Antigone, a woman of great courage, followed her convictions, even when they clashed with local law. When King Creon decreed that traitors, killed in conflict, would not be allowed burial rites, Antigone performed traditional rituals for her treasonable brother, Polynieces. Claiming that the laws of god and family took precedence over those of the state, she was sentenced to death for her act of civil disobedience. Antigone was highly respected for her strength and her integrity.
Rosa, a woman of great courage, followed her convictions, even when they clashed with local law. When ordered by the driver of a crowded bus in Montgomery , Alabama . to relinquish her seat to a white person, Rosa refused, instead obeying the teachings of her religion, which decreed that all persons are equal in the sight of God. She was arrested for her act of civil disobedience, and, because of her strength and integrity, became a model for the fledgling Civil Rights Movement. |
