R2.- Read the text, check your answers in exercise 1 and complete the information with the past of verb be (was-were-wasn´t-weren´t.) The suffragettes were a group of women who devoted their lives to defend their right to vote in political elections. The original movement _______born in England in the 19th century, but the philosophy and beliefs of the group were rapidly spread across other Europeans, American and Asian countries. The word “suffrage” _____ associated with the women´s movement to have the right to vote. At that time, voting rights were exclusively for men. Women __________ considered smart enough to make important decisions, so they _______relegated to more appropriate roles for them: taking care of children, cleaning the house, cooking, and so on. However, a group of women started to fight for their right to participate as equal citizens. The most remarkable member of the Suffrage Movement _____ Emmeline Pankhurst. She was born on July 15th, 1858 in Moss Side, Manchester, England. Her maiden name was Emmeline Goulden. Her family wanted her to marry and in 1878, when she _____ 20 years old she married Richard Pankhurst who supported her political activities. In the many years to come, she _____ involved in political campaigns that looked to change the rigid and extremely conservative Victorian society. In 1913, she _____ arrested several times, so she and the other suffragettes stopped eating to protest. As a result, the government passed the “Cat and Mouse” Act; prisoners _______ released until they recovered from health problems, and then, they _______ re-arrested. She died on June 14th, 1928 shortly after women had the right to vote. Two years later, a statue in her honor was inaugurated in the Victorian Tower Gardens. Now, more than a hundred years later, weevisando el tema anterior sobre estereotipos, organizo ideas aplicando las reglas para un buen argumento
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