In the speech given by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, a leader of the women’s rights movement, (July 19th 1848) Stanton demands that women should be given the same rights, specifically the right to vote, that men have. The speaker emphasizes Aristotle's rhetorical appeals: pathos, ethos, and logos through the use of figurative language, allusions, appealing to religion and others. The speech was written in order to call the nation into actions that would result in equal rights for men and women. Stanton's speech was directed towards those who would not consider themselves feminists, describing how her only aim was to make sure that all humans were treated equally in an attempt to make them want to fight for women’s rights as well. Stanton’s
