Florence Kelley in her July 22‚ 1905 speech to the National American Suffrage Association fights for an end of child labor in the United States. Kelley argues that the children are enslaved and the task of working men and women should be "freeing the children from toil." Through her use of identification with the audience and her appeal to both logos and pathos‚ Kelley conveys her view on child labor and persuades the audience to aid her by going in the battle to end child labor. Initially‚ Kelley
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Political reformer and activist‚ Florence Kelley‚ gave her child labor speech to million of Americans at the Nation American Women Suffrage Association. Her speech consisted of the harsh working conditions that little children suffered day and night. Kelley’s speech conveyed that children should not be working and be exploited. The loss of innocence is conveyed when children have to work in order to earn their daily bread. Throughout her whole speech‚ she used a persuasive tone that evoked a great
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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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America. With the rise of the Woman’s Suffrage Movement‚ reformers such as Florence Kelley took the stage to improve the conditions for women and children in the workforce through labor reforms. Kelley‚ who was a worker and reformer‚ addressed this issue in her speech at the convention of the National American Women Suffrage Association in Philadelphia in the summer of 1905. She successfully used her persuasive and argumentative
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According to Lillian Wald‚ Florence Kelley is remembered as a woman who “was not afraid of truth‚ she was not afraid of life‚ she was not afraid of death‚ she was not afraid of enemies.” As a child‚ Kelley’s father William‚ who held a position in Congress‚ would take her on midnight tours of the factories where she witnessed young boys helping in the manufacture of steel and glass. The hazardous conditions in the mill triggered her lifetime campaign against the abuse of children in factories and
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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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Florence Kelly vocalizes the harsh reality of child labor and explores the great wrongs that were brought upon women and children while suffrage was in full effect. Kelly opens her speech by stating statistics to appeal to the logical and emotional sides of her listeners. "Children under the age of 16 are doing hard-work..." as a social worker Kelly would have access to this information. Kelly goes on to explain that kids working may be supporting their families making it impossible to quit.
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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’s Purpose “Survival of the fittest... The common guppy lives. ... That’s the way it is and that’s the way it’s going to be.” Florence Wechek is a like common guppie. She never expected the world to take care of her‚ and she does not despair in a troubled time‚ but continues to work steadily and continually. She knows how to get along with what she has because she is just an average person with everyday responsibilities. This quote shows her purpose by saying that we need these kind of people
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