1. Mention some laws achieved by workers in England improving their work conditions.
The 8-hour work day, insure members against unemployement, old age, ill, etc.
2. What happened the first of May?
The 8-hour work day was proclaimed in the United States. It is called May Day or Labour Day.
3. Look for information about the suffragettes. Who was Emily Davison?
Suffragette is a name for members of the movement for the women's suffrage in the United Kingdom, in particular members of the Women's Social and Political Union. They wanted to participate in politic and be treated as equals to men.
Emily Davison was a militant women's suffrage activist. She joined the Women's Social and Political Union. Three years later, she left her job as a teacher and went to work full-time for the suffragette movement. She was frequently arrested for causing a public disturbance to burning post boxes and spent a number of short periods in jail. She died after throwing herself in front of the king's horse at the Epsom Derby.
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