Women’s Right To The Suffrage Persuasive In “The Woman’s Right To the Suffrage” Susan B. Anthony persuades the U.S. that women should have the right to vote‚ by stating that if women are people then by definition they should be able to vote. In the Constitution it says we the people not we the men so there should be equal rights. This speech was most compelling because she used logos very well with evidence you can’t deny. She also referenced other famous speeches‚ that really convinced you to believe
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Here are the simlilarities and differences of the lives of Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony. Susan B. Anthony had a better life growing up than Harriet Tubman. Susan B. Anthony was born in 1820 in a small town in western Massechusets. Also was the daughter of a principled and plain Quaker father‚ and a loving‚ committed‚ withdrawn mother. Her childhood was spent in the midst of her mother’s unending domestic chores‚ and her brief limited education was designed to cultivate in
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The purpose and claim in Susan B. Anthony’s speech on women’s right to vote is clear and precise. The speaker is trying to convey the importance of recognizing the political right (as well as a democratic right) of women in order to keep up the true spirit of the U.S. Constitution and the nation’s democratic nature of governance. The speaker here claims that voting right is one of the most important natural rights and women being an equally important milieu in the society must have the right to vote
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Susan B. Anthony‚ in her speech‚ “On Women’s Right to Vote” (1872)‚ argues that in the United States‚ women do not have the right to vote. She supports her claim by first stating that women barely have any legal rights‚ then affirming that she is a citizen‚ and exercising her rights as one‚ then reciting the preamble of the Federal Constitution‚ then discussing how it specifically indicates that it says “we‚ the people‚” not‚ “we‚ the white male citizens.”‚ and finally‚ concludes that it is downright
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Response Essay To Susan B. Anthony Quote In 1855 a potato famine caused Irish immigrants to flee Ireland in search of a better life. In 1857‚ many of these immigrants arrived in the America for the plentiful job opportunities. Mills in Lewistown‚ Maine‚ and Lowell‚ Massachusetts sprung up overnight to provide these people with jobs. However‚ soon these immigrants found that their new lives were far more difficult in the land of the free than they imagined. What they found was a system similar
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Susan B. Anthony was a strong women’s rights activist and leader born into a quaker household on February 15‚ 1820 in Adams‚ Massachusetts. Anthoney began to show great interest in social issues such as the anti-slavery conference in 1851 where she met Elizabeth Cady Stanton. While campaigning against the production of alcohol‚ Susan was denied a chance to speak at a temperature convention because she was a women. This form of discrimination opened her eyes to the issue of women’s rights which changed
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They could not vote‚ pick an educated career‚ or even have ownership of their children. Susan B. Anthony needed more‚ so she started fighting for the unheard voices of America. Susan B. Anthony has positively benefitted modern society by standing up for equal rights and fighting for opportunities for women. Susan B. Anthony has significantly benefitted modern society by standing up for equal rights. Anthony strongly believed in abolishing slaver. This is probably because she grew up in the northern
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on is Susan B. Anthony. Who is Susan B. Anthony? Susan B. Anthony was born on February 20‚ 1820 in Adams‚ Massachusetts. Susan’s full name is Susan Brownell Anthony. Susan was raised in a Quaker household. She was born to a local cotton mill owner and his wife who was gifted with eight children. Susan was the second oldest of the eight children. However‚ only six out of the eight children grew to become adults as one was stillborn and the other sibling of Susan died at the age of two. Susan B. Anthony
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The speech that I am writing about is The Women’s Right to the Suffrage‚ by Susan B. Anthony. The Central Idea of the speech is In the “Women’s Right to the Suffrage” Anthony persuades us that women are people too and should be treated the same as men (others). The biggest part of the speech that I have chosen is how are people want more of a better union and to keep ourselves safe appoint for the U.S. This main idea helps my central idea by having all of our women having equal rights to vote and
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spreading diversity. Generations of strong willed women like Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton worked vigorously to improve equality in women’s rights. Their efforts led to women having the right to vote‚ access to birth control‚ and enlist in the army. Society has come a long way in closing the gap‚ however there is still room for improvement. Throughout history there has always been a struggle for gender equality. Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton are two very famous women who led
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