Kitty Marion

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Kitty Marion born?Katherina Maria Schäfer, March 12, 1871, German Empire
2. What is the immigration to england?1886, at age fifteen, initiating her public life
3. What is the hunger strike endurance?Underwent over 200 force-feedings while imprisoned for her activism
4. Who was Kitty Marion?Kitty Marion was a brave German woman who sang in music halls and later fought for women's right to vote and for birth control.
5. Why did Kitty Marion leave Britain?During World War I, because she was German, she had to leave Britain and moved to the United States.

Women's Suffrage: The historical struggle for women's right to vote, a fundamental aspect of democratic participation.
Militant Suffragettes: A faction within the suffrage movement employing direct action and civil disobedience, including property damage.
Reproductive Autonomy: An individual's right to make decisions about their own body and reproductive health, including contraception.