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Stanton went on to write many important documents and speeches of the women's rights movement. Declaration of Sentiments (1848) The Solitude of Self (1892) Maria W. Stewart (1803–1879) African American public speaker, abolitionist, and feminist. Her speeches addressed the plight of Northern black people and drew arguments from the Scriptures.
This is a list of the major works of feminist women who have made considerable contributions to and shaped the rhetorical discourse about women. It is the table of contents of Available Means: An Anthology of Women's Rhetoric(s) , edited by Joy Ritchie and Kate Ronald and published by University of Pittsburgh Press (2001).
Hortensia (fl. 42 BC), daughter of consul and advocate Quintus Hortensius, earned renown during the late Roman Republic as a skilled orator. [1] She is best known for giving a speech in front of the members of the Second Triumvirate in 42 BC that resulted in the partial repeal of a tax on wealthy Roman women.
A pulpit orator is a Christian author, often a clergyman, renowned for their ability to write or deliver (from the pulpit in church, hence the word) rhetorically skilled religious sermons. In some universities , the title 'Orator' is given to the official whose task it is to give speeches on ceremonial occasions, such as the presentation of ...
Public speaking, also called oratory, is the practice of delivering speeches to a live audience. [3] Throughout history, public speaking has held significant cultural, religious, and political importance, emphasizing the necessity of effective rhetorical skills.
1599: St Crispin's Day Speech by William Shakespeare as part of his history play Henry V has been famously portrayed by Laurence Olivier to raise British spirits during the Second World War, and by Kenneth Branagh in the 1989 film Henry V, and it made famous the phrase "band of brothers".
The text of a speech given by America Ferrera's character, Gloria, about the expectations women are held to has been shared across social media by women of all ages, many of them saying they feel ...
Called "the orator", [5] the "morning star," [6] and the "heart and soul" [7] of the women's rights movement, Stone influenced Susan B. Anthony to take up the cause of women's suffrage. [8] Elizabeth Cady Stanton wrote that "Lucy Stone was the first person by whom the heart of the American public was deeply stirred on the woman question ."