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Women writers in a man's world

1.What type of document is this?

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Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton BellPoems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell - Questions
The secret identities of the Brontë sistersThe secret identities of the Brontë Sisters - SiteThe secret identities of the Brontë sisters - Questions
Women roles before and after the Brontë sisters19th-century men and women roles - Let's play!19th-century women roles - Let's play!The Brontës' legacy - Questions

Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell

Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell - Questions

1.What type of document is this?
2.Can you identify some names?
3.Look at the date: what period are we going to talk about?

The secret identities of the Brontë sisters

The secret identities of the Brontë Sisters - Site

The secret identities of the Brontë sisters - Questions

What did you understand about the Brontë sisters and their secret identities?
1.Fill in the following information about the lives of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne.
  • Dates of birth:
  • Hobbies:
2.What job did the sisters want to do?
3.Find two reasons why it was a difficult path for women.
4.Who are Acton, Currer and Ellis Bell?

Women roles before and after the Brontë sisters

19th-century men and women roles - Let's play!

19th-century women roles - Let's play!

The Brontës' legacy - Questions

1.Understanding the Brontës' legacy.
  • What can you say about the types of jobs done by women in the 19th century?
  • What did change in 1848?
  • Look at the last sentence from the text. What does "opened the door for other women to do the same" mean?
2.Now give your opinion.
  • What do you think about what the Brontës did?
  • Do you think that women can choose any job today? Explain.
3. How would you summarize the text in French?