In The United States today, all citizens are eligible to vote for political candidates, political decisions and even laws. Up until 1920 in The United States, women did not bore the right to vote, regardless of their race or ethnicity. Also present in today’s society, while it may not be in all areas, women and men are equal in workplaces, schools, etc., and this ideology of equality has been adopted by the vast majority of society. But it was not always like this, from early 1900s and below, women had few to no rights. Men were the overall rulers in the household, and had complete control over their wives. Such illustrations of oppression of women are displayed in the works of Susan B. Anthony’s “Women’s Right to Vote” and Sojourner Truth’s
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The most noticeable distinction is Susan’s and Sojourner’s diction, otherwise known as their use of the English language. In “Ain’t I a Woman”, Sojourner speaks using various southern slangs and jargons; this can be traced to her background being an African American slave, and having no education. On the contrary, In “Women’s Right to Vote”, Susan uses complex vocabulary and communicates using proper grammar and sentence structure. Another key difference is that Susan bases her argument off of the constitution and uses the contents to further support her reasoning as to why females should have the right to vote. On the other hand, Sojourner bases her argument off of just being a human; her morality. She says men and women are very much alike, that she can do everything a man can do. She also takes a biblical/religious stand on the issue as to how she said “he says women can 't have as much rights as men, 'cause Christ wasn 't a woman! Where did your Christ come from? Where did your Christ come from? From God and a woman!” This quote also used ethos appeal, because God was being mentioned and this appealed to the religious people who were listening to …show more content…
Although it may seem like madness for United States today to forbid women from voting, people should acknowledge that at one time during history, it was indeed that way. Sometimes it is necessary to look back onto the past, and reflect on how present can be improved. The oppression of women is virtually nonexistent in today’s society, but there are still some areas in which women are degraded. It is suggested that people look into the works of Sojourner Truth and Susan B. Anthony because they both clearly express the common sense that few people don’t seem to have. In the end, we all are made up of the same
The most noticeable distinction is Susan’s and Sojourner’s diction, otherwise known as their use of the English language. In “Ain’t I a Woman”, Sojourner speaks using various southern slangs and jargons; this can be traced to her background being an African American slave, and having no education. On the contrary, In “Women’s Right to Vote”, Susan uses complex vocabulary and communicates using proper grammar and sentence structure. Another key difference is that Susan bases her argument off of the constitution and uses the contents to further support her reasoning as to why females should have the right to vote. On the other hand, Sojourner bases her argument off of just being a human; her morality. She says men and women are very much alike, that she can do everything a man can do. She also takes a biblical/religious stand on the issue as to how she said “he says women can 't have as much rights as men, 'cause Christ wasn 't a woman! Where did your Christ come from? Where did your Christ come from? From God and a woman!” This quote also used ethos appeal, because God was being mentioned and this appealed to the religious people who were listening to …show more content…
Although it may seem like madness for United States today to forbid women from voting, people should acknowledge that at one time during history, it was indeed that way. Sometimes it is necessary to look back onto the past, and reflect on how present can be improved. The oppression of women is virtually nonexistent in today’s society, but there are still some areas in which women are degraded. It is suggested that people look into the works of Sojourner Truth and Susan B. Anthony because they both clearly express the common sense that few people don’t seem to have. In the end, we all are made up of the same