The Woman Suffrage Parades of 1910-1913: Possibilities and Limitations of an Early Feminist Rhetorical Strategy
Abstract
This essay offers a greater understanding of how the introduction of annual parades into the woman suffrage movement created both rhetorical possibilities and limitations for the women's campaign. Through an analysis of suffragists' use of the parades as an innovative rhetorical strategy with formal limitations, I argue that the parades ultimately were successful in drawing attention to arguments for woman suffrage, but proved problematic for achieving the movement's goals, particularly suffragists' efforts to control the image of their movement and its members. I conclude with a consideration of how the parades' contradictions reflected the larger rhetorical paradox inherent in early twentieth‐century gender politics.
Department
Communication
Publication Date
1-2002
Journal Title
Western Journal of Communication
Publisher
Taylor and Francis
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1080/10570310209374724
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
“The Woman Suffrage Parades of 1910-1913: Possibilities and Limitations of an Early Feminist Rhetorical Strategy.” Western Journal of Communication 66 (Winter 2002): 25-52.
Rights
Copyright © 2002 Routledge