Heroes
So for girl's camp this year we're trying to find inspirational young women in history that our girls can emulate, such as Joan of Arc. This is really a toughie, though, seeing as how history doesn't record much about teenage girls that is easily accessible to us. If any of you know of some young women (12-17) who have significantly stood out in history in the name of doing what is right, I'd love your suggestions. Thanks!
posted by Lindsey @ 10:17 AM
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Naaman's wife's servant comes to mind--she is clearly a young woman. There are other scriptural women who are probably YW aged, but we cannot know for sure. This would include the daughers of Zelophehad, daughters of Onitah, Philip's daughters, the YW Jesus raises from the dead, Abish, those girls who hid the pages of teh D & C under their skirts from the mob, Miriam (protecting baby Moses), etc.
Good luck and email me if you need more help: julie at times and seasons dot org.
Pocahantus has movies and stuff but Sacagawea was the real deal. She basically saved the entire Lewis and Clark expedition while carrying a newborn...as a teenager, with a bum of a husband.
Joan of Arc was pretty cool.
Queen Elizabeth kinda colonialized the world.
And most historians think every major war or adventure was caused by some man trying to get, or get away from, some woman.
My mama was a pretty cool teenager - quite, brave and smart. She sold her car to buy a boat ticket to go overseas to Europe (I believe that was for the first time) to marry a guy she really didn't know well and to live in a country where she didn't speak the language for four years - at the age of 19. And many years and 6 kids later she's back there serving a mission and totally in love with that same guy. She's definitely a hero.
http://www.heroines.ca/resources/kidsbooks.html
talks about canadian heroines
Helen Keller
Marie Curie
Mother Teresa was 18 when she first went to India
Susan B. Anthony wasn't a teenager when she did it but helped secure women's right to vote.
Elizabeth Blackwell, first woman awarded the M.D. degree
http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312191/eliza_bl.htm
Clara Barton, founder of the Red cross.
Helen Keller is the first one who comes to my mind.
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