On September 5th, 1995, former First Lady of the United States, Hillary Rodham Clinton, addressed delegates from 180 different countries concerning women’s rights. She delivered her speech “Women’s Rights are Human Rights”, highlighting the theme of the Fourth United Nations World Conference on Women held in Beijing, China. The goal of the U.N. World Conference was to bring attention to the horrible and unfair treatment of women around the world throughout history, and to strengthen families and societies by “empowering women to take greater control of their destinies”. Hillary Clinton makes a compelling case for change explaining how women are the backbone of society, the household, emotional stability, and family, and without proper care, will negatively impact the world. By implementing rhetorical appeals such as ethos, logos, and pathos, Hillary Clinton strengthens her persuasive power and truly reinforces her belief that women’s rights are human rights. Hillary Clinton targets governments and organizations all around the world, that silence or ignore the issues facing women and girls, as her primary audience. In her speech, she addressed all governments directly, pleading that the empowering and support of women will not be possible unless “all governments- here and around the …show more content…
She said: “Women comprise of more than half the world’s population, 70% of the world’s poor, and two thirds of those who are not taught to read and write”. Through the incorporation of factual statistics, Clinton wanted to provide the audience with a mental image and a realization of how grand and widespread the issue really is. She proves that she an expert in the subject and uses factual evidence to make her appeal that much more impressive and convincing. The audience can be comforted with the knowledge that the wife of the president of the Unites Stated also thinks about such prominent