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Rhetorical Analysis Of Emmeline Pankhurst's Speech
Emmeline Pankhurst gave this speech to raise awareness for women’s rights. The audience of this speech was mostly women that fought for the same cause. However, it was aimed at politicians, anyone who could make a change for the better. The tone is very serious as is it is aimed to help make a change in the government. Pankhurst uses both allusions and discussions on how her movement has been labeled to help establish her points.
Initially, Pankhurst alludes to two main historical events to help establish strong points. The first is the men of Hartford. Pankhurst writes, “Suppose the men of Hartford had a grievance… and the legislature obstinately refused to listen to them… at the next general election the men of Hartford would turn out that

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