Working on this project was overall a lot of fun and very interesting. I really like the topic that I chose because it was really cool to compare how each one of these women impacted the world differently and during different times.
I heard stories about Cleopatra growing up. I always thought that she was a seductress who played men to get to where she was. I now know that that is furthest from the truth. She was a very powerful and intelligent woman, who strategically fought her way two the top and had epic loves in the process. I really didn’t have any background knowledge of Queen Victoria and I was really saddened by her story. The fact that she lost numerous men over her life, and mourned them all for her entire life is very sad. Her portraits are very spooky, she looks empty. I love the story of Amelia Earhart. I love conspiracy/unsolved mysteries and Amelia’s disappearance is so fascinating. Out of all the women I talked about I am most familiar with hers. All of my background knowledge on Amelia Earhart was that she was a pilot and she disappeared. Upon further research, I was really struck by how much of an accomplished aviator she actually was. She was a true trailblazer and out of all three women I talked about women today owe her a debt of gratitude. I think how accomplished Amelia was and how comfortable she was in the air makes her disappearance all the more interesting.
I wrote my blog post with the hopes of shedding a little bit of light on some very powerful women throughout history. It was very difficult to write about such influential women because there is so much to say. I would’ve loved to delve deeper into their impact on the world and how they change the trajectory for women’s empowerment. I could have added more information about the life of Queen Victoria. The layout of my mood board could also be stronger. Moving the pictures and text boxes around is very frustrating. I would give myself a 7/10. I would like to give myself an 8 because I spent a lot of time on this project and I am really pleased with the results. I’m choosing 7 because realistically it needs a little bit more playing around.