4.1 Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors

What is the genre of "Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors?"?

• realistic fiction

• informational text

• biography

• autobiography

Who is the author of the story?

• Elizabeth Blackwell

• Tanya Lee Stone

• Mary Donaldson

• Marjorie Priceman

What jobs were women allowed to do in the 1830s?

• They could be doctors and lawyers.

• They could be teachers and seamstresses.

• They could be teachers and doctors.

• They were not allowed to do any jobs at all.

What does the word "allowed" mean?

• It means that you did not do something.

• It means something that is difficult to do.

• It means that you are told you could do or have something.

• It means you took something that was offered.

The definition is "to take something that is offered"? What is the word?

• allowed

• refused

• accepted

• challenged

Elizabeth never walked away from a challenge. What does this mean?

• She easily gave up when she was challenged.

• She never gave up when she was challenged.

• She got bored very easily.

• She was a very smart person.

How did Elizabeth feel when she saw blood?

• She felt queasy.

• She felt interested.

• She felt happy.

• She felt bored.

What did Elizabeth do when she felt sick?

• She picked up her little brother.

• She slept on the floor.

• She went up to the roof to look through her spyglass.

• She went for a walk.

Who told Elizabeth that she should be a doctor?

• Her parents told her she should be a doctor.

• Her teacher told her she should be a doctor.

• Her friend, Mary, told her she should be a doctor.

• Nobody told her she should be a doctor. She just decided to be a doctor by herself.

What job did Elizabeth do to earn money when she was applying to the medical schools?

• She worked as a doctor.

• She worked as a seamstress.

• She did not work at all because her husband gave her money.

• She worked as a teacher.