A Heroine in Rosa Parks
Before I get to the important part of this entry... today, for the first time in over a week, my stomach doesn't hurt. However, I have a splitting headache, even after I took three 200mg Advils. What would the USMLE Step 2 say about that?!?
Anyway. I read this story yesterday about Rosa Parks' death. Since then, of course, there have been several poignant articles about Rosa Parks, which I won't bother to link to. But I just wanted to say... do people realize what an important, amazing, beautiful woman passed away yesterday? Even the World Series stopped and honored her with a song. (just kidding) I am just in utter awe every time that I remember it was a woman, a black woman, who decided to sit down on that bus, back in 1955. Would I ever have had that kind of courage and resolve? Do I now?
It's not like the injustices of the world were solved with that one nonviolent act of protest. But it was a huge step forward. I wonder what kind of world we would be living in, or more specifically, what kind of America? Would I have been allowed to attend the schools that I did? Would I have been allowed to step into a room of a hurting person and be his/her doctor? It's hard to separate racism and sexism in my mind, and I strongly believe that Rosa Parks did as much for racism and the civil rights movement as she did for sexism and the feminist movement. On the day of her death (or day after), I am proud to be female and non-white. Thank you, Rosa Parks, for the inspiration.
Anyway. I read this story yesterday about Rosa Parks' death. Since then, of course, there have been several poignant articles about Rosa Parks, which I won't bother to link to. But I just wanted to say... do people realize what an important, amazing, beautiful woman passed away yesterday? Even the World Series stopped and honored her with a song. (just kidding) I am just in utter awe every time that I remember it was a woman, a black woman, who decided to sit down on that bus, back in 1955. Would I ever have had that kind of courage and resolve? Do I now?
It's not like the injustices of the world were solved with that one nonviolent act of protest. But it was a huge step forward. I wonder what kind of world we would be living in, or more specifically, what kind of America? Would I have been allowed to attend the schools that I did? Would I have been allowed to step into a room of a hurting person and be his/her doctor? It's hard to separate racism and sexism in my mind, and I strongly believe that Rosa Parks did as much for racism and the civil rights movement as she did for sexism and the feminist movement. On the day of her death (or day after), I am proud to be female and non-white. Thank you, Rosa Parks, for the inspiration.
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