“Women’s R ights A re Human Rights” -Hillary Clinton

1. “Women’s Rights Are Human Rights” -Hillary Clinton Tania Pacheco 4th Block Ms. Winsley's Honors English II April 8, 2013

2. Hilary Clinton’s Background • Hilary was born on October 26, 1947, in Chicago, Illinois, she has been an American politician ever since she was the first lady of the United States from 1993-2001. In addition to that, Hilary became a Senator for New York from 2001-2009, leading to her becoming the States secretary of state from 2009-2013 serving under President Barack Obama. • Hilary Clinton married former President Bill Clinton in 1975 up to today, having a daughter Chelsea in the year of 1980. • Hilary is also a previous alumni from Wellesley College where she was a first student commencement speaker and from Yale Law School, where she received her Juris Doctor Degree in a career concerning Law. • Hilary presented this speech in a World Conference on Women in Beijing, China, in order to help, in the making of allowing women to have the same rights, men have.

3. Video of Women's Rights Are Human Rights Speech

4. Speech recording

5. SOAPSTone: Subject • Hilary’s main subject in writing her speech was mainly in changing the views of delegates, in order to allow women the same rights men have; also to give her opinion on how awful women around the world are treated for ridiculous reasons. • “It is time for us to say here in Beijing, and for the world to hear, that it is no longer acceptable to discuss women’s rights as separate from human rights.” • She believes that women's rights are just the same as human rights and they shouldn’t be referred as a certain right based on someone's gender. • “The great challenge of this conference is to give voice to women everywhere whose experiences go unnoticed, whose words go unheard.” • She basically states that whether women cry because of how they’re treated everyday or have something to say about the rights they have, no one every listens to them because women don’t really have a saying in what goes on in their country.

6. SOAPSTone: Occasion • Hilary is essentially speaking on behalf of women as she was invited to speak at the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China along with other delegates and women. • “The time is now. We must move beyond rhetoric.” • “We must move beyond recognition of problems to working together, to have the comment efforts to build that common ground we hope to see.” • By stating this, Hilary is telling everyone listening, that having certain rights just for women has to stop, as well as they have to find a solution to allow women the rights to do certain things they were not allowed to do before.

7. SOAPSTone: Audience • Hilary’s audience would be “Thank you very much, Gertrude Mongella, for your dedicated work that has brought us to this point, distinguished delegates, and guest: "as stated in the beginning of her speech. • They would be the audience because she speaks to them about the changes that should be made for women's rights. • “Speaking to you today, I speak for them, just as each of us speaks for women around the world who are denied the chance to go to school, or see a doctor, or own property, or have a say about the direction of their lives, simply because they are women. “ • She tells her audience why she’s their speaking to them and what should be done.

8. SOAPSTone: Purpose • Hilary Clinton’s purpose in writing “Women's Rights are Human Rights" was in order to help women around be able to do what they want and have the same rights men have. • “Every woman deserves the chance to realize her own God-given potential. “ • She believes that every women should be capable of doing as much as they can do and that they can achieve what they wish for if it’s in them.

9. SOAPSTone: Speaker • Hilary Clinton is giving the speech on September 5, 1955; in order for women to have some freedom and be treated better. • “I would like to thank the Secretary General for inviting me to be part of this important United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women.This is truly a celebration, a celebration of the contributions women make in every aspect of life: in the home, on the job, in the community, as mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, learners, workers, citizens, and leaders.”

10. SOAPSTone: Tone • Sympathetic, Encouraging, Hopeful. • Hopeful because she hopes in saving many women from diseases and getting them better education. • Sympathetic because she’s been speaking out for women and children for a long period of time. • “By gathering in Beijing, we are focusing world attention on issues that matter most in our lives -- the lives of women and their families” • Encouraging, because she's positive that if we work together, families will have better bonds with each other in a household. • “Our goals for this conference, to strengthen families and societies by empowering women to take greater control over their own destinies, cannot be fully achieved unless all governments -- here and around the world -- accept their responsibility to protect and promote internationally recognized human rights. “

11. Major Premise • “As long as discrimination and inequities remain so commonplace everywhere in the world, as long as girls and women are valued less, fed less, fed last, overworked, underpaid, not schooled, subjected to violence in and outside their homes -- the potential of the human family to create a peaceful, prosperous world will not be realized.” • The overall idea Hilary’s speech is for delegates, officials, and governments to change women's rights and allowing them to be able to do more things and have a voice in what goes on their country; is to create better families and have families flourish.

