Main Claim
Chisholm argues that women should be treated the same as men under the law.
What is equality for women?
The word discrimination most nearly means this.
What is unfair treatment?
Chisholm lists multiple examples of unfair treatment. This structure is called this.
What is description?
Chisholm’s main purpose is to do this.
What is persuade?
One example Chisholm gives to prove discrimination exists.
What is unequal pay or lack of leadership roles?
This claim is supported when Chisholm discusses women in low-paying jobs.
What is women deserve equal opportunities?
In the speech, excluded means this.
What is left out?
When she explains discrimination and why it happens, she uses this structure.
What is cause and effect?
The speech is meant to influence this audience.
What is Congress/lawmakers/the public?"
From the speech, we can infer Chisholm believes this about women.
What is women are capable leaders?
What is demand or fight for equality?
Context clues show confined means limited or what?
What is restricted?
Naming a problem and calling for change is an example of this structure.
What is problem and solution?
Emotional language helps the author do this.
What is persuade this audience?
Chisholm implies laws alone are not enough because of this.
What is attitudes and systems must change?
The speech claims discrimination against women still exists because of this.
What is unequal laws and treatment?"
Which word best replaces inequality with changing meaning?
What is unfairness?
Repeating "denied" helps organize ideas using this technique.
What is repetition?
Chisholm uses examples to strengthen this purpose.
What is convince listeners equality is necessary?
The phrase "those days are over" suggests this.
What is women will no longer accept silence?
This sentence best represents the central claim of the speech.
"Women must become revolutionary."
Which word from the speech means treated unfairly because of gender?
What is discrimination?
The speech mostly follows this structure overall.
What is Problem and solution?
This word best describes the tone of the speech.
What is determined/passionate/serious?
The strongest evidence for inequality comes from this topic.
What is employment?