Still Progress to be Made

 By Hailey Bauer, grade 7 

Women's suffrage, also known as women fighting for the right to vote.

The constitution was unfairly wrote.

Women were kept out of politics, kept out of public speaking.

The job with the highest honor for a woman was teaching.

Not all women, though, agreed.

One of those women was Susan B. Anthony.

She dedicated her life to the cause.

It was hard, for not all her speeches were met with applause.

Writing newspapers and some books

Women, still, were overlooked

She longed to be free

To live without inequality

Unfortunately, she didn't live to see the day

When all the women no longer had to unfairly obey

In 1920 they earned the right

Yet today women still fight

Malala Yousafzai is an activist from Pakistan.

She believes a woman should have the same education as a man.

Malala spoke out for women's education.

In the hopes of starting an equal nation

In October 2012 she was shot in the head

Nevertheless, Malala still stands by what she said

She became the youngest person ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize

However it was never her goal to be recognized

We've come a long way

From Susan B. Anthony's days

But there is still progress to be made

Before women are completely out of the shade

Sources Cited:

The Making of America: Susan B. Anthony by Teri Kanefield (book)

https://malala.org/malalas-story