International Women's Day Webquest

Part one : Answer the following questions.

Find the information by clicking on the following link :
http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/factLesson4.html

1. Name the country in which women could vote before the 20th century.
2. When did women obtain the vote in 

   The United Kingdom_______	France_____	___Switzerland_______

3. In which countries can women still not vote?
4. When did women obtain the right to be elected in … ?

   Greece	Arizona (a state of the USA)

5. How many countries gave women the right to vote before the U.S. ?
6. Name some countries where women won the vote directly after WWII.

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7. Why did the biggest surge in voting rights come during the late 1950s ?

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Part two : Analyse the following cartoons.

1. Click on the following link : www.womeninworldhistory.com/lesson4.html and take a look at the cartoons. Click on the first and second cartoons. Why are they funny?

• The first cartoon

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• The second cartoon

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• The last cartoon : Click on the last cartoon (bottom row, second one). According to this cartoon, what were the dangers of women getting the right to vote ?

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taken and adapted from: 
http://www.ac-grenoble.fr/college/bauges.le-chatelard/ancien_site/anglais/webquests/3WomenSuffrage.htm