Hillary Clinton's passionate speech about women's rights
I can understand and explain how Hillary Clinton uses time and place in her speech, ‘Women’s Rights are Human Rights’.
Hillary Clinton's passionate speech about women's rights
I can understand and explain how Hillary Clinton uses time and place in her speech, ‘Women’s Rights are Human Rights’.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Hillary Clinton is an American politician and advocate for women’s rights.
- The United Nations is an international organisation aimed at increasing cooperation and peace between nations.
- Hillary Clinton’s speech is about the struggles facing women around the world.
- She uses time and place references to show the scale of the problem and to establish a sense of urgency.
Common misconception
That you need to be personally affected by something to make a speech about it.
Draw attention to Hillary Clinton as an advocate.
Keywords
Persistently - continuing firmly or obstinately in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition
Inequality - difference in size, degree, circumstance
Deprivation - a damaging lack of the basic necessities of life
Apartheid - South Africa’s former system of segregation on grounds of race
Undervalued - not appreciated for its actual worth
Equipment
You will need a copy of Hillary Clinton’s speech to the United Nations, delivered in September 1995. It's available in the additional materials.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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