reformer‚ Florence Kelley‚ stands before mothers and wives of men who can vote at the National American Woman Suffrage Association convention. During his convention Kelley delivers a successful speech on the importance of child labor laws. As fellow suffragette‚ Kelley incorporates rhetorical strategies such as the appeal to guilt‚ rhetorical questions‚ and imagery in order to place a sense of urgency on the importance of child labor laws. In paragraphs nine and eleven‚ Kelley appeals
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On July 22‚ 1905 Florence Kelley revealed to the public about the amount of work that children‚ ages sixteen and under are doing in factories. Her concerned outlook on the situation lets the women at the convention of the National American Women Suffrage Association know that she feels this is a matter that should be taken care of. She attempts to open the eyes of the people to let them see that the time that children are spending working in factories isn’t time well spent‚ and that action should
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Florence Kelley‚ a member of the National American Woman Suffrage Association in 1905‚ issued a speech about the harsh and unjust treatment of children in factories. Kelley starts her speech in an authoritative tone with “in this country‚ two million children under the age of sixteen years who are earning their bread.” Her audience‚ the members of the NAWSA‚ is immediately hit with the knowledge‚ and emotions‚ that such a vast number of children are in such dangerous conditions. Furthermore‚ facts
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Florence Kelley During the National American Suffrage Association in Philadelphia on 1905‚ Florence Kelley uses several rhetorical devices to convey her message concerning child labor to her audience. In the beginning of her speech‚ Kelley states‚” two million children under the age of sixteen years are earning bread‚” in order to create an emotional appeal that would urge these women to feel sorrow for the children that have to work so late at nights. In order to keep her audience caring for
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Florence Kelley (1859 – 1932) Florence Kelley‚ A Woman of Fierce Fidelity Florence Kelley is considered one of the great contributors to the social rights of workers‚ particularly women and children. She is best known as a prominent Progressive social reformer known for her role in helping to improve social conditions of the twentieth century. She has been described as a woman of fierce fidelity (Goldmark‚ 1953). Kelley was a leading voice in the labor‚ suffragette‚ children’s and civil rights
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Florence Kelley was devoted to improving working conditions for women and children. She worked tirelessly to have child labor laws passed. We see her commitment to her cause in her speech before the convention of the National American Woman Suffrage Association in Philadelphia on July 22‚ 1905. Kelley effectively utilizes the rhetorical strategies of repetition and pathos to express her desire to better things for the working children. Beginning in the third paragraph‚ Kelley uses the phrase that
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Florence Kelly delivered her speech before the convention of the National American Woman Suffrage Association in Philadelphia on July 22‚ 1905 about children working long hours whether at night or day. She is trying to convince her audience about the negative effects of child labor laws by illustrating the horrible working conditions and by using the structure of the speech to manipulate the emotions of the audience. Florence reveals to her audience that child labor is increasing uncontrollably
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In her speech to the National American Women Suffrage Association in 1905‚ Florence Kelly encourages women to fight against child labor by illustrating how the children suffer and by emphasizing the extent child labor has reached. Children had it tough in 1905‚ Kelly illustrated this by using very powerful images. “Tonight while we sleep‚ several thousand little girls are working in textile mills‚ all the night through.” “A girl of seven or six years‚ just tall enough to reach the bobbins‚ may work
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Florence Kelley uses several rhetoric devices in order to make her claim about the insufficient working conditions for women and children. The use of rhetorical devices adds to her ability to make her case. By using such language‚ Kelley successfully delivers her message in a way that would compel the reader to agree. She uses a mixture of diction‚ syntax‚ and emotional appeal in order to really have her point stick with the reader and cause them to think about the cause she is trying to support
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n Florence Kelley’s speech‚ she discusses the current child labor crisis to emphasize the importance of passing child labor laws immediately. Kelley uses emotional imagery‚ passionate tone‚ and to inform the audience about children being over worked in the United States. Kelley begins her speech by appealing to emotion (pathos) by using imagery. Kelley acknowledges the current tragedy of children being overworked on a daily basis. She captures the audience’s attention by giving dead cold facts
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