But it's hard to find a lot of female Americans who have done anything as much as what these guys have done. I mean, who do we pick? Susan B. Anthony because of her work in Woman's suffrage? That's about the best one can do and I don't think that qualifies to bein the top 100 let alone top 40
How about some of these ladies??? Thank you for "getting me riled up", cause I went on a search, Betsy Ross came to mind
as did the Nightengale lady, the nurse, and then Eleanor Roosevelt, and I knew there were many more. So here are a few I
discovered.
Jane Addams (1860-1935)
This social reformer devoted her life to helping the urban poor. In 1889, she founded the Hull House in a Chicago slum, with programs such as day care and adult education. One of the first settlement houses in America, Hull House inspired many others across the nation. Although she was widely criticized for her opposition to World War I, Addams later became one of the most admired activists of the time, winning the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1931.
Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955)
The daughter of former slaves, this teacher and social reformer founded a school for young African-American women in 1904. She helped develop this school into Bethune-Cookman College, which is still active today in Daytona Beach, Florida. Bethune was also an advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, working with the National Youth Administration. Throughout her life, she worked to improve race relations and opportunities for young African Americans. One important step in this effort was her founding of the National Council of Negro Women “to advance opportunities and the quality of life for African American women, their families, and communities. ”
Carrie Chapman Catt (1859-1947)
Catt was a teacher, journalist, lecturer, and fundraiser , but she’s best remembered as a suffrage organizer and leader. She succeeded Susan B. Anthony as president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association and developed the “Winning Plan” that worked from state to state to gain suffrage and eventually the passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920. She worked with national and international organizations, lobbied President Woodrow Wilson, led numerous campaigns, and founded the League of Women Voters. Catt was also a pacifist who worked for world peace.
Dolores Huerta (1930- )
As a teacher, Huerta saw first-hand the effects of the working conditions on migrant farm workers’ families when their children would come to school barefoot and hungry. She left teaching to work on their behalf and in 1962 co-founded the United Farm Workers (UFW) union in California with Cesar Chavez. Her work led to the passage of the Agricultural Labor Relations Act (1975), the first “bill of rights” for farm workers in the United States. One of the most respected leaders of the labor movement, she embraces nonviolent actions to fight for change
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