Carrie Chapman Catt, a leader in the Women's Suffrage Movement of the early 1900s, speaks to an all-man congress to discuss the injustices that every American woman faces within the nation. By using the wise works and examples of past presidential leaders, as well as the constant repetition of rhetorical questions to point out the hypocrisy happening within the nation, Catt intended to persuade the audience that American Women deserve just as much of a right as that of American Men to be able to vote. By using the wise words of past leaders of American society and associations, Catt is able to increase the credibility of her claims as they can be associated with these quotes. She relies on the words of our founding fathers, who escaped the