Lesson 4: Two Women

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Read the previous lessons (1-4) on Begum Rokeya and Helen Keller, and complete the table with information from the texts.

| | Begum Rokeya | Helen Keller | |---|---|---| | 1. Born in | 1880 | 1880 | | 2. Nationality | Bengali (at that time Indian) | American | | 3. Family | | | | 4. Physical Condition | | | | 5. Education | | | | 6. Aim in Life | | To help disabled people to learn | | 7. Achievements | | | | 8. Death | | |

Now read the completed chart and write one or two sentences for each of the 8 points in the chart. Look at the examples.

Point 1: Begum Rokeya was born in 1880. Helen Keller was also born in 1880.

Point 5: Begum Rokeya was self-educated and learned Bangla and English from her brother. But Helen Keller got formal education from school and college.

Notice: In point 1, “also” is used when the same information is used. In 5, “but” is used when different pieces of information are used.

Use the information/facts about Florence Nightingale and write a composition about her.

• Born - 1820, Florence, Italy
• Parents - rich - father landlord.
• Studied nursing at Nurses’ Training Institute, Germany.
• First job - in a London hospital.
• Went to Turkey with a group of 38 nurses to work for the sick British soldiers during the Crimean War (1853-56).
• Worked day and night to help the wounded soldiers.
• Returned to England - Title: “the Lady with the Lamp” by The Times - role in nursing.
• Set up Nightingale School for nurses in London.
• Died - 13 August 1910.

Project Work

What have you learned from the stories of these two women? How can you apply this learning in your life?