“Rights as well as duties”: The rhetoric of Leonora O'Reilly
- 1 March 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Communication Quarterly
- Vol. 42 (2) , 196-205
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01463379409369926
Abstract
The following essay provides an analysis of the rhetorical strategies employed by Leonora O'Reilly, a Progressive Era labor reformer. The essay argues that O'Reilly's use of enactment and empowerment are representative of a “feminine style” as defined by Campbell (1989) and extended by Dow and Tonn (1993). As a subject of analysis, O'Reilly's rhetoric provides an opportunity to examine the public voice of a working‐class female reformer.Keywords
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