Daley-Great Speeches by American Women

From civil rights to the right to vote women have spoken up and spoken out throughout American history. Brimming with great power and eloquence here are twenty-one legendary speeches from the country's most inspirational female voices including Jane Addams Emma Goldman and Hillary Rodham Clinton. Spanning the centuries from 1851 to 2007 these are the rousing words that continue to endure in our nation's consciousness.This distinguished collection includes these American women and their speeches: Sojourner Truth Ain&;t I a Woman? 1851; Susan B. Anthony On Behalf of the Woman Suffrage Amendment 1880; Margaret Sanger A Moral Necessity of Birth Control 1921; Mary McLeod Bethune A Century of Progress of Negro Women 1933; Eleanor Roosevelt On the Adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948; Shirley Chisholm People and Peace Not Profits and War 1969; Geraldine Ferraro Vice Presidential Nomination Acceptance Address 1984; Gloria Steinem A Twenty-First Century Feminism 2002; Nancy Pelosi Speech Upon Her Election as Speaker of the House 2007 and many more unforgettable speeches by spirited and influential American women.