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Just the right rhetoric: logical appeals
About the Author
Hillary Rodham Clinton (1947 – ) has served as first lady of the United States, as well as the secretary of state. In both roles, she has been an advocate
for women’s rights. During her years as the first lady, she traveled to many countries and made speeches calling attention to women’s issues and urging improvement in their rights.
speech
persistently: continuously, steadily
My Notes
Remarks to the
U.N. 4th World Conference on Women
Plenary Session (excerpt) by Hillary Rodham Clinton
delivered September 5, 1995, Beijing, China
1 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.
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2 By gathering in Beijing, we are focusing world attention on issues that matter most in our lives — the lives of women and their families: access to education, health care, jobs and credit, the chance to enjoy basic legal and human rights and to participate fully in the political life of our countries.
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3 What we are learning around the world is that if women are healthy and educated, their families will flourish. If women are free from violence, their families will flourish. If women have a chance to work and earn as full and equal partners in society, their families will flourish. And when families flourish, communities and nations do as well. That is why every woman, every man, every child, every family, and every nation on this planet does have a stake in the discussion that takes place here.
4 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.
5 I have met new mothers in Indonesia who come together regularly in their village to discuss nutrition, family planning, and baby care. I have met working parents in Denmark who talk about the comfort they feel in knowing that their children can
be cared for in safe and nurturing after-school centers. I have met women in South Africa who helped lead the struggle to end apartheid and are now helping to build
a new democracy. I have met with the leading women of my own hemisphere who
are working every day to promote literacy and better health care for children in their countries. I have met women in India and Bangladesh who are taking out small loans to
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