153 3 Role models WRITING 47 Have your say Choose one of these writing tasks – either a) or b): a) Read Mary Lee’s full quote about attitudes towards women: “Nineteenth century civilisation has accorded to women the same political status as to the idiot and the criminal. Such is the basis of our reverence for the person of women and of our estimate of her work.” Write a recount of her reaction to hearing about the suffragettes’ success in New Zealand. Write one paragraph. b) Whose rights are being abused in the present day? Write an explanation of a human rights issue, giving reasons for your statements. Write one paragraph for your response. reverence – virðing estimate – hér: mat An American suffragette holding a protest banner, USA, 1917. Hæfniviðmið • Skrifað um skoðanir sínar, tilfinningar, reynslu og þekkingu með fjölbreyttum orðaforða.
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