Wilmette Public Schools 39
Central Elementary School
Fourth Grade
•What would make a woman famous?
•What were some of the obstacles/challenges women had to overcome?
•Did our moms like growing up as a girl? (we interviewed them for homework)
•What qualities do famous women have?
•What inspired them?
Read our interviews with our moms!
Read our ideas about what makes someone famous.
What are the qualities famous women have or had that gave them success?
intelligent
believes in herself
takes risks
confident
has a goal
thinks differently
determined to succeed
persistent, doesn't quit
decides to win
hopeful
self-assured
responsible
OK with mistakes
courageous
can deal with bad times
strong-willed
open to ideas
usually independent
motivated
enthusiastic
says what she believes
not afraid to speak up
willing to fail
knows she has to struggle to make it
stands up for what they believe
perseveres over challenges
patient with what she can't change
What challenges did our famous women have to face?
danger in the wild
people trying to hurt her
deaths in the family
breast cancer
wealthy people humiliated her
orphaned at an early age
poverty
polio
no friends around as a child
difficulty with reading
not allowed to play sports
no one believed in her skills
being laughed at for ideas
not allowed them to try
dangerous environment
not treated as equal with men
teased because of looks
people only wanted them to be quiet, or pretty, or nice
mother died when 5
father wouldn't listen
teacher mean to her
What inspired them?
failure and people not believing
finding someone who was a hero
her coaches
curiousity
mother worked hard to keep alive as a slave
having an illness that was life-threatening
her grandmother
reading about famous people in books
being the first woman to do something for the first time
a teacher who was always around to help
love for the world and animals
a dad who helped her everyday with her sport
being told to never give up by parent
belief in a dream to help
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