Journée Internationale de la Femme

Bonne fête à toutes les femmes !

Aujourd’hui c’est la journée internationale de la femme et à ABA English nous voulons commémorer la lutte qu’ont menée toutes les femmes du monde entier pour un futur en égalité de conditions et de droits.  Pendant les dernières années les femmes ont réussi beaucoup d’exploits et ont franchi de nombreuses barrières, mais le chemin est encore long, surtout dans les pays les plus défavorisés.

C’est pourquoi, afin de célèbrer cette journée et envoyer notre énergie à toutes les femmes du monde, nous voulions écrire ce post et vous présenter en plus 5 grandes dames qui ont amélioré le futur de la gente féminine.

Lisez ces courtes biographies de ces 5 femmes extraordinaires et ensuite consultez le nouveau vocabulaire :

Marie Curie

She was born in Warsaw, Poland, in 1867. She moved to Paris where she met her husband, Pierre Curie. Together they discovered the elements polonium and radium. After Pierre’s death, she continued her scientific work and went on to become the first female Head of Laboratory at the Sorbonne University in Paris. She was the first person ever to win two Nobel Peace Prizes: the Nobel Peace Prize for Physics in 1903 and the Nobel Peace Prize for Chemistry in 1911.

Rosa Parks

She was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, in 1913. She began the modern civil rights movement after refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in 1955. She was arrested and fined. Later on she boycotted the city’s bus company. Finally her actions caused the Supreme Court to put out a law against racial segregation on public transportation. Later on she received the Martin Luther King Jr. Nonviolent Peace Prize.

Florence Nightingale

She was born in Florence, Italy, in 1820. In 1854, after reading many reports about the poor treatment of sick and injured soldiers in the Crimean War, she travelled to Crimea to see it for herself and discovered the hospitals were crowded and dirty. She used her knowledge of maths and statistics to show the British government that providing better conditions for sick and injured soldiers would help them win the war. She helped create modern nursing techniques.

Mother Theresa of Calcutta

She was born in 1910 in Skopje (Macedonia). She became a nun in 1937 and in 1950 founded the Missionaries of Charity congregation. They ran hospices, orphanages and charity centres and she devoted her whole life to caring for the poor, the disabled, the sick and the homeless. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.

Maria Montessori

Maria Montessori was born in Ancona, Italy, in 1870. She was the first woman to become a physician in Italy. She worked with mentally handicapped children, figuring out the best methods to interact with them. In 1907 Maria set up « Children’s Houses” for young children where she applied her teaching method which proved to be very successful for children of all ages. This method came to be called the Montessori method and is currently widely used in schools in both Europe and North America.

Vocabulaire

head (directeur, directrice, chef, qui préside): a person who leads or directs a group or organization

civil rights (droits civiques): the rights that every person should have regardless of his or her sex, race, or religion

to refuse (refuser): to say that you will not accept (something, such as a gift or offer)

to give up (abandonner, renoncer, se rendre):  to stop an activity or effort : to admit that you cannot do something and stop trying

to fine (donner une amende à): to require (someone) to pay a fine as a punishment

to put out: promulgar, publicar

sick (malade): affected with a disease or illness

injured (blessé): suffering from an injury : physically hurt or harmed

crowded (blondé, plein à craquer): filled with too many people or things

dirty (sale): not clean

knowledge (connaissance):  information, understanding, or skill that you get from experience or education

to provide (fournir): to give something wanted or needed to (someone or something) : to supply (someone or something) with something

nursing (soins infirmiers): the job of taking care of people who are sick, injured, or old

nun (religieuse, nonne, soeur): a woman who is a member of a religious community and who usually promises to remain poor, unmarried, and separate from the rest of society in order to serve God

hospice (hospice): a place that provides care for people who are dying

to devote (consacrer qqchose à qqn, se dévouer à): to decide that (something) will be used for (a special purpose) : to use (time, money, energy, attention, etc.) for (something)

to care for (prendre soin de): to do the things that are needed to help or protect (someone) or to keep (something) in good condition : to care for (someone or something)

disabled (handicapé, invalide): having a physical or mental disability : unable to perform one or more natural activities (such as walking or seeing) because of illness, injury, etc. X

homeless (sans-abri, SDF): having no place to live

to award (décerner qqchose à qqn, attribuer qqchose à qqn): to give (a reward or prize) to someone or something

physician (médecin, docteur): a medical doctor who is not a surgeon

to figure out (résoudre, comprendre):  to understand or find (something, such as a reason) by thinking

to set up (monter, assembler, créer): the way that something is done or organized

currently (actuellement, en ce moment): happening or existing now : belonging to or existing in the present time