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Cyrus Mccormick
When Cyrus invented the horse drawn reaper he wanted to invent something that simplified a farmers work. the reason he invented the horse drawn -
William LLoyd Garrison
William was born december 10, 1805 in newburyport, massachsets. in the year of 1832 he started an abolitionist paper, called the liberator. he was a voice of abolitionism. after a while he changed his postion and became the leader of the coming together of anti-slavery movement. when he published "the liberator" it reached alot of indivual people worldwide. the liberator was successful, The 13th amendment went into effect, banning Slavery for ever! -
John Deere
John Deere invented the steel plow in 1837. 175 years afer his invention, the compan grew out of the success of the low and has created advanced equipment for land work. John deere is a very important because the things we use for our land work, originated from his invention "the Steel plow". -
Dorothea Dix
dorothea was born in 1802. facts prove that she was maybe neglected by her parents and was in a unhappy home. she was an author, teacher and reformer. her focus was on helping people. she played an instumental role on the explansion of more than 30 hospitals for the treatment for the menally ill. she in the leading movements that challenged the idea that people with mental disturbances could not b e cured or helped . -
Samuel morse
Samuel invented the telegraph. the telegraph worked by sending electrical signals over a wire laid between stations. we know him because of his great invention that still benefits us today.. he is important because today we still use his invention such as the telegraph and the wired lines for instant communication. he also invented the "morse code' around the same time. -
Frederick douglas
Frederick was born in 1818, he was born a slave. he escaped slavery at the age of 20 and moved on to become a anti-slavery activist. Frederick went on giving speeches about the freedom that slaves. for 16 years he edited a black newspaper that influenced others. he achieved international fame as an inspiring and persuasive speech and writer, in alot of his speeches he spoke strongly about slavery and racism. he talked and provided a voice a hope for his people and embrased antislavery. -
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
In 1848 elizabeth held the first womens rights convention at seneca falls, new york. Elizabeth also wrote "the declaration of sentiments". Elizabeth was calling for changes in law and society. also for educational, legal, political, social and ecomnomic to increase womens status and also demanding the right for women to vote, -
soujourner Truth
soujourner was born in New york cica in 1797. she was also born into slavery in swarteklill, New York. she excaped slavery with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826. Soujourner is best known for her unprepared speech on racial inequalities "aint i a woman", that she spoke in 1851 at the ohio womens rights convention. her focus was fighting against abolition and womens rights. and giving them the equalities the others had -
Isaac singer
Isaac singer invented the sewing machine in 1857. he was an american actor, inventor, and entrepeneur. Isaac was also the founder of the singer sewing machine company. He fathered atleast 24 children with various wives and mistresses. he was a very successful man he accomplished alot of inventions, -
susan B Anthony
susan was born on february 15th, 1820. she was raised in a quaker hosuehold and went to work as an teacher before becoming a pioneer crusader of the woman sufferage movementt in the US and president of the national woman suffrage assosiation. susans work helped clear the way for the 19th amendment (1920) giving the women the right to vote. with the activist Elizibeth Stanton, anthony founded the national woman suffrage associoation in 1869. her focus was giving the women the right to vote.
