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Openingstatement-Susanb Anthony
Openingstatement-Susanb Anthony
AnthonyOpeningStatement
MadisonFessia&CarolinaCastro
Hellofriendsandfellowcitizens,IamSusanB.Anthony.Iamawomensactivistand
Americansocialreformerbornin1820.
TodayIwillbediscussingPresidentBarack
ObamasStateoftheUnionspeech.
Iamaleaderofthewomen'ssuffragemovement,
fightingtoallowwomentobeseenequaltoanymale.
ImgladtoseeObamaisworkingonequalitybetweenthesexes,whetheritsequalpay
oropportunities.
Wevecomealongwayandbeenthroughalottogettothispoint.But
weshallnotstophere,Obamahasmadeaclaimtoevenoutdifferencescausedby
raceand/orsex,andIshallseethathellkeepthisclaimuntilproventrue.Ihavegiven
hundredsofspeechesfor45yearsforthistostarthappening.
Womendeserveeveryrightamaledoesalongwithexceptionallawsdirectedtousas
well.
Iopposedabortion,whichwasunsafeforwomen,endangeringtheirhealthand
life.Men,lawsandthe"doublestandard"werethereasonfordrivingwomentoabortion
becausewehadnootheroptions.Atthetimeitseemedthatonlytheachievementof
women'sequalityandfreedomwouldendtheneedforabortion
.
Now,Iseethatabortion
isapartofwomensrightsanditistrulyuptous,aswomen,tomakethatdecision.
Thereshallnotbeanyonetotellusotherwise,weareverymuchcapableofmakingour
owndecisions.
Wedonotstandupheretobeseen,buttobeheard.
IbelieveandagreewithObamaonthefactthateducationshouldbegiventoeveryone
forfree.Iseehighschoolisfreeandcommunitycollegeissurelytofollowbehind.
Everyonewouldhavethesamechancetogettheireducationfulfilledandbeabletodo
somethingtoprovidefortheirfamily,asObamamentionedthatmostjobswillrequirea
certaindegreetoevenapply.
TherehasbeenmanyadvancesIcansayIamproudhavebeenmadebecausewe
alwaysneedtoremember...
Itwaswe,thepeoplenotwe,thewhitemalecitizensnoryetwe,themalecitizensbut
we,thewholepeople,whoformedtheUnion.