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women of achievement. Guess who they are …. Do you know some great and successful women around the world or in the history?. Guessing game. an inventor and a scientist. given the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1911. the only woman scientist who was awarded Nobel Prize twice. from Poland. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Do you know some great and
successful women around the
world or in the history?
Guess who they are….
an inventor and a scientist
given the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1911.
the only woman scientist who was awarded Nobel Prize twice
Madame CurieMadame Curie (1867-1934) (1867-1934)
from Poland.
In the year 1903, she and another scientist were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for their discovery of radium. On July 4,1934, she died in Paris, killed by her own experiments. She died of radiation poisoning.
Empress Wu Zetian (624 - 705)
the only female monarch ( 君主 ).
lived in Tang Dynasty.
ruled the empire ( 帝国 ) for over half a century.
Wu Zetian was the only woman who ever ruled the Chinese empire in her own right,her actions have been a subject for debate for more than ten centuries. She was the most remarkable( 非凡的 ), influential ( 有影响的 )and mysterious( 神秘的 ) woman in Chinese history.
She is a nurse, and is cons
idered a pioneer of nursin
g care
Born in Florence, Italy
She was known as “ the lady with the lamp” for the concern she showed to the sick soldiers.
Florence Nightingale
A Chinese saying goes:
Women can hold up
half of the sky.
Who are they?
A girl from the
countryside who dressed as
a man and went to fight for
the French and to drive the
English out of France. She
was caught and put to
death by the English.
Joan of Arc(1412-1432) France
She was born in the small
village in France. She lived
at the time when there was a
war between England and
France called “The
Hundred Years War”. She showed the
French army how to win battles and
inspired them with the confidence
enough to defeat the English and send th
em back to England for good.
At that time it was considered wrong f
or women to fight in the army.
Joan argued that God had
spoken to her and sent her
to help the army and
encouraged her to fight in
men’s clothes.
Elizabeth Fry was a
Quaker. She helped improve
prison condition and gave
prisoners work and
education. Her work helped
the Quakers get the Nobel
Peace Prize in 1947. Elizabeth Fry
(1780-1845), Britain
She was born in a Quaker family on
May 21, 1780. In 1812 she first visit
Newgate Prison in London and was very
shocked at the conditions there. From
then on she began to work to improve
prison conditions in Britain. In 1816, she
began her prison school.
In 1818, she and 11 other Quakers talked
to the leaders of Britain about life in
Prison. By the 1820s she and her work
had become well known .
Song Chingling (1893-1981), China
In 1915, She married Dr
Sun Yet-sen, founder of the
Republic of China. After her
husband died in 1925, she
supported the Communist P
arty even though most of her family were
members of the Kuomintang. She was m
ade an honorary vice-president of
Soong Qingling
the People’s Republic. She busied
herself with various welfare activities,
ranging from heading the Women’s
Federation to a number of committees
involving children.
A doctor who became a
specialist in women’s
illnesses. She devoted all
her life to medical work
for Chinese women and
children. Her work
encouraged many other
women to become doctors.
Lin Qiaozhi
(1901-1983)
China
She was born in Xiamen . Her parents were Christians and her father believed in the education of women. At elementary school one of her teachers encouraged her to become a doctor . In 1929, She graduated from the University with a PhD degree in gynecology.
In 1933, she studied in Vienna and t
hen returned to China to work for wo
men and children’s diseases.
She was very important in inspiring
women to become doctors
and was one of the
founders of modern
gynecology( 妇科医学 ) in
China.
Jane Goodall went to
Tanzania and studied
chimps from 1960s. She
went with three African
helpers to live in the Gombe
National Park in East Africa.
Her life was spent following and recor
ding the social life and
Jane Goodall
relationships of the chimps. Because
of her research, we now know that
chimpanzees hunt for meat, use tools,
and have different personalities.
In 1965, she earned her
PhD in Ethology from
Cambridge University.
Jody Williams helped
found an international
campaign to stop the use of
landmines. She worked hard
to make as many countries as
possible agree not to use
them. She and her
organization were given the
Nobel Peace Prize in 1997.Jody Williams(1950- ), USA
★ famous ★ Make controbution to the development of the society,
★ Gain a better education ★ Have many fans all over the world ★ Make controbution to the development of history, ★ Make controbution to the civilization of human beings
What is great people?What is great people?
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★
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Name Ambition Problems Sacrifices
Joan of Arc
To drive
the
English
from
France.
Women
were not
allowed to
fight like a
man.
She lost
her life.
Name Ambition Problems Sacrifices
Elizabeth Fry
to help
improve
prison
conditions.
She was
criticized
for
neglecting
her family
and
enjoying
fame.
Less time
was spent
with her
husband
and
family.
Name Ambition Problems Sacrifices
Soong Chingling
Her
relatives
held
political
opinions
completely
different
from hers.
After her
husband
died, she
lived
alone.
To work
for civil
rights,
democracy
and peace.
Name Ambition Problems Sacrifices
Lin Qiaozhi
To help women and children with their illness and health
Women had greater difficulties getting into medical college and getting further training
She never got married or had a family of her own.
Name Ambition Problems Sacrifices
Jane Goodall
To work
with
animals
in the
wild.
She lived
a hard
life in the
wild.
She gave
up the
comforts
of life to
study the
chimps.
Name Ambition Problems Sacrifices
Jody Williams
To prevent the making and use of landmines.
It isn’t easy to work with groups in different countries and persuade governments to stop the making and use of landmines.
She has lost her own personal time because of the demands of the job.
Personal qualities
of the great people
determined braveconfident
warm-hearted responsible
unselfish
honest
intelligent
broad-and-open minded
generouskindmodest
hard-working
consideratehelpful
active
independent
Group work
Life is difficult as it is. For women it sometimes seems twice as difficult. It's more
difficult for women to become famous or get jobs in high positi
ons