Women's right to vote

6 Minute English

语言学习

2016-11-24

6 分钟
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  • Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English.

  • I'm Alice.

  • And I'm Neil.

  • The BBC's 100 Women's Season is back this week.

  • It will explore women's stories of defiance and it will include stories of women who inspired us.

  • And that's what we're going to talk about today.

  • And which woman has inspired you, Alice?

  • Oh, well, I have many female role models.

  • And this means people look to you by others as examples to be followed.

  • But I must say, I have a great admiration for the suffragettes.

  • Ah, the women who fought for the right to vote in the UK.

  • Yes, I think they were very brave.

  • Yes, so do I.

  • Let's see how much you know about it, Neil.

  • This is today's quiz question for you.

  • Which was the first country to give all women the right to vote in public elections?

  • Was it A, Finland, B, New Zealand, or C, the United States?

  • Hmm, I am going to say A, Finland.