I think Mary Wollstonecraft's efforts to bring women out from under the male rule did not go to shame. She believed that men and women should be treated equally, and have the same opportunities as the other. These rights included equal education, career choices, and other rules that kept women out of the real world. Today, women are able to vote, persue a career, and complete an education just as men are. With thanks to Wollstonecraft, women have equal rights as men.

Mary Wollstonecraft was one of the heroic “leaders for women’s rights and feminine equality” (Gutek, 2011, p. 219). 

Early childhood educators today still use Froebel’s philosophy of “play” for educating and socializing their kindergarten students (Gutek, 2011). Teachers use his philosophical idealism still today when teaching mathematics and science. Although some of the "play" has been overpowered by meeting the standards, teachers still use arts and crafts, play, movement, and exploration in early childhood lessons.

Today, public schools show cultural appriciation by encouraging students to celebrate diversity. Teachers and students are encouraged to show respect and appriciation for all cultures, traditions, and beliefs. Lessons are taught on the history of other countries, and moral lessons are taught to reinforce the appreciation of others. Addams believed in the unifying of a country, no matter your race or ethnicity. These values are still practiced and celebrated in America today.

Du Bois fought for the equal rights of African Americans. Gutek (2011) states, "He advised African Americans to overcome their cultural isolation and to reunite with their African origins and roots" (Gutek, 2011, p. 445). W.E.B. Du Bois contributed greatly to the civil rights movement for African Americans educationally and socially in society (Gutek, 2011). Without the efforts of Du Bois and other civil rights advocates, our lives would be different today.