Toolbox and Social Movement Theory: Women's Suffrage

Toolbox analysis: Conversational Rhetoric

          For the toolbox approach, I chose to analyze using the Conversational Rhetoric piece. I went ahead and created a chart to base my final essay off of. I figured that would be the easiest way to accomplish this.

	Theory	Movement
Who	Donawerth writes on the theory that Scudery uses for women in the 1600s-1800. Women were beginning to realize that they had some important things to say, and they weren’t going to care what men told them any longer.	The Women’s Suffrage Movement was a movement based on women winning the right to vote. Women from local cities and then branching out to across the nation. Sometimes even the women’s children got involved with the movement.
What	This theory is encompassing women in the world of rhetoric. It was originally man’s business, but she believed that women had an important say in the way the world works. Women were no longer sitting back quiet when there were things that needed to be said from the women’s perspective. She explains several techniques using conversational rhetoric, such as, letter writing, persuasion, and persistence.	This movement was all about winning the right to vote. The women of the nation were tired of sitting around letting the men make all the decisions that affected them and their children. They were no longer going to go along with sitting back and staying at home. They lobbied and protested and spoke with the men about feeling they had a place in the world and they needed to start having a say in the decisions being made.
Where	This rhetorical Theory first arose in England. It was much translated by the French rhetorician, Scudery. It then became popular in other countries as well. It was an idea that the entire globe of intelligent women could get behind.	The social movement began in New York at an anti-slavery convention. The movement then became so popular among women that it spread across the nation. It spread like wild fire!
When	Between 1600-1900 this theory came about. It was over a span of 300 years that women’s voices were being integrated into the world of rhetoric. It was a time that a lot of interesting movements were happening and women began to question why they were just sitting back.	Interestingly enough, this movement began at the end of the rhetorical movement. They were beginning to realize in the U.S. that they could speak out and the women’s voices rhetoric didn’t end with the conversational rhetoric period. It continued far past that. It was just the beginning of a world of powerful women.
Why	As Stated before, women were tired of sitting back and letting the men rule the academic world. They knew they had some interesting things to say. Important things to say. It is always important to get as many points of view as possible. This theory was about women finding their voices because they too have a voice.	This movement was about winning the vote and gaining a voice in society. Women believed they did not have a voice just at home, and they were tired of sitting silently at work and letting the men make the decisions that affect them and their families. They needed to have a say in this and prove to the men that they are smart and worthy enough to win the vote. Their voice in politics in equally as important.