresa (Mother Theresa of Calcutta), who lived among the very poorest of the poor in Calcutta, Pakistan, aiding them, teaching them, caring for the sick in the community. The Pankhursts, who were pioneers among the universal suffrage movement (Votes for Women). These women went through the mill - being assaulted, both sexually and physically, jailed and then force-fed whilst in jail. They chained themselves to railings and Emmeline Pankhurst even died for the cause by throwing herself under a horse at Ascot racecourse. And Helen Keller? Though born blind, deaf and dumb (or in this PC world should I say visually, hearing and speech impaired? she,, despite her disabilities, became a prominent author, political activist, disability rights advocate and lecturer. Whilst I am here, I will add Amy Johnson to the list (I admit to local bias here because she was born in my home city). Amy became the first female pilot to fly solo from London to Australia. She disappeared in 1941. I trust the above meets with everyone's satisfaction?
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There is no need to be snippy. Rather than just reading the title, you should read the entire first post, specifically the end of the first paragraph asking for ".... just a few paragraphs at most, and maybe include a quote if you can find one."

There is so much more that could be said of Florence Nightingale, Mother Teresa, Amy Johnson and Helen Keller, but thank you for putting a couple of their accomplishments out there. As for the Pankhursts, yes, they were imprisoned because of vandalism and skirmishes with police but I could find no record of either of them being assaulted, but I did find that they became members of the Communist Party. And, by the way, Emmeline Pankhurst died from poor health at the age of 69.
 
AshleeLightBringer said:
There is no need to be snippy. Rather than just reading the title, you should read the entire first post, specifically the end of the first paragraph asking for ".... just a few paragraphs at most, and maybe include a quote if you can find one."

There is so much more that could be said of Florence Nightingale, Mother Teresa, Amy Johnson and Helen Keller, but thank you for putting a couple of their accomplishments out there. As for the Pankhursts, yes, they were imprisoned because of vandalism and skirmishes with police but I could find no record of either of them being assaulted, but I did find that they became members of the Communist Party. And, by the way, Emmeline Pankhurst died from poor health at the age of 69.
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Perhaps I misread the title then but I could have sworn it merely says "Great women in history", with no mention of WHY they were great, or with the caveat that the opening post should be read prior to making my own comment. But hey ho hum. I don't see that as being snippy, just pointing out what the heading was. To show my magmanimity, I thank you for pointing out my error regarding Emmeline Pankhurst. It was in fact Emily Davidson who threw herself under the horse at Ascot. I was equating that fate with the brave ladies who were at the spearhead of the movement so I both apologise and also thank you for pointing out my error. (The last part of that sentence is meant sincerely by the way). As an aside, just because there was no record of them being assaulted, does not mean that it never happened. The police and the suffragettes political opponents weren't known for their gentleness in those days lol however it would be fair to say that I do base my comments on having watched various documentaries and biopics.
 
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