1. I had a dream.
In 1917 I was a young Lady, my name was Ofelia Grant, I was 23 years old and lived in
London.
At that time, to be a rich woman wasn't difficult. Because the ladies didn’t work, they
only went to meetings at lunchtime, dinners and opera. They must be beauty and quiet.
But that life was not for me. Why not? Because I needed something more!
I was a suffragette, what's the meaning of suffragette? Well, I fought for women's vote,
because in 1917 the women couldn't vote for any political party and World War didn't
make me easy my job.
Then a year later, the Parliament approved the right of women to vote because men
were in France for the war. Only could vote married women or older than 30 years, it
wasn't perfect but we won a battle.
RING! RING! RING! - That's my alarm clock.
I wake up and stop it. Everything has been a dream! I get up very slowly; I can't stop
thinking about my dream.
While I have breakfast, I'm comparing my dream with the present time. All adult
women can vote, we can study, and we can work the same as men. Yes, it is true that
women can do anything, but we must keep fighting for the equality of opportunities.
Today in most cases, men win more money that women for similar jobs, men have more
important positions in companies and governments that woman, and they do less
housework than us.
In conclusion, I believe that equality is near but not here. Maybe it's waiting for our
daughters or our granddaughters.
Ana María Fernández Parra. 1º B