My name is Ivory Brabham. I am a rising
sophomore at the greatest university ever; Clemson University. At Clemson
University, I am a Microbiology major with a biomedicine concentration. I
uphold the aspiration to graduate Clemson University and continue my education
at the Medical University of South Carolina in hopes to become a Forensic
Pathologist. Well enough of my dreams, here's some history about me.
I am a southern gal. I was born and raised in
a small town of Bamberg, SC. There's nothing much in Bamberg but people with
smiling faces, sweet children, and great football games. I am big on
family. My family is the biggest source of my motivation. My family has
instilled great values, morals, and faith into me. I give all of my time
and dedication into making my family proud.
My objective for taking WS 103 are to learn more
about the history of women as a whole.
When learning history in general, all you hear about are the great works
of men. However with any level of
knowledge, you pretty much know women played a significant role in history but
why aren’t women given the credit they earned?
I would also like to learn if it is true that women
only make a quarter of what men make in the workface. And if this is true, why
is it going on and who is allowing it to go on.
Lastly, I have never taken a course on gender and
believed it to be an interesting general education requirement to complete.
Ivory, I'm from a small town in South Carolina too. I was also a Micro major before I switched my major to psychology, so I applaud you on that. It's a really demanding major at times! As a person of great faith like yourself, I too want to examine the history of women in a holistic sense. I feel that the history and accomplishments of women is often glossed over in some public education systems, so I'm also really excited to learn more about it. I've also heard claims that women on make a quarter of what men make, but I don't know the credibility of that statistic. Hopefully we will learn the validity of that and, if it's true, ways in which to push for equal pay for women.
ReplyDeleteHi Ivory! I am a big family person too. I come from a family of eight children so it's all about family all the time here. Since I am the oldest, my parents also look to me to do the right thing and provide a good example for my younger siblings. Being the first in my family to go to a university is a big thing and I try to also make my parents proud every day. I love learning about history and upon taking a previous women's course, there is a lot to be learned about women. I learned last semester that women had to pretend to be men back in the day just to get credit for something, such as publishing a book. Although I learned a lot about the history of women last semester, I know there is still much to be informed about. I think the real statistic is that women earn 77 cents to the dollar of a man. I could be wrong but this is what I have been told! You will love learning in a gender course, it definitely changes your perspective in a lot of things around you!
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