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Anthony, Susan B. “On Women’s Right to Vote.” Speech

Women entitlement to vote in an election was unlawful until the late 1800s. Women

could be fined and detained for voting. Susan B. Anthony was fined and arrested after she voted

for the presidential election in 1872. It was after she was released from detainment that she gave

her speech. Susan B. Anthony was well educated, and therefore she understood issues to do with

human right and equality.

The purpose and the claim of the speech were to battle for the suffrage for women. The

speaker desired that women could have the right to vote in an election and political contests.

Furthermore, the tone of the speaker toward the subject is liberal. She desired that society would

regard women’s ideal with performed passionate discourse ("On Women's Right to Vote - Susan

B. Anthony 1873"). One method of method of argumentation used in this speech is a rogerian

argument. Susan's intention is to convince citizens that both women and men have the same

rights. In this speech, the author uses pathos, ethos, and logos to support her claim.

Logos

An example of an appeal to logic in this speech is "It will be my task tonight to prove to

you that with that vote, I not only did not commit an offense but merely exercised my citizenship

rights, which are guaranteed to me and all citizens of the United States.
Pathos

An example of an appeal to pathos in this speech is "The gifts of freedom are

everlastingly withheld from ladies and their female successors.”

Ethos

An example of an appeal to ethics in this speech is “I stand before you tonight under

indictment for the alleged crime of having voted at the last presidential election, without having a

lawful right to vote.” Finally, the technique utilized as a part of this discourse is dramatizing the

issue. The fairness of suffrage is required, so the speaker exhibited powerful feeling. Anthony's

incredible story and discourse make the audience feel enthusiastic. She utilized solid words like

an out and out joke (section 2), accursed privileged, and a contemptuous government (passage

3).
 Works Cited

"On Women's Right to Vote - Susan B. Anthony 1873." World History for the Relaxed

Historian, www.emersonkent.com/speeches/on_womens_right_to_vote.htm.