Heroes in a Box--Women Heroes

There are many different types of heroes: Canadian heroes, African-American heroes, Gay heroes, even Edina heroes. One type of hero that I studied in particular was Women heroes. Over the years, women have majorly impacted the world in various ways. For example, many of these women used their talents and special skills to make a difference. Often times, some of these special ladies became the first of their kind to do something. Another example is many of the women became inspirations to other women. Some fought to live. Others made a difference on how women were to live their lives, women’s rights for example. Here are some famous women heroes:

Amelia Earhart

Amelia was very heroic and inspirational. She was the first woman to fly a plane across the Atlantic Ocean. Also, she was the first woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross, which distinguishes her in combat in support of operations by "heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in an aerial flight." Other achievements were that Amelia set many records, wrote some best-selling books about her flying experiences, and was a big supporter of the "Ninety-Nines," which was an organization for female pilots. Unfortunately, Earhart disappeared while flying around the globe in early July of 1937. She was declared dead January 5th, 1939.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt was very heroic to all of us. She was the first lady during the depression and WWII, she had a role as an advocate for civil rights, and she even helped support her husband, Franklin D. Roosevelt, in his "New Deal" plan. After FDR's death, she continued to support and promoted the New Deal. Also, she was majorly involved in the help to get women working. In the 1940's, Roosevelt helped found the Freedom House and supported the United Nations. Eleanor had many other acknowledgements and achievements that she was awarded and recognized for.

Anne Frank

Anne was a hero is many ways. She lived through the Holocaust and wrote about it in a diary, which was later dicovered and published. Anne is a hero to people today because she always looked to the bright side. Even when things were hard, she would try to make the best of the situtations. When she and her family were hiding in a small room above her father's office buliding, she constantly wrote that she was confident that she would one day get out of there alive. Unfortunately, Anne and her family were found after two years of being in hiding. They were all taken to concentration camps. Anne died only a few days before she would have been released and be free after all.

Conclusion

As I have studied women heroes, I have found that women are very strong and really have made a difference. The women I studied made that clear. These three women are heroes to me because they really made an impact on our world and lives today. Eleanor Roosevelt was always supportive 110%; Amelia Earhart took chances and never gave up. Anne Frank believed in herself and never doubted herself for one minute. They have shown me that because of them, I too could make a difference, or I too should always believe in myself.