Three Activists Research:

Alice Paul
Alice Paul was a famous activist for women’s rights. She was among the people in the first group to take action for women’s rights, specifically to vote, by picketing the White House in 1917, and as a result, she went to jail for two months. However, Alice Paul wasn’t finished with her work quite yet because after women won their right to vote with the 19th amendment in 1920, she pushed for additional empowerment measures for women. She even introduced the first Equal Rights Amendment to Congress in 1923 and worked on the civil rights bill and fair employment practices in the following decades until her death in 1977.

Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai is currently a famous activist for both women’s and children’s rights. Even at her young age, she is pushing for girls’ education after the Taliban banned it in her hometown of Mingora in Pakistan. Despite receiving death threats and even getting shot in the head due to them in 2012, she continues speaking out against the Taliban through interviews and blogs. She has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize twice but finally won in 2014 at the age of seventeen, making her the youngest person to ever win this honor.

John Muir
John Muir was a famous activist for the environment. He began his work in 1876 when he demanded that the federal government begin a forest conservation policy in his articles, which were published in popular periodicals at that time. John Muir even founded the Sierra Club, where he served as president until his death, and with his fellow environmentalists, pushed for environmental conservation. He is also largely responsible for the founding of both the Sequoia and Yosemite National Parks.

Five Causes of Activism:

The five activist causes that interest me are women’s rights, environmentalism, minorities, free speech, and animals. I think women’s rights are a good cause because it empowers women to be equal with men. Environmentalism is important to me because I’ve visited many national parks and want these places to be conserved for many generations to come. Minority rights are a significant activist cause because it stands up for the people that are not the majority and may not always be treated the way they should. Free speech is also worth fighting for because it lets the voices of the people be heard. Animal activism is important because it helps creatures that need our help and can’t ask for it themselves.