#5036 Daily Warm-Ups: Nonfiction Reading teacher Created Resources #5036 Daily Warm-Ups: Nonfiction Reading Warm-Up
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4 The Secret Soldier ©Teacher Created Resources 141 #5036 Daily Warm-Ups: Nonfiction Reading Warm-Up Check Your Understanding / 4 Name ______________________________________________ 1. Which of the following did Sarah Hale not support? a. women teachers in schools c. physical punishment for children in schools b. a national day of thanksgiving d. the education of women doctors 2. Which of the following did Hale not write? a. a novel c. dictionaries b. children’s poetry d. magazine articles 3. Which of the following was probably not a reason Sarah Hale wanted a national day of thanksgiving? a. to bring families together in celebration c. to have a day where everyone gives thanks b. to express gratitude for the nation’s good fortune d. to start the holiday shopping season 4. Why was Godey’s Lady’s Book important to Hale? a. It allowed her to publish and explain her opinions. b. She was able to advocate causes for women and children. c. She could campaign for a national day of thanksgiving. d. all of the above In the middle of the 1800s, Sarah J. Hale was the most important woman in America. She became the first woman editor in the nation. The magazine she edited was called Godey’s Lady’s Book . It had many articles on the latest fashions and the newest hairstyles. However, she also made it a magazine of ideas she believed were important for women. It became the most popular U.S. women’s magazine for almost fifty years. She used the pages of her magazine to urge six presidents to start an annual day of thanksgiving. She finally succeeded in 1863. That year, President Lincoln declared a day of prayer and thanksgiving. She made sure later presidents kept up the new holiday. Hale was a firm defender of the rights of women and children. She wanted women to become teachers at a time when only one teacher in fifty was a woman. She was successful. When she retired from the magazine, most teachers were women. She also wanted teaching colleges that young women could attend. She opposed spanking for children in school. And she wanted women to serve on school boards. This was before women even had the right to vote. Hale was a leader in building the first college for women. She also wrote to support the idea of building nurses’ training colleges for young women. She believed that medical colleges should be opened for women doctors. She believed that women and children had special medical needs that women doctors would focus on. Before she became famous, Hale wrote books of children’s poetry. Her most famous poem was “Mary Had a Little Lamb.” Hale also wrote the first novel by a woman in the United States. Fascinating People Download 10.24 Kb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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