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EMMELINE PANKHURST
mmeling Pankhurst was born ir
ving wo
omen’s suffrage moverné
fo
h the political
fed. The suffragett
nen the
joine
League. In
SPU). It was thr
movement orig)
mple, they
railings o:
Because they ofte
oke windows, atta
uring their demonstrations.
arrested and in 1912 Emmeline Pankhurst
she was in priso
ditions
WOMEN ‘WHO MADE
A DIFFERENCE
haste: Ena
cd Pankhu
xd the more militant Women’s So
action of the WSPU that the suffragerte
were a group of British
fed in taking militant action to campaign for votes for women. For
‘ed policemen and chained themselves to
in 1858 into a politically
sc her husbands death, she
itand formed the Women's Franchise
nd Political Union
omen who
broke the law during their protests, many suffragettes were
was sent to Holloway Prison. While
he went on hunger strike as 2 protest against the terrible
1. Read all two texts and choose the correct option: A, B, C or D.
ankhurst
1 When was
2 Her hust
A shouldn't have the vote.
B shouldn’
€ should have the vote.
D shoul
and thought t
women
rerest
in politics.
n demonstration:
3 The WSPU was formed by
A Richard Pankhurst.
B Emmeline Pankhurst’ sis
¢ Emmeline Pankhurst.
ise she didn't like t
n prison,
use she wanted to vote.
iends were
D Because the conditions
in prison were so bad.
5 Rosa Pat
A 19:
B 1913.
€ 1955.
D 1956
6 Rosas,
A for
B for black children only.
C forall children.
D gitls only
7 What was Re
hool was
white children only
is job in 1955?
AA She was working as a secretary
BS
5h
D She was working a
8 On December 1st 1955
A Rosa was artes
B Rosa married
Raymond
Parks.
€ Rosa
D Rosa went
0 prison,
asn't worki
work
1 ina large shop.
Rosa eaDuring the First World War (1914-1918)
women started to work in factories and to
do other jobs that were normally done by
nen, such as driving buses and delivering
the post. This was a big social change and
ithelped the campaign for women's votes.
918, women ayer the age of 30 were
jen the vote. Ten years later, in 1928,
men were given the vote from the age
of 21, which was the same age as men
died in the same ty
the right to vote
seks
Emmeli
ROSA PARKS
osa Parks was born in Tuské
in 1913. She lived at a time wher
ot of racial discrimination against bla
peaple in the USA. For example, the school
she attended in Alabama was for African:
White children were
Alabama,
here was
American students only.
educated i
ied Raymor
parate schools.In 1
Parks, an active member of
on for the Advancement
ined the NAACP and bs
volved in the Civil Rights Movement.
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When wet
the vote in the UK?
In 1955 Rosa was working 2s a seamstress
at a Montgomery department store, On
December Ist she got on th
home as usual and sat ina seat
for black passengers. As the bus was full and
some white passengers were standing, the
driver asked some black pa togive
up their seats to the white passengers. Rosa
alled th
they
bus to go
refused and the driver police.
When the police arri rrested he’
a boycott
After her arre Montgomery's
litical Council (MV
ontgomery
The Montgome
days and was or
us boycott
successtu
mo
ial segregation In history
States
s against 1
956 after the Unite
Supreme Court declared th
ation laws on public transport
unconstitutional. After this important
ictory, Rosa became a symbol of the Civil
nts Movement in the USA and she is still
ed asthe first lady of civil rights
dal
suffragettes:
women over the age
jven the vote in 1928?
the bus driver ask Rosa to dk
long did the Montgo
rsport d
answer,
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