b) Seamstress

At the time of her famous protest on a Montgomery bus in 1955, Rosa Parks was employed as a seamstress. Her act of defiance, refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger, was a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement. Parks’ role as a seamstress was typical of the limited job opportunities available to African American women at the time, reflecting the broader context of racial and gender discrimination. Her quiet but firm resistance on the bus not only led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott but also symbolized the fight against systemic oppression. Rosa Parks’ actions, while rooted in her everyday experience as a seamstress, had a profound impact on the course of American history.