Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Even though it was easy for women to obtain jobs in the field of domestic work or laundresses, they faced heavier exploitation; considering, that with these jobs women often had no time to care for their families. Leading a life in extreme poverty, these women had no choice, but to search for other opportunities to keep their families, and themselves, alive. At some point African American women even had to sacrifice their prides, in order to earn breadline wages to survive.

In America, there used to be unfair laws and regulations regarding labor. Children are put to work in harsh conditions, conditions often deemed difficult even for adults, and are forced to work ridiculous hours. Florence Kelley gave a speech at the National American Woman Suffrage Association in Philadelphia on July 22, 1905. In her speech, Kelley uses repetition, pathos, imagery, logos, and carefully placed diction to express how child labor is morally wrong and inhumane.

In 1905, in the United States, some children as young as six years old are working in factories and women aren’t allowed to vote. Florence Kelley is a fiery and inspiring child labor activist and also a suffragette. On July 22, 1905, in Philadelphia, she gives a speech to the National American Women Suffrage Association (NAWSA) to try to rally them to assist her in her main cause which is fixing the child labor system. In her speech where she doesn’t hold back, Kelley lets the audience know why the child labor system is atrocious and why they should get involved. She also tells them the steps that they should take to try to right these wrongs, in convincing their husbands to vote for child labor

Florence Kelley is a social worker and reformer who fights for child labor laws and better working conditions for women. At the National Assembly Women Suffrage Association in Philadelphia on July 22, 1905, Kelley recites a speech about the issue of child labor laws. She uses rhetorical strategies such as repetition of the many negative aspects of child labor through specific examples, criticism of state policies, and emotional appeal. A combination of figures, logic, evidence, and emotional appeal will help convince her audience that child labor is a problem.

Taking a look into the ways of her household solidified the fact that housewives were set apart from their counterparts because of their responsibilities. Their knack for multi-tasking and running a home efficiently was never held to very high standards. Now, with a look into these three women’s homes, it seems that everyone should take with them the notion that no matter the woman’s wealth or social status, her work in the home is pivotal to the success of her family.

Florence Kelley, an active social worker and reformer of the 20th century, rants over the horrendous working conditions kids must endure. She presents this in her speech before National American Woman Suffrage Association in Philadelphia, which provides context and credibility for her argument. Kelley argues clearly of the terrible conditions and work hours kids suffer to bring about her message of, “enlisting the workingmen voters.” This is essentially to free the kids from the disastrous issue through her usage of credibility, empathetic tone to strike the audience, and her usage of examples of their conditions and state rules to support her message and purpose.

Since capitalism has existed, children have been able to work. These children have worked in the harshest conditions and the longest hours. With thousands of children working in the United States, social worker Florence Kelley decided something needed to be done about it. So on July 22, 1905, she delivered a speech to the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA), analyzing, and explaining the problems with children in the workplace. She uses the rhetorical strategy, cause and effect, to exemplify the pros and cons of child labor at the time. Kelley later explains how her thoughts can reflect on the future of child labor in the United States.

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Kelley continuously describes how young and innocent these children are so that the audience can better understand that this is no place for young children to be working. By using the racial word “white” to describe the girls Kelley is appealing to her audience, which is primarily upper class white women (29). In doing so, she shocks the audience into realizing this could be their children. Furthermore, Kelley declares, “nor is it only in the south” that this is happening, which suggests to the audience that this is a national issue and is probably occurring in more than just the six states she mentioned (36). Consequently, Kelley condemns the New Jersey legislature by using the word “shameful” in describing the repeal bill that allows girls as young as fourteen years of age to work all night (60). She calls these children “beasts of burden” to emphasize how the people in America no longer treat children as blessings, but as inhuman as “beasts,” as well as stating “of burden” to show that there is a great load that is overpowering young children (76). Furthermore, she explains how children have been “robbed” of their education and socialization in school so they can be little slaves. Kelley uses the word “robbed” to emphasize that the right to education belongs to children, and is being stolen from them. Throughout this speech Kelley uses phrases such as “our socks,” “our

Florence Kelley was a United States social worker and reformer who fought successfully for child labor laws and improved conditions for working women. Throughout her speech to the Philadelphia Convention of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, she stresses the importance of changing the working conditions that are in place for children. By using child labor as her baseline, Kelley is able to talk about her main point, which is her suggestion for women’s rights with the help of repetition, strong word choice, and opposition.

the life of a very special woman and what she has done for us in the medical field today.

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After so many years of being subjected by other people, she finally took her life into her own hands and made an attempt to be happy.

Although they were great in numbers, it was their unified attitude that gained them their strength. All of the women seemed to be even-keeled and open minded. Even upon the arrival of strange men, they were not scared, but devised a cautious plan to capture them and gain their knowledge to better their own race. Despite the fact that certain people specialized in certain jobs, the entire community had access to all the information that each person knew. It was important for them to all be on the same page.

The early 20th century was a time of great discovery, revolution, and reform. From the discovery of Machu Picchu, to Evolutionary theories, to Women's Rights reform, the world was constantly changing and growing. Some people resisted these changes, while many others embraced and pushed for reform. Charlotte Perkins Gilman was one such woman who took these ideas close to heart. By combining her thoughts on evolution and women's rights she created a story about discovering a lost civilization of women in her novella, Herland.