The National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) was an important organization responsible for numerous courageous efforts in promoting women's rights, particularly the movement to ratify the 19th amendment in 1920. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was the first president of NAWSA and a significant figure in the feminist movement. At the 1848 Women's Rights Convention Stanton delivered her important resignation speech entitled "The Solitude of the Self." Addressing his audience, Stanton delivers a thought-provoking and rhetorically eloquent speech. He uses metaphors and logical interpretation to provide his audience with knowledge and understanding of true equality. The following essay details the effective attributes and distinctive style of his appeals. Stanton effectively engages the audience right from the start with his speech by immediately revealing his purpose. It expresses the value of each individual person, based not only on legal rights but on the basis of each person's functioning in solitude from each other. As he continues his speech, he educates his audience on the meaning of individuality and how it relates to the fundamental rights of American citizenship. A woman has her own rights, her own happiness and her own life; feminism embodied this concept. The feminist movement proposed that women be treated as more than secondary citizens, more than just wives and mothers, and more than property of their husbands. Stanton's vision was for women to be educated and equally active members of society. Stanton's passion has an unflinching tone throughout his speech. Cultured and enterprising, she refers to popular authors of her time to relate to the educated and educated people in her audience. Stanton uses the words t... in the center of the paper... which appeal to each respective member of her audience, Stanton illustrates how women can contribute in various areas of society. Her unique oratory style was so exceptional that her speech "The Solitude of the Self" remains an iconic representation of sound reasoning that elegantly advocates equality for all women. Works Cited “Elizabeth Cady Stanton.” Biography.com. A+E Television Networks, LLC. 2013. Web. 29 March 2014. Kartal, Filiz. “Liberal and Republican Conceptualizations of Citizenship: A Theoretical Investigation.” Academia.edu, 2002. Web. March 29, 2014. Lowe, Maggie. “The First College Women: Determined to Be Educated.” American Association of University Women, n.d. Web. April 1, 2014. “Social Change and Politics in the Early 1800s.” Bloomsburg University in Pennsylvania. nd Web. April 1, 2014. Stanton, Elizabeth Cady. "The solitude of the self". Handout in English 121, 2014.