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- Year 2
Sophia Duleep Singh, the princess who fought for women to have the vote
I can describe how Sophia Duleep Singh fought for women’s right to vote.
- Year 2
Sophia Duleep Singh, the princess who fought for women to have the vote
I can describe how Sophia Duleep Singh fought for women’s right to vote.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Sophia Duleep Singh was a princess who chose to stand up for fairness instead of living a quiet royal life.
- She joined the Suffragettes, a group of brave women fighting for women to have the right to vote in Britain.
- Sophia helped the movement by marching, speaking out, and selling Suffragette newspapers across London.
- She took risks for fairness, even when some people disapproved, because she believed women deserved a voice.
- Her actions helped change the law so that women could vote, leaving a legacy of courage that inspires people today.
Keywords
Vote - when someone can vote, they are allowed to make a choice about who runs the country
Fairness - treating people equally and making sure everyone has the same chances
Suffragettes - a group of people who wanted women to have the right to vote in Britain
Common misconception
Some pupils may think that Sophia won women the vote all by herself.
Remind pupils that many brave women worked together for many years to win the right to vote, and Sophia was just one important part of that team.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Why did Marie Curie collect strange rocks in her laboratory?
Q2.Henri Becquerel noticed that a strange mark appeared on the when he placed a special kind of rock near it.
Q3.Match each word to its correct meaning.
power that makes things work
a place for scientific experiments
a person who learns about science and carries out investigations