that contributed to women obtaining the vote. These factors are: Suffragettes, Suffragists, Attitudes to women and WWI. I think the most important factor was WW1. Women received the vote in 1928, 10 years after the war had ended, shortly after Emmeline Pankhurst died and a year before Millicent Fawcett would die. WWI began in 1914. Women on the home front were left by their husbands, brothers, sons and lovers as they went to war. When the men left to war they had no guarantee to return, meaning that…
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The rhetorical appeal that Emmeline Pankhurst uses the most effectively is the appeal to pathos, or emotion. Pankhurst demonstrates the purpose of her unorthodox methods of protest by using personal anecdotes, and connections. For example, Pankhurst sets the stage by describing a situation where “you have two very hungry babies”. On one hand you have the “patient baby”, and on the other, an “impatient baby”. The impatient baby “screams and kicks” and makes “everybody unpleasant” until it is fed.…
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The campaign for women’s suffrage beginning by the end of the nineteenth century as more women at that time were more educated which allowed them to get jobs. This meant the amount of independent women increased so people thought they should be allowed to vote if they do not rely on men. On the other hand some people thought it was bad for women to have the vote because at that time most women were dependent on men – being obedient to husbands, had fewer rights than men. Also hardly any…
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In the speeches “Is it a Crime for a Citizen of the United States to Vote?” by Susan B. Anthony and “Freedom or Death” written by Emmeline Pankhurst, both authors are advisors for the women’s suffrage movement by fighting for equality for women’s. The authors were highly effective in persuading the audience or readers that women should be given the rights to vote. Both speakers use rhetorical devices to prove their authority and claim, but also provide different tones to create effect. One way that…
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In 1918 women were ‘rewarded’ for their efforts in World War One by finally receiving the right to vote; this act was known as the 1918 Representation of the People Act. However the act only gave women over the age of 30 the right to vote, but on the other hand men over 21 were given the right to vote. Prior to the women’s efforts in World War One, the suffragettes had been protesting for the right to vote; it is believed that these efforts also contributed to receiving the act. This is clearly evident…
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women won the right to vote in 1918 was because of World War I (WWI). E: During the war, men left to fight, creating job vacancies that women filled, showing their capability. As Prime Minister Herbert Asquith said in 1914, "The women of this country will be proud to know that, in the opinion of the Government, their services are required for the work at home." E: This showed that women were essential to the war effort, which helped change views about their role in society and their right to vote. L:…
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In the passage "Is It a Crime for a Citizen of the United States to Vote?" and "Freedom or Death," the authors effectively argue for women's right to vote by providing compelling evidence and persuasive arguments. In "Is It a Crime for a Citizen of the United States to Vote?" ", Susan B. Anthony highlights the hypocrisy of denying women the right to vote After her arrest on charges of voting illegally in the 1872 federal election, Susan B. Anthony undertook an exhaustive speaking tour of all twenty-nine…
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Kevin Shin Mrs. Roberson AP Language and Composition 11 March 2024 Just Mercy Essay Laws are to uphold order, to uphold equal treatment, and to uphold justice. Despite this, there have been examples in the past and present of laws that instigate inequality, division, and unethical practices. When reviewing American history, there are multiple examples of laws making discrimination and poor conditions legal. Many accounts showed how people were struggling in these conditions created due to those laws…
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are held back.” Those were the words said by Malala Yousafzai. She was the girl who got shot because she wanted girls to have a better education. Although ‘Girls Education’ is not the topic of my speech, which is supposed to be about the history of women’s suffrage, the quote still applies. I will be saying “the 19th Amendment to the Constitution” a few times, so just so you know, the 19th Amendment was the one which granted women to vote in the United States, Canada, and a few Latin American countries…
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Suffragette Alice Paul was born in New Jersey in 1885. She went on to found the National Women's Party and dedicate her entire life to the cause that men and women should be equal in society. 2. Even as a child, she attended meetings of the American Suffrage Association. Paul had an exceptionally keen mind. She earned a B.A. from Swarthmore College in 1905, and M.A. and a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1907 and 1912 and three (3) law degrees from American University - a bachelor, masters…
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