12. Ethos • “Over the past 25 years, I have worked persistently on issues relating to women, children, and families. Over the past two and a half years, I've had the opportunity to learn more about the challenges facing women in my own country and around the world.” • This could be an additional quote to the credibility and reputation of Hilary, because she’s been speaking out for women in various occasions, as well as for children and family abuse. • This brings out the credibility of Hilary simply because she has been focused on women, family, and children for the past 25 years and made it a big concern to her life.

13. Pathos • “They are being denied the right to go to school by their own fathers and brothers. They are being forced into prostitution, and they are being barred from the bank lending offices and banned from the ballot box.” • What Hilary Clinton is essentially trying to say is that women around the world are being treated like they’re not worth anything. Typically, meaning that men and officials believe that women can be thrown away into things they don’t want to do. • This brings an emotional appeal, due to the fact that many women that do have rights can be either happy or sad about this.

14. Logos • “I want to speak up for mothers who are fighting for good schools, safe neighborhoods, clean air, and clean airwaves; for older women, some of them widows, who find that, after raising their families, their skills and life experiences are not valued in the marketplace; for women who are working all night as nurses, hotel clerks, or fast food chefs so that they can be at home during the day with their children; and for women everywhere who simply don’t have time to do everything they are called upon to do each and every day.” • Hilary is simply stating the truth about what many mothers and women want their lives and their kids lives to be like rather then what they’re living in now. • This is a logical appeal basically because it’s very common for women, mothers to want everything better and safe like listed in the quote above. • She makes a connection on how women make a family home better and safer because they know the essentials needed in society and what will benefit them.

15. Repetition • ““It is a violation of human rights when babies are denied food, or drowned, or suffocated, or their spines broken, simply because they are born girls. It is a violation of human rights when women and girls are sold into the slavery of prostitution for human greed -- and the kinds of reasons that are used to justify this practice should no longer be tolerated. It is a violation of human rights when women are doused with gasoline, set on fire, and burned to death because their marriage dowries are deemed too small. It is a violation of human rights when individual women are raped in their own communities and when thousands of women are subjected to rape as a tactic or prize of war. It is a violation of human rights when a leading cause of death worldwide among women ages 14 to 44 is the violence they are subjected to in their own homes by their own relatives. It is a violation of human rights when young girls are brutalized by the painful and degrading practice of genital mutilation. It is a violation of human rights when women are denied the right to plan their own families, and that includes being forced to have abortions or being sterilized against their will. “ • Hilary states “Violation of human rights” numerous times in order to specify what women go through in their every day life is wrong and no women should have to face cruel punishments, or death because of certain reasons. • “Those of us who have the opportunity to be here have the responsibility to speak for those who could not. As an American, I want to speak for those women in my own country, women who are raising children on the minimum wage, women who can’t afford health care or child care, women whose lives are threatened by violence, including violence in their own homes.” • Hilary states this various times to speak out for women around the world and hopes to achieve equal rights to women just as men have it.

16. Phrasing/Meaning • “These abuses have continued because, for too long, the history of women has been a history of silence. Even today, there are those who are trying to silence our words. “ • The quote is meaning to say that politicians and officials always seem to ignore the cries and reports made by various women. • “Now it is the time to act on behalf of women everywhere. If we take bold steps to better the lives of women, we will be taking bold steps to better the lives of children and families too.” • It is time for a change in the lives of women, by finally changing laws step by step we create better connections between families.

17. Powerful Lines • “Let us heed that call so we can create a world in which every woman is treated with respect and dignity, every boy and girl is loved and cared for equally, and every family has the hope of a strong and stable future. “ • This is a powerful line because it states that women deserve better, then the way they’re treated.

18. Some Favorites • “Let me be clear. Freedom means the right of people to assemble, organize, and debate openly. It means respecting the views of those who may disagree with the views of their governments. It means not taking citizens away from their loved ones and jailing them, mistreating them, or denying them their freedom or dignity because of the peaceful expression of their ideas and opinions.” • This is one of my favorites, because it simply straight forward in saying that no abuse should be placed on anyone, just because they speak for what they feel. • “We need to understand there is no one formula for how women should lead our lives. That is why we must respect the choices that each woman makes for herself and her family. “ • This is my favorite line from the whole speech, because it says it all. Women have different views and goals. • Women may want different things from what their neighbors may want or they simply want to be different.

19. To Follow…… • Women in Kuwait were not allowed to vote 15-17 years ago, but, now they are allowed to vote. • Women in parts of Africa are now allowed to inherit land or own land of their own.

20. Questions?