unit 17 Famous Women reading.pptVIP

??? * ??? 1981年5月8日，宋庆龄在人民大会堂接受加拿大温哥华维多利亚大学授予她的荣誉法学博士学位。之后1981年5月29日，宋庆龄病逝。 1954年9月，宋庆龄在中华人民共和国第一届全国人民代表大会第一次会议上投票. 玛格丽特·撒切尔是迄今为止第一位大国女首相,也是任职最长的一位女首相,更是一位高瞻远瞩的女政治家,外交家. 《汤姆叔叔的小屋》 的作者：斯陀夫人 被称为引起一场战争的 小妇人。 Song Qingling Born: 1893 Biography: As a widow of Sun Yatsen, she became an important member of the elite of P.R.C. Though she was the Vice-chairman of the People’s Republic, her influence in political matter was limited.Instead, she devoted herself to the welfare activities for women and children. Marie curie Born: Warsaw Nov.7,1867 Died: July4,1934 When she was 24 years old,she went to Paris to continue her studies in physics and mathematical sciences. There,she got married to Pierre curie, the professor in the School of Physics. After the death of her husband,she took his place as Professor of Physics. It was the first time a woman had held this position . She did research on radioactivity and discovered polonium and radium.because of her contribution,she received the Nobel Prize twice. Pearl s.buck was born in West Virginia, but she spent most of the first forty years of her life in China,she lived in China,studied Chinese and found jobs in Nanjing University with her husband. In 1920s, Pearl began to publish stories and essays in magazines. Her first novel, East Wind,West wind was published in1930. Her second novel,The Good Earth , became the best-selling book which won her the Pulitzer Prize.later,She won the Nobel Prize in literature,the first American woman to do so. By the time of her death in 1973, Pearl had published over 70 books. Mother Teresa Born: August 27,1910 Died: Sept 5, 1997 Biography: When she was 12 years old,she determined to have a vocation to help the poor and India was her destination. At the age of 18, she went to India, where she took her initial vows as a nun. In India, Mother Teresa devoted herself to caring for those nobody was prepared to look afte