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By: Fiona Connelly
Harriet Tubman was a slave that escaped at a young age. She would help other slaves escape. She also worked as a spy and helped the Union during the Civil War.
Harriet Tubman was a Abolitnist, helping slaves escape through the underground railways, the same way she had escaped as a child. She continuesly risked her life to free slaves.
Her life was a hard one. She had lifelong scars from being whipped. She was once hit with a two pound weight and she had sezuries and severe headaches that she had to endure for the rest of her life.
Mary Todd Lincon was the first lady at the time of the Civil war. She was known to be diffrent, and more assertive than other women in the decade.
Why was she important?
Mary was important because she is ranked among the most controversal women in history. She often offended others, and she sided with the confederacy during the Civil War.
When Mary was little, she had a great intrest in politics, considering it was a popular topic of disscussion with her famliy. Her mother died when she was 7 a few hours after giving birth to Mary's brother. She often described her childhood as "Desolate".
Susan was a key person in the fight for womens rights. She was a pioneer in the Womens Sufferage movement and did many other things.
Susan B. Anthony had many accomplishments. She was a teacher, a advocate of equal rights and womens rights. She was a co-founder of the Women’s State Temperance Society, and did many other things.
Susan was a women who dedicated her life to fight for womens rights. She was extremly self-conscious , and never smiled when a photo was taken of her. She didnt smile because she wanted to be taken seriously. She grew up with 8 siblings, and taught in many schools when she was a adult.
Many women helped out in the civil war. Before, they were only supposed to clean house and such but their real value came out when they started to help
During the Civil war, more than 400 women disguised themselves as men in order to fight. most were only found out when they were hurt or dead.
In the Civil war, most western states had "Ladies Aid". Meaning that the women would get the supplies that the soldiers needed and would deliver them to the soldiers.
Harriet Beecher was a Abolishnist who wrote the book "Uncle Toms Cabin". "Uncle Toms Cabin is also considered one of the causes of the Civil War
Harriet was many things, not only a advocate for womens rights. She supported the underground railroad, and was a author of over 30 novels, including the famous "Uncle Toms Cabin"
Harriet Beecher was a mother of 7 but it didnt slow down her writing carrer. Her youngest child died of cholera in 1849, and her last child was born in 1850.
https://www.biography.com/people/harriet-tubman-9511430
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/women-in-the-civil-war
http://www.historynet.com/mary-todd-lincoln
http://www.historynet.com/harriet-beecher-stowe
http://www.historynet.com/susan-b-anthony