Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to thank.Addams helped the poor and worked for peace.She encouraged a sense of community(社区)by creating shelters and promoting education and services for people in need.In 1931，Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

　　Rachel Carson(1907－1964)

　　If it werent for Rachel Carson, the environmental movement might not exist today.Her popular 1962 book Silent Spring raised awareness of the dangers of pollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the world’s lakes and oceans.

　　Sandra Day O’Connor(1930－present)

　　When Sandra Day OConnor finished third in her class at Stanford Law School, in 1952，she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman.She became an Arizona state senator(参议员)and，in 1981, the first woman to join the U．S.Supreme Court.OConnor gave the deciding vote in many important cases during her 24 years on the top court.

　　Rosa Parks(1913－2005)

　　On December 1，1955，in Montgomery，Alabama，Rasa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus to a passenger.Her simple act landed Parks in prison.But it also set off the Montgomery bus boycott.It lasted for more than a year, and kicked off the civil－rights movement.“The only tired I was, was tired of giving in，”said Parks.

　　【语篇导读】　这是一篇记叙文，属于人物传记。介绍了近一百年来涌现出来的四位杰出的女性。

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