American Political Thought - Article Example

Download file to see previous pages... Susan Antony worked with Elizabeth Stanton and the focus was on the suffrage and the rights of women in the society (Dilke 503). The speech of Susan Antony is based on the need to spearhead changes in the elections and the rights of women. In the past the focus of the society involved depriving of the women a chance to participate in the national issues. The focus of the speeches by Susan Antony was on the abolishment of the segregation of women and the involvement of the women in voting and looking for elective positions. The speech focused on the involvement of Susan in the voting process which led to her arrest and detainment. She continually referred to the arrest in the speeches.
Voting was the main concern because of the challenge she went through after attempting to vote in the elections. Referring to the constitution of the country, she made passionate appeals on the country women and men to relook at the constitution and protect the rights of the women. Despite struggling for the rights to vote, she was not able to achieve the desired goal. The principle of power of the government being derived from the people was used as the basis to argue the case of the women. The use of sex to disfranchise a society was vehemently condemned by Susan. In her view, this was the massive violation of the citizen right and should be abolished in totality. The major question asked by the Susan was on determination on whether women are persons or not. The question was rhetorical but was meant to influence the women and allow them to think about their rights. The speeches presented by Susan helped by influencing women to take action against the discrimination and thus be involved in the leadership issues of the country.
Discrimination of the women through the constitution was highlighted and the laws for equity were highlighted to show the need for enactment of the laws. The focus on the constitution and the law was effective because it ensured ...Download file to see next pagesRead More