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Welcome to 9S assembly

Welcome to 9S assembly . How many women today would want this choice of work?. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson 1836 - 1917 First woman to become a Doctor . In 1900 career choices for women were very limited…. Millicent Fawcett (1847 – 1929)

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Welcome to 9S assembly

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  1. Welcome to 9S assembly

  2. How many women today would want this choice of work?

  3. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson 1836 - 1917 First woman to become a Doctor

  4. In 1900 career choices for women were very limited….

  5. Millicent Fawcett (1847 – 1929) Leader of the original movement for women’s political rights

  6. Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928) ). Founded the suffragettes.

  7. Jobs undertaken by women during the war included: Mechanics Engineers Pilots Tank drivers Building ships Working in factories – making bombs and aircraft parts Air raid wardens Driving fire engines Plumbers Ambulance drivers WRVS volunteers Nurses

  8. THE GOOD WIFE’S GUIDE - 1955

  9. The Women’s Liberation Movement 1960-1970

  10. Beatrix Potter (1866 – 1943) Fought against social conventions of the time and worked as an illustrator

  11. Dame Anita Roddick (1942 – 2007) Businesswoman and founder of The Body Shop

  12. Ida B. Wells (1862 – 1931) Campaigner for human rights in the USA

  13. Rosa Parks (1913 – 2005) Helped to launch civil rights movement in USA

  14. Diana, Princess of Wales (1961 – 1996) Campaigner for charitable causes

  15. Amelia Erhart 1897 - 1937 First woman aviator to attempt to fly around the world

  16. Eleanor Roosevelt 1884 - 1962 First American president’s wife to have a public life and a career

  17. Anne Frank 1929 - 1945 Displayed great courage during the German occupation of Holland

  18. Dian Fossey 1932 - 1985 Devoted her life to protecting and studying mountain gorillas in Africa

  19. Mother Theresa of Calcutta 1910 - 1997 Devoted herself to working with the poorest of the poor in Calcutta

  20. Margaret Thatcher 1925 - Britain’s first female Prime Minister and first Prime Minister to win 3 consecutive terms

  21. Dame Ellen MacArthur 1976 - Yachtswoman who broke the world record in 2005 for fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe

  22. Valentina Tereshkova 1937 - First woman in space in 1963

  23. Annie Lennox 1954 - Annie Lennox has sold approximately 80 million records. She has been an active humanitarian throughout her long career.

  24. Kelly Holmes 1970 - Britain's double Olympic gold medallist

  25. Julie Walters 1950 - Ex St Paul’s pupil. She was awarded an O.B.E in the 1999 Queen's Birthday Honors List for her services to drama.

  26. J.K Rowling 1965 - Most successful British author. She was awarded the O.B.E. in the 2000 Birthday Honors List for her services to Literature

  27. Angela Rippon 1944 - BBC1's first permanent female newscaster in 1975.

  28. Kylie Minogue 1968 - From soap actress to world class pop star, Kylie’s career has lasted for over 20 years, and she has fought breast cancer.

  29. Coco Chanel 1883 - 1971 First designer to use jersey during the 1920s Her relaxed, clothes for women replaced the corseted fashions of previous decades.n 1922, she launched the fragrance Chanel No. 5

  30. Carol Vorderman 1960 - Game show hostess, revealing her intellectual ability by carrying out fast and accurate arithmetical calculations. One of the highest-paid women in Britain.

  31. Gail Porter 1971 - Lost all of her body hair. She refused to wear a wig, deciding instead to maintain a public profile and raise awareness of the condition.

  32. Julie Andrews 1935 - Appeared in the 2002 List of "100 Greatest Britons" sponsored by the BBC and chosen by the public. Dame of the British Empire

  33. Debbie Harry 1945 - Became a recognizable icon of punk style in an overwhelmingly male dominated genre of music.

  34. Aretha Franklin 1942 - The second most honored female singer in Grammy history.

  35. Marie Curie 1867 - 1934 Pioneer in the field of radioactivity, the first twice-honored Nobel laureate (and still the only one in two different sciences) and the first female professor at the University of Paris.

  36. Ella Fitzgerald 1917 - 1996 Known as Lady Ella and the First Lady of Song, she considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th Century.

  37. How Many Heros Do YOU Know?

  38. Prayer for women’s fulfilment How glad we are for people who follow their dreams,people of courage and caring.Bubbles of joy burst in our heartsfor women who can now live their lives to the full -engineers, bus drivers, doctors, athletes, politicians,mothers, gardeners, singers and writers,ministers, priests …we salute you and give thanks.Thanks be to God.Thanks be to pioneers and pilgrims And those who dare to be,Thanks be to women and men who show us the way.

  39. We think of ourselves and our friends,all of us together in this hall,of our hopes, our dreams for our lives.What would we like to help happen?How can we live for ourselves and others,in peace and full of thanks?How can we help others in this country and in the rest of the world?

  40. There are women and girls, boys and men, in other parts of the world, in this country, who have not yet freedom, education, food, shelter and clothing -we do not forget you, we will not forget.You are in our hearts and in our dreamsfor all of us together in our world.Thanks be to God. Amen.

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