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8achel Mcuonnell
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Introduction;
I. rab the audience`s attention
1. State a Iact about women and their suIIering relating to the time oI
the speech and today to make it all relevant.
a.1995- " Women and girls all over Afghanistan live in constant fear
of being raped by armed guards. For years, armed guards have been
allowed to torture them in this way without fear of reprimand from
their leaders. In fact, rape is apparently condoned by most leaders as
a means of terrori:ing conquered populations and or rewarding
soldiers."-http.//www.institute-for-afghan-
studies.org/AFGHAN20CONFLICT/TALIBAN/introkakar.htm
b. 2011-'The people are so poor they can barely aIIord to Ieed
themselves, she said. 'It is traditional that men eat Iirst, next boys,
then wives and Iinally, the Iemale children eat last. II there isn`t
enough Iood to go around, the wives and girls go hungry. The larger
the Iamily, the greater the risk oI malnutrition.
http://www.ncca.org.au/home/media-releases/660-the-christmas-
bowl-shines-a-light-on-suIIering-women-in-pakistan
2. xplain which speech which we are doing and who it is by give
details oI it and when it took place.
a. We are doing Hillary Clinton`s remarks to the U.N. 4
th
world
conIerence on Women Plenary Session. It took place on 5
September, 1995. It was the keynote address Ior the conIerence.
Body;
I. Discuss the background oI the speaker
1. arly liIe oI Hillary Clinton
a. Schooling and ducation
Hillary Clinton attended Wellesley College Ior her undergraduate
education. Then she attended Yale Law School.
2. Pre-White House years
a. Her work success and
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8achel Mcuonnell
CCM 111 rofessor koeberL
a. 1- Came to DC to work on Mondale subcommittee on
migrant workers
b. 2-worked in western states Ior Mcovern campaign
c. 4- member oI impeachment inquiry staII
d. became University oI Arkansas Law School Iaculty staII-
met Bill
e. 195- married Bill
I. 196- worked on Carter`s campaign
g. 19- 'appointed to part-time chairman oI the Legal
Services Corporation by President Carter
h. First Lady oI Arkansas 199-92- 'she chaired the Arkansas
ducational Standards Committee, co-Iounded the Arkansas
Advocates Ior Children and Families and served on the
boards oI the Arkansas Children's Hospital, Legal Services
and the Children's DeIense Fund. She also served on the
boards oI TCBY and Wal-Mart. In 1988 and 1991, The
National Law Journal named her one oI the 100 most
powerIul lawyers in America.
i. http://www.biography.com/people/hillary-clinton-
9251306?page1
3. Years as First Lady
a. Work she did Ior the overnment while First Lady. How she
pushed Ior laws to be passed Ior helping women and children in
America.
a. She became the chairperson on the Task Force on National
Health Care ReIorm.
b. She pushed Ior children`s immunizations and overall
awareness oI health issues.
c. She started a newspaper column called 'Talking it Over,
which was observations on women, children, and Iamilies
she had met all over the world.
d. Her work in the US and global social issues helped promote
awareness oI women`s and childrens issues
e. Hillary advised the Children`s DeIense Fund
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8achel Mcuonnell
CCM 111 rofessor koeberL


II. Discuss the historical background to the speech
1. Previous UN Women`s ConIerence`s and how they have been
received.
a. 1
st
World ConIerence on Women, Mexico 195
i. women started to be viewed as equal partners with men,
with equal access to opportunities and materials instead
oI passive recipients oI support
ii. beIore development took place to advance women, now
development could not take place without women
iii. women Irom the east and west had diIIerent ideologies,
but they were able to come together to promote the
women`s movement
iv. increased contribution by women towards developing
world peace
v. http://www.un.org/en/development/devagenda/gender.sht
ml
vi. http://www.choike.org/nuevoeng/inIormes/1453.html
vii. UNIFM was created in response to conIerence
viii. http://www.poa-
iss.org/SecCASAMMBR/MemberOICasa.aspx?MrI
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ix.
b. 2
nd
World ConIerence on Women, Copenhague 1980
i. Complete integration oI women into the development
process
ii. limination oI all Iorms oI inequality
iii. http://www.choike.org/2009/eng/inIormes/3986.html
iv. equal access to education, health care, employment
opportunites
v. http://www.un.org/en/development/devagenda/gender.sht
ml
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vi. Women had rights but they were not able to exercise
those rights.
vii. Building on goals set in Mexico City conIerence
viii. http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/Iollowup/session/pr
esskit/hist.htm
c. Third World ConIerence on Women
i. Constitutional and legal measures
ii. quality in social participation
iii. quality in political participation and decision making
iv. http://www.un.org/en/development/devagenda/gender.sht
ml
v. ender not isolated issue. Important Ior women to
participate in all spheres
2. How there had been advances Ior women in other countries (ie
America)
a. America
i. 1986- Meritor Savings Bank vs. Vinson
1. Sexual harassment is a Iorm oI illegal job
discrimination
ii. 1994- The Violence Against Women Act
1. Tightens penalties Ior sex oIIenders, Iunds
compensation Ior rape victims, special training Ior
police oIIicers
iii. 1999- The Supreme Court rules in Kolstad vs. American
Dental Association
1. Women can sue Ior punitive damages iI they are
discriminated against on the basis oI gender.
iv. http://www.inIoplease.com/spot/womenstimeline3.html
b. United Kingdom
i. 1985- women are paid the same as men Ior work oI equal
value
ii. 1990- married women are taxed separately Irom their
husbands
iii. 1994- rape in marriage is concerned a crime
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iv. 2002- lesbian and unmarried children can adopt women
v. http://www.mmu.ac.uk/humanresources/equalities/doc/ge
nder-equality-timeline.pdI

3. How Hillary Clinton had been received by the public (in regards to the
Presidential election) and how she got to giving the speech.
a. She was invited to give the address because she redeIined the
role oI Iirst lady and she pushed Ior women`s and children`s
issues. She also traveled throughout the world talking to women
who were suIIering.
4. How the speech was going to be received, as it was the Iirst speech oI
its kind since the Cold War and how there as uncertainty as to where
it would happen or not.
a. There was a lot oI misunderstanding about what this conIerence
was about- which relates to how the speech would be received
i. People thought that the conIerence was about radicals
and atheists bent on destroying Iamilies. Reuters:
September 4, 1995
ii. People didn`t expect a very strong message considering
the strained relations between US-China
iii. Hillary had not wanted to attend the Iorum until China
Ireed Harry Wu, a human rights activist
iv. http://articles.nydailynews.com/1995-09-
06/news/1990481human-rights-Iirst-lady-harry-wu
5. How Clinton had experiences with women in various parts oI the
world and knew oI their suIIerings helped to develop and strengthen
her ethos.
a. 4:34-5:53
III. Discuss the language used within the speech
1. Language included in the speech and how it`s eIIective to the speech
2. Possible clips to use?
3. The eIIect the language had on the audience
IV. The aIter eIIect oI the speech
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1. Media reaction to the speech
2. How Clinton Iollowed up on the speech and the issues she addressed.
V. Would the speech be eIIective today?
1. Clinton`s position within politics today would still be inIluential
2. The Iact there are still similar issues to be dealt with today; Amount oI
children allowed in China, Treatment oI women in AIrica, Literacy
problems in the world with women and children.
Conclusion
I. Sum up about the main points and how the speech was eIIective and how
it is a one oI the best speeches oI the last Iew decades.

Bibliography
http://www.Iirstladies.org/biographies/Iirstladies.aspx?biography43
http://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/05/world/hillary-clinton-in-beijing-as-women-s-
conIerence-opens.html?pagewantedall&srcpm