Dying for the Vote. The suffragette of the 19th century Women demanded not only the right to vote, but also better education for girls. However, there was strong opposition. Many men argued that women were less intelligent and more emotional than men, and therefore could not make inportant decisions. The first suffragettes believed in being legal and peaceful. They used to write leters to Parliament andorganize petitions. Nothing happened. Nobody noticed them. By 1903, a woman called Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughtersChristabel and Sylvia decided the needed publicity for their cause. They encouraged women to break the law. Soon the newspapers were full of shocking stories about these new- style suffragettes. What did they do? They marched through the streets. They used to paint VOTES FOR WOMEN on walls, and break shop windows. Some women chained themselves to the railings outside Parliament and 10 Downing Street. They had to be very couragerous, because angry crowds came and threw tomatoes, eggs, and flour at them. Many women went to prison. There they refured to eat, and so prison officers used rubber tubes to force food into them. The most shocking event was on Derby Day in June 1913. A suffragette called Emily Davidson ran in front of the Kings horse and was killed. She was the first martyr for the cause. Gradually, opinion changed. Many members of Parliament now wanted votes for women, but still nothing happened. During the First World War, women had to do mens jobs, and they did them well. It was only after this that women aged thirty and over got the vote. Ten more years passed before, in 1928, women of twenty-one could vote. Những cụm từ cần chú ý: Not only... But also: k chỉ... Mà còn. Suffragette: quyền bầu cử. Parliament: Quốc Hội. To encorage somebody to do something:khuyến khích ai làm việc gì. Shocking story: câu chuyện giật gân. Rubber tube: ống cao su. by Thu Hà
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