Ying Thao & Michelle Thao- Deborah Sampson
Thia Kue- Belle Boyd
Nhia Moua- Jane Adams
Josh Diaz- Dolores Huerta
Challenged the gender definition by sexismHow?
Fought in wars Spy in Civil war
Improve lives of people who are struggling to survive
Abolitionists
Not allowed to fight in battles Not equal to men by law
House choresLaundresses
CooksNurses
Childrens
Disgiused herself as a man Served 3 years in battle
Including Revolutionary War Rebel against a norm that not all women
were able Behavior
She was never allowed to fight after sex discovery
Honorably discharged Contributions to war for independence
Highly valuedGrated with land and pensionMarried and lived on land
Did not want to follow the gender definition set by society
Wanted to challenge the norm and prove it possible
Also encouraged by:Conversations between mother and
grandmother about war Stories of heroes in warDeath of family members from war
In conclusion, although these women were all faced with sexism,
discrimination against class, race, religion and stereotypes, they all shared one common characteristic, to prove it
was possible to challenge gender definition and to not only help
themselves but those around them.