Score: ______/ Women Leaders: Unit 1
Reading Study Guide
by Kathleen Eilers Crandall

Introduction

Directions:

·  Read the paragraphs in the left column. Notice the bold words.

·  Then fill in the blanks in the right column. Some are done for you as examples.

·  Then reread the paragraphs, and try to answer the critical thought questions at the end of this passage.

In this course, we will read 14 short biographies of women. Each of these women worked very hard and often suffered many hardships. Each one did something to change the role of women. Their efforts changed the entire world. These women are proof that the world has many possibilities for women as well as for men. / 1.  we ( the students and the professor
in this course )
2.  biographies
·  part-of-speech n(C)
·  definition written histories of
people's lives
3.  suffered
·  part-of-speech ______
·  definition ______
______
4.  hardships
·  part-of-speech n(C)
·  definition great difficulties
5.  Each one ( Every woman we will read
about )
6.  role
·  part-of-speech n(C)
·  definition function; responsibilities
7.  as well as
·  part-of-speech conj.
·  definition and in addition
Of course women were there. As soon as the men of Europe began settling in the New World, women were with them, doing what women were supposed to do. / 8.  there (______)
9.  as soon as
·  part-of-speech ______
·  definition at the same time that:
when .
10.  them (______)
11.  supposed
·  part-of-speech verb/adj
·  definition expected
While the men were out clearing land, hunting, or exploring, trading, or fighting with Indians, the women were cooking, washing, planting gardens, and taking care of children. / 12.  clearing
·  part-of-speech ______
·  definition ______
______
13.  trading
·  part-of-speech ______
·  definition ______
______
While the men were laying out towns, building houses, making laws, anddecidinghow people who broke the laws should be punished, the women were preserving food for winter, cleaning house, and making soap and candles. / 14.  laying out
·  part-of-speech ______
·  definition ______
______
15.  should be punished (by whom? ______)
16.  preserving
·  part-of-speech ______
·  definition ______
______
The men preached sermons and told people how God wished them to behave, and the women listened -- and cooked and washed and sewed and took care of children. / 17.  preached
·  part-of-speech ______
·  definition ______
______
18.  sermons
·  part-of-speech ______
·  definition ______
______
19.  them (______)
As far as men were concerned that was all women were meant to do. Their place was in the home and they were not supposed to have anything to say about important matters, like the making of laws, the need for fighting or making peace, or what ways of behaving they thought might be most pleasing to God. / 20.  that (______
______)
21.  Their (______)
22.  like
·  part-of-speech prep.
·  definition such as; for example
23.  they (______)
24.  pleasing
·  part-of-speech ______
·  definition ______
______
But from the beginning there were many women of intelligence among the settlers of America. There were women who thought for themselves, and women who had talents they wanted to use. / 25.  the beginning (when? ______)
26.  settlers
·  part-of-speech ______
·  definition ______
______
27.  talents
·  part-of-speech ______
·  definition ______
______
The women who wanted to speak out about what they thought, the women who wanted to use their talents for something more than cooking and cleaning, needed a very special determination. / 28.  speak out
·  part-of-speech v(I)
·  definition let other people know
29.  determination
·  part-of-speech ______
·  definition ______
______
The wonder is how many there were who were not content to stay in their places, but insisted on being all that they could be. In this course, you will learn about just a few of those women. / 30.  wonder
·  part-of-speech ______
·  definition ______
______
31.  many ( women )
32.  content
·  part-of-speech ______
·  definition ______
______
33.  insisted
·  part-of-speech ______
·  definition ______
______
34.  those women (who? the women working for women’s rights )

Critical thought questions: (Write short answers, not full sentences, to these questions.)

  1. What was the New World? When did people from the Old World begin settling in the New World?
  1. What were women supposed to do in the New World?
  1. What were men supposed to do in the New World?
  1. Do you think men thought women's work was important? Why?
  1. Were some strong women willing to do things that women were not supposed to do?
  1. Do you think it was difficult for women to change how they were treated? Why?

Resources:

National Women’s Hall of Fame
http://www.greatwomen.org/

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