Question

Which item best describes the purpose of Susan B. Anthony's speech? A) to persuade listeners that women are citizens, and therefore have the right to vote B) to give a chronological account of the development of the U.S. Constitution C) to describe the problem of an unfair Constitution and propose one that is more fair as a solution D) to give information about voting in other countries

Answer 1

The item that best describes the purpose of Susan B. Anthony's speech is:

A. to persuade listeners that women are citizens, and therefore have the right to vote.

Step-by-step explanation:

Susan B. Anthony was arrested and fined $100 for voting in the 1872 presidential election. Afterward, she gave a speech to members of her community advocating for women's rights to vote. What Anthony wanted was to persuade her audience that women, as citizens, had as much a right to vote as men. Her audience was constituted manly of people who did not agree with her ideas. Anthony defended herself, saying she did not commit a crime by voting. She was simply exercising her right as a citizen.