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Tee koe uate Caen ARGENTINE WOMEN: ALICIA MOREAU DE JUSTO A) Who was this woman? Tick the right options. ‘famous doctor A.creative artist An influential politician A brave soldier A human rights activist A curious biologist B) Decide if the following facts are True (T) or False (F) 1) She was bornin London. () 2) Her parents were from Argentina. (_) 3) She moved to Argentina when she wasa smallchid, (-) 4) She was a school teacher. (_) 5) She could not get her physician degree. (_) 6) She was connected to the Socialist Party. (_) 7) She married to an important Argentine president. (_) 8) She neverhad children. (_) 9) She died when she was 100 years old. (_) ©) Put the following sentences into the right order and discover more facts about Alicia Moreau de Justo’s life. 1) born / 1885 / she / on 11 October / in London / was, 2) Argentina / moved / to /then/ she 3)in 1906 / Movement / founded / she / the Feminist +t 20 ea okie 4) teaching/ she/ degree/ got/ her 5) got / cum laude / in 1913 / she / her physician degree Party /to/she /in 1922 66) the founder of / married / Juan B. Justo / the Argentine Socialist 7) im Latin America / Socialists and feminists / was / one of the leading / she 8)0n 12 May 12/she / 1986 / died D) These sentences describe some ofthe actions Alicia Moreau took and some goals she achieved in her fe, Read them and fill in the blanks using the words in the box below. important - pregnant - work - pacifist - women - National - governments - rights ~law ~ schools 1) In 1911 she started a campaign to create... for immigrants 2) When World War | started, she began a great .. v= movement. 3) In 1918 she founded the .. eminine Union. 4) She made efforts toward promoting political participation of trying to obtain the same rights and working conditions as men. '5) In 1925, the 11.317 Law was passed. This law established that women WOUIA nm ‘only 8 hours per day. It prohibited night work as well as friig _women, among other rights. 6) She fiercely supported several events which stood for human She was active in the Permanent ‘Assembly of Human Rights and protested the disappearance of thousands of people during military in Argentina. 7) She was also in favour of women’s vote, and she st Sources npn nytimescom/

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