Activity

To selfie or not to selfie

Characters:

Christina Broom

Theme: Description. Present vs. Past. Prepositions.

Competencies

Competence in Linguistic Communication

Personal, social and learning to learn competence

Entrepreneurial Competence

Competence in cultural awareness and expressions

Subjects and year by Educational System

Spain > English > 2nd ESO > Communication

Enunciation

<img title="Women's Legacy logo" src="//inclusion.womenslegacyproject.eu/images/LogoWL.svg" /><hr />Let&rsquo;s &nbsp;talk about photography!
Have you ever wondered how the past was portraited in photos? Let&rsquo;s have a look at Christina Broom, credited as the UK's first female press photographer.
Choose one of the following photos she took and describe it according to the guide model proposed.&nbsp;
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<a title="C. Broom. Suffragists" href="https://1drv.ms/i/s!Atxuf_nB2pgD8BxsqRydzViLbH8z?e=JiFsIe"><img title="Suffragettes in London" src="//inclusion.womenslegacyproject.eu/uploads/resume/attachment/4147/Sufragistas_en_Londres.jpeg" alt="Group of women suffragettes marching in London." width="350" height="233" /></a> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title="C. Broom. Women journalists." href="https://1drv.ms/i/s!Atxuf_nB2pgD8B2dTvfi7iMnx0hz?e=xVd437"><img title="Group of female journalists in London" src="//inclusion.womenslegacyproject.eu/uploads/resume/attachment/4151/Periodistas_femeninas.jpeg" alt="Group of female journalists in London" width="350" height="252" /></a>
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<a title="C. Broom. Family and soldiers. World War I" href="https://1drv.ms/i/s!Atxuf_nB2pgD8B_Guo1n8nNf0TcS?e=j02Edv"><img title="World War I soldiers posing with their family." src="//inclusion.womenslegacyproject.eu/uploads/resume/attachment/4149/Soldados_de_la_Primera_Guerra_Mundial.jpeg" alt="World War I soldiers posing with their family." width="350" height="220" /></a> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title="C. Broom. Soldiers on permit. World War I." href="https://1drv.ms/i/s!Atxuf_nB2pgD8CAaSXdjhbMMR27H?e=gVq4gB"><img title="World War I soldiers resting in London" src="//inclusion.womenslegacyproject.eu/uploads/resume/attachment/4148/Soldados_descansando_en_Londres.jpeg" alt="World War I soldiers resting in London" width="350" height="214" /></a>
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&nbsp;MODEL ANSWER:&nbsp;
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title="C. Broom. Vote for Women assembly." href="https://1drv.ms/i/s!Atxuf_nB2pgD8B6kn9MwE0kt94OC?e=hLbPfq"><img title="Assembly for women's suffrage" src="//inclusion.womenslegacyproject.eu/uploads/resume/attachment/4150/Asamblea_por_el_voto_femenino.jpeg" alt="Assembly for women's suffrage" width="350" height="256" /></a>
&ldquo;This picture was taken by Christina Broom at the beginning of the XX Century. The picture presents three women in a stand. They represent the party to fight for women rights. In this case, they are asking for votes for women.
The picture is in black and white. In the middle there are these three women wearing black dresses and hats. At the top, there is a placard that says: VOTES FOR WOMEN. At the bottom, we can see another placard with the name of the group of these women: Women&rsquo;s Social and Political Union and a demand for having the right to vote.
In my opinion, it is a very interesting picture where we can see women who are fighting for their rights.&rdquo; &nbsp;
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Observations and context

- Interdisciplinary activity with the subject of Geography and History to contextualise the historical moment of the photographer to learn about the 1st World War.

- Christina Broom was not the first British woman to pick up a camera - before her was, for example, the much better known and recognised Julia Margaret Cameron - but she was the first to take to the streets with one. However, despite having taken more than 40,000 photographs, her name and the recognition of her work and her figure go virtually unnoticed by most https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Broom (13/4/2022).

- Other interesting links:
https://www.mujeresenlahistoria.com/2014/07/fotografiando-la-gran-guerra-christina.html (30/6/2023).
https://flashbak.com/the-suffragette-photographs-of-christina-broom-423787/ (13/4/2022).

Contemporary and later women (master portrait painters):
-Julia Margaret Cameron (1815), Madame D'Ora (1881), Ruth Harriet Louise (1903), Gisele Freund (1908), Eve Arnold (1912), Inge Morath (1923), Annie Leibovitz (1949).

Description

This activity aims to improve written expression by describing photographs taken by Christina Broom.

We will work from the model text on one of the artist's photographs. The students will have to describe the message of the photograph in broad strokes and then the elements that can be seen in it. They will end with a short personal opinion about the photograph.

To selfie or not to selfie

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Observations and context

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