2)Read fragments from stories about famous women. For answers to questions choose the names designated by letters A-E. Florence Nightingale was impatient with a life without meaningful purpose. By age 24, Florence rejected a ma riage proposal and decided to be a nurse. For several years Florence pleaded with her parents, with God and suffered a near nervous breakdown, but never considered disobeying ner parents' wish. At last, in 1851 her parents permitted her to study nursing at an institution in Germany. Two years later, she was appointed superintendent of the inst.tution. Her administration was very successful and so were the changes made to the institution. Louisa May Alcott lived most of her life in Boston and Concord. She worked as a teacher for a short time. Next, she worked as a housekeeper and finally began writing. Her first books were written quick/y Then, Alcott volunteered to be a Civil War nurse, where she caught typhe d and was sent home. But, from this experience her book Hcspital Sketches became famous. Soon, her stories were chosen for the Atlantic Monthly. Her most popular book was Little Women. It described her own childhood, as many of her other books: Aunt Joe's Scrap Bag, Little Men, Eight Cousins and others. Marie Curie was born Maria Sklodowska as the fifth and youngest chi'd of Bronisiava Boguska, a pranist, singer and teacher and Wladislaw Sklodowski, a professor of mathematics and physies. From young she was remarkable for her prodigiol s memory and at the age of 16 she won a gold medal on a competition of her secondary education at Russian lycee. In 1891, she went to Paris. She worked late hours ard virtually lived bread and butter and tea. In 1804 she was placed the second in the license of mathematicel sciences. It was then that she married Pierre Curie, a famous scientis:. Valentina Tereshkova was born in Yaroslav) region of the former USSR. Soon after starting work in a extile mill at the age of 18, Valentina joined an amateur parachuting club. She was a hard worker. Later, at the age of 24, she applied to become a cosmoraut. On June 16, 1963 Tereshkova was launched into space aboard Vostok 6. She became the first woman to travel in space. Her flight lasted 48 orbits s totaling 70 hours 50 minutes in space. She spent more time in orbit than ail the US Mercury astronauts combined. Valentina received the Order of Lenin and Hero ofthee Soviet Union awards for her histo ie flight. Margaret Thatcher was bom in England in the family of grocer and dressmaken Heer father were involved in local polities, Early in her life she decided to be a member of the Parliam ent. In 1950 Margaret married Denis Thatcher, got her degree from Osfordd and worked there as a research chemist. In 1959 she won a seat in Parliament. In 19700 to 1974 she served as the Minister of Education and Science. In 1979 general electionss Mrs. Thatcher became the first woman to be elected Prime Minister of Great Britain. She resigned in 1996. She was awarded an Order of Merit award by her Majesty, Queen Elizabeta Who