Harriet Tubman Essay Papers

I first heard of Laverne Cox while I was watching the series Orange Is the New Black. I was confused about how they portrayed the character Sophia Burset’s gender reassignment process so real and accurately. After a quick Google search, I learned she had her twin brother, M Lamar, play her role in the first few episodes before her transition in the series. I thought this was honestly the coolest sort of “stunt double” to ever happen in film. Laverne Cox was born in Mobile, Alabama. She is an actress, producer and activist. She helped better the lives of men and women by using her career as a platform for the LGBT community. She is an inspiration to anyone who feels like they do not fit in the body they were born with. From being bullied growing up and openly speaking about it, she has helped the lives of many children who feel like she felt by reassuring them that things will get better. I think Laverne Cox positively pioneered the transgender role in film. Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were a couple of badass women that I wish I could go back in time to …show more content…
Tubman was born into slavery in 1820, in Maryland. After she victoriously escaped from slavery in 1849, she did not run far like many would have thought. Tubman helped lots of slaves escape through what was called the underground railroad. Her service did not stop with slaves. Harriet Tubman was the first female to lead an armed expedition in the Civil War. Although she started as an a cook and nurse, her leadership and fearlessness quickly turned her into a spy and a scout. The expedition she led allowed for 700 slaves to be freed. Harriet Tubman not only bettered the lives of so many women and men, she gave them life. She let them be humans again, and she gave them hope and opportunity. It would be such an honor to all women for her to be on the new $20 bill like the U. S. Treasury Department announced in