Three Legendary Women- Achieve Article

This article is about the barrier breakers Bessie Coleman, Wilma Mankiller, and Victoria Woodhull. Bessie Coleman broke both gender and race barriers when she became the first female African-American pilot in 1921. And despite opposition because of her gender, Wilma Mankiller was elected the first female deputy chief of the Cherokee Nation in 1983, and helped the Cherokee Nation to become independent. Activist Victoria Woodhull became one of the first women to run for president(before women could legally vote!), the first woman to open a broker firm, and the first women to speak in front of the house of representatives! These women all pushed against the barriers of their times, and became some of the firsts to pave the way for others!

3 Questions:

• Do you think that you(yourself) would’ve pushed against barriers like this as well?
• Which of these women do you think left the biggest impact on culture today?
• What do you think it took to go against boundaries like these women did?