International Women's day celebrations
This week, we are celebrating International Women's day (8th March) by talking about inspirational women which have made an impact in our curriculum subjects.
Food Technology:
One inspirational woman our pupils are learning about in Food Technology is Eliza Acton who wrote the first cookery book:
Spanish:
Clara Campoamor was one of the main driving forces behind women’s suffrage in Spain. Campoamor fought to establish gender non-discrimination, legal equality for children born in and out of wedlock, equality within divorce, and after successfully winning a parliamentary debate against those opposed to the female vote, universal suffrage. Thanks to Campoamor, in 1933, women voted for the first time. They could do so just once more before Franco revoked their right six years later.
English
Virginia Woolf paved the way for modernist female literature and gave a voice to the voiceless women after the 1st world war, when the country and its identity was in turmoil. Her stream of consciousness narratives birthed a new generation of writing and poetry.
PE/Dance
Ellie Simmonds OBE is one of the most recognised female athletes in Britain due to her achievements as a Paralympic Swimmer. Born with achondroplasia (dwarfism), Ellie Simmonds was the youngest member of Team GB at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and brought home a Gold Medal in the 100m Freestyle and 400m Freestyle, where she beat her own record by over 7 seconds. Since then, she has gone on to win medals at an array of sporting events including the 2012 and 2016 Paralympics.
Misty Copeland has made history as the first African American Female to become Principal Dancer at the American Ballet Theatre. Born to a struggling family, Misty Copeland started her Ballet journey at the late age of 13, but as a true prodigy, she has gone on to perform in some of the most famous roles, including Clara in the Nutcracker, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet and Odette/ Odile in Swan Lake, for which she was the first African American Woman to do so. She has gone on to win many awards, has written her own book and has received an honorary doctorate from the University of Hartford.
