Week 11

 Hello everyone, the midterms are over now so we are heading into a week where the story and vocab won't be tested, but we still need to start the normal homework regime again.

Week 11 Vocabulary Definitions – Who Says Women Can’t Be Doctors?

 1 queasy (adj.): feeling like you might throw up

 2 repulse (v.): to make someone feel very bad or upset 

 3 patience (n.): the ability to wait or do something without getting angry

 4 closet (n.): a small room or space for clothes 

 5 fuss over (v.): to show too much attention to someone or something

 6 consider (v.): to think about something carefully 

 7 female (adj.): being a girl or woman 

 8 support (v.): to help or give strength to someone or something

 9 earn (v.): to get money or something by working 

 10 medical (adj.): related to the treatment of illness and injuries 

 11 give up (v.): to stop trying or doing something 

 12 stubborn (adj.): not wanting to change your mind or actions 

 13 envelope (n.): a paper cover for a letter 

 14 college (n.): a school for adults after high school 

 15 expect (v.): to think that someone will come or arrive 

 16 wicked (adj.): very bad or evil 

 17 except (prep.): not including 

 18 vote (v.): to choose someone or something by raising a hand or writing 

 19 raucous (adj.): loud and unpleasant 

 20 laughter (n.): the sound you make when you laugh 

 21 bait (n.): food or a thing used to catch fish or animals 

 22 prove (v.): to show something is true 

 23 graduate (v.): to finish school or college 

 24 humanity (n.): all people; kindness and care for others

Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors?

The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell

This story is a biography that covers the life of Elizabeth Blackwell

The setting of the story is America in the 1800s.

The story states that jobs were limited for women in the 1830s even in America.

Those who weren't wives, mothers, or maids were usually working as teachers or seamstresses.

At that time, a woman being a doctor wasn't an option.

However, Elizabeth wasn't a girl who walked away from a challenge.

She even carried her brother over her head until their fight stopped.

(By the way, Henry Blackwell, her brother, did a lot to help Elizabeth chase her dream of becoming a doctor, but this isn't written in our story. You can read about him here- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Browne_Blackwell )

Even when Elizabeth was a child, she tried to make herself stronger by sleeping on floors and climbing up roofs.

When she was young, she didn't even want to see a doctor, she just walked outside or hid in the closest until she felt better.

It was one of her friends, Mary Donaldson, who believed that she could be a doctor when she told Elizabeth that she would prefer that a woman doctor would examine her.

She didn't like the idea at first, but she thought about it in her sewing circles or sewing clubs and it started to sound better and better to her.

She thought about it when having tea with other women as well, and even started to dream about becoming a doctor.

However, the men that she asked has mixed opinions.

Some were supportive, but some didn't think that women were strong or smart enough.

(Her brother, Henry, was actually the most supportive and introduced people to Elizabeth that could help her, but this isn't in our story.)

She was laughed at by some of the people who she shared her dream with, both men and women.

At that time, she was a teacher and applied to work at some medical schools, but she kept getting the same answer back.

NO, NO, NO, NO, and NO!

Twenty-eight rejection letters in all.

She got one acceptance letter for Geneva Medical School in upstate New York.

(Again, her brother Henry's friendship with Dr. Joseph Warrington was the reason they accepted her. Henry introduced the doctor to her sister and Dr. Warrington wrote to his school that she should be accepted. But this is also not in our story.)

After she was accepted, the school's teachers let the students vote on whether or not to accept Elizabeth Blackwell as a new student or not.

The students thought that this was a joke so they voted yes.

Elizabeth studied past midnight many times during her time in medical school.

On January 23, 1849, Elizabeth graduated with the highest grades in the whole class.

Week 11	Homework 回家功課
Monday November 10th	1. Week 11 Vocab #9-16 x 3 + definitions x 1 2. Write 3 sentences
Tuesday November 11th	1. Week 11 Vocab #17-24 x 3 + definitions x 1 2. Write 4 sentences 3. Grade 3 Shared Worksheet
Wednesday November 12th	1.  A2 Worksheet
Thursday November 13th	1. Write Week 12 Vocab Words # 1-8 x 3 Definitions x1
Friday November 14th	1. Write 3 sentences 2. Sensay