Florence Kelly Ap Language Persuasive Essay

Social worker and reformer Florence Kelly, strove to make a mark on the pitiful and unfair working conditions present through the early nineteen hundreds. Through the use of a creative and elaborate speech Kelly forced the women of Philadelphia to stand together for children’s rights and create the National American Woman Suffrage Association. In order for her voice to be noticed, Kelly displayed wonderful flow, pathos and empathy, brilliant word choice, and a striking call to action. Without these underlying aspects of her argument a reader could overlook or diminish the effect of the article, classifying her as a radical, or a protester of child labor, but due to these persuasive methods, Kelly’s speech inspired women across the nation. …show more content…
Using positive and negative words together as referring to “pitiful privilege” allows for a clarity, unable to be achieved by a simple negative. At no point in the article will a reader find a single slip-up of this broad retrospective view on society, focusing on the greater picture rather than a simplistic specific example. “In Georgia there is no restriction whatever! A girl of six or seven years, just tall enough to reach the bobbins. May work eleven by day or by night.” (Florence Kelly). Kelly displays a wide variety of pathos in order to obtain a strong emotion response from the listeners. Such phrases mirror the message Kelly is trying to convey and almost force the listener to take the side of children rather than the side of big business. Without the exceptional range of pathos drawing upon the emotions of the listeners, the speech would lose its ring and its overwhelming power of