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Ladies of Liberty

In the 19th century, women in America were not allowed to vote. This made many women angry. So, they held

street meetings and heckled political speakers. Many of the women were put in jail. These women were called

“suffragettes.” They were a very angry and active group of women.

Then, in 1886, the biggest woman in the world came to America. She was 151 feet (46 meters) tall and weighed

225 tons. She was a gift from France. You can see her today on Bedloe’s Island in New York. She is the Statue

of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty is a symbol of freedom and equality. The statue was unveiled on October 26,

1886. That day, President Cleveland gave a speech to thousands of men on Bedloe’s Island. Except for the

Statue of Liberty, women were not allowed.

So, the suffragettes circled Bedloe’s Island in a boat and heckled the President with megaphones. They shouted

at the group of men, “If Liberty got off her pedestal, she would not be allowed to vote in France or America!!”

Finally, American women were allowed to vote in 1920. In France, women began voting after WWII in 1945.

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READING COMPREHENSION

Answer the following questions using complete sentences.

1. Were American women allowed to vote in the 19th century?

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2. Did this make women happy?

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3. Why were women put in jail?

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4. What were these women called?

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5. How big is the Statue of Liberty?

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6. Was she a gift from Italy?

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7. What is the Statue of Liberty a symbol of?

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8. When was the statue unveiled?

__________________________________________________________________________________________9. Who gave a speech?

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10. On October 26, who was on Bedloe’s Island?

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11. Were women allowed?

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12. So, what did the suffragettes do?

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13. What did they shout?

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14. When were American women allowed to vote?

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15. When were French women allowed to vote?

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VOCABULARY REVIEW

Unscramble the words below from the story. Then write one original sentence for each word.

1. leckhed ________________

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2. tove ________________

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3. tiberly ________________

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4. lequaity ________________

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5. phegamones ________________

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6. gruffasettes ________________

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7. deerfom ________________

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Now find the words from above in the Word Search below.

b h e c k l e d g h m n

b w e d d i n g t e e i

h v a r d b g o s p g n f o f r e e d o m t a d

n t u c o r g e s a p i

a e e a k t p s r d h a

b c r o l y l u m h o n i r e a a l a g b e n n s u f f r a g e t t e s

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ANSWER KEY - SCRAMBLE AND WORD SEARCH

1. heckled

2. vote

3. liberty

4. equality

5. megaphones

6. suffragettes

7. freedom

BHECKLEDGHMN

BWEDDINGTEEI

HVARDBGOSPGN

FOFREEDOMTAD

NTUCORGESAPI

AEEAKTPSRDHA

BCROLYLUMHON

IREAALAGBENN

SUFFRAGETTES

OIKLONTTLISN

OVERMTIAREIR

MEQUALITYOND

BGGOFKXLARNE




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