Florence Kelley: Rhetorical Analysis Essay
In the 20th century many woman and little girls were forced to work in horrendous conditions. Florence Kelley, a social worker and reformer has expressed her disappointment through a speech she delivered in 1905 and passionately and successfully fought against the labor policies and work conditions through out the nation. In her speech at the National American Woman Suffrage Association Kelly argues that child labor laws should be changed and work conditions for women should be improved by illustrating the day to day lives of child labor and by comparing conditions all over America and between all classes of people.
By painting a vivid picture of the dreadful lives of women and children, Kelly imposes …show more content…
She contrasts the laws from state to state and how it differs from Pennsylvania. To support her strategy she uses a repetition of “In Alabama” and then “ In Georgia” to emphasize her distinctions and then “In Pennsylvania” also to show how among these 3 states where there is more injustice. She yet again targets women by using woman empowerment in her speech. She compares boys working age to girls working age by “Girls 14 years and older working all night” and boys and girls “under twelve years of age”. She targets them and emphasizes on this topic even more. Finally for her argument to effectively work for the future, Kelly calls us to action by inspiring us that we are “ not wholly powerless” and that we have the power to take attention. She also targets lawmakers and describing the power to change this injustice and diminishes the class distinction by referring all of us as “We” and saying “We do not wish this,” as in assuming after hearing her argument that no one wishes this anymore and she intelligently puts her words in the audiences mouth. Through out America class distinctions defined your occupation and we have the power to change
In the 20th century many woman and little girls were forced to work in horrendous conditions. Florence Kelley, a social worker and reformer has expressed her disappointment through a speech she delivered in 1905 and passionately and successfully fought against the labor policies and work conditions through out the nation. In her speech at the National American Woman Suffrage Association Kelly argues that child labor laws should be changed and work conditions for women should be improved by illustrating the day to day lives of child labor and by comparing conditions all over America and between all classes of people.
By painting a vivid picture of the dreadful lives of women and children, Kelly imposes …show more content…
She contrasts the laws from state to state and how it differs from Pennsylvania. To support her strategy she uses a repetition of “In Alabama” and then “ In Georgia” to emphasize her distinctions and then “In Pennsylvania” also to show how among these 3 states where there is more injustice. She yet again targets women by using woman empowerment in her speech. She compares boys working age to girls working age by “Girls 14 years and older working all night” and boys and girls “under twelve years of age”. She targets them and emphasizes on this topic even more. Finally for her argument to effectively work for the future, Kelly calls us to action by inspiring us that we are “ not wholly powerless” and that we have the power to take attention. She also targets lawmakers and describing the power to change this injustice and diminishes the class distinction by referring all of us as “We” and saying “We do not wish this,” as in assuming after hearing her argument that no one wishes this anymore and she intelligently puts her words in the audiences mouth. Through out America class distinctions defined your occupation and we have the power to change