课时作业17 People Of Achievement-（课时作业）【红对勾讲与练】2024版新高考英语大一轮复习全新方案（人教版）

选择性必修第一册　 3 　 选择性必修第一册 课时作业 17　 PEOPLE OF ACHIEVEMENT Ⅰ. 阅读理解 " (2022·江苏省徐州市模拟) Women Pioneers Who Changed the World Ali Stroker Ali Stroker took the theater world—and, indeed, the very Internet—by storm when, on June 9, 2019, she became the first performer in a wheelchair to take home a Tony Award. After becoming the first actor in a wheelchair in Broadway history in 2015, she won the award for her powerhouse performance in the revival of Oklahoma! Susan B. Anthony Susan B. Anthony participated in her first women􀆳s rights conference in 1852. Over the next 54 years, she published The Revolution; gave speeches; called the first Woman Suffrage Convention in Washington, D. C. ( 1869 ); and was arrested for voting ( 1872) . She was also a vocal advocate for abolishing slavery and improving workers􀆳 rights, higher education for women, and training standardization and registration for nurses. Anna Bissell In 1889 Anna Bissell became the CEO of the company, making her the first female CEO in America. She traveled around the country selling sweepers and making deals with major retailers to carry the Bissell brand. Eventually, she took the brand international. She was also one of the first company heads to give workers pension plans. Malala Yousafzai When terrorists began seizing power in her hometown and attacking girls􀆳 schools, Yousafzai gave a speech defending her and all women􀆳s right to an education. She continued to speak out even after her cover was blown and the terrorists issued a death threat. In 2012,a masked gun