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Summary Of Address To Congress On Women's Suffrage By Carrie Chapman Catt

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A Suffragette, Carrie Chapman Catt, wrote a speech called “Address to Congress on Women’s Suffrage” which argues for women's right to vote. Catt supports their thesis through explanation of America’s History, explanation of the inevitability of women’s suffrage, and stating how America has already supported women’s suffrage in some states. The author speaks in order to pursue her purpose of allowing women the right to vote. The author speaks to an audience of fellow women, those who believe in the suffrage of women, because she sympathizes with them. Catt applies logos to aid in persuading the audience as to why women deserve the right to vote. She talks about how some states where no suffrage for women exists and fourteen others where suffrage
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