A Burkeian Analysis of the Rhetoric of Gloria Steinem Page: 29
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animal, man is moved by this principle." While struggling
to attain perfection, man must develop a sound system of
communication, a system based on equality; for only as equals
can men fully cooperate and achieve the best of all possible
worlds for humanity.
Steinem's Rhetoric to Be Analyzed
On February 3, 1972, Steinem delivered a speech at
a meeting sponsored by the Dallas Women for Change held on
the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.
This speech is representative of the speeches given by
Steinem at meetings across the country in her efforts to
unify and solidify the Women's Movement. Her speeches are
usually altered only to fit the peculiarities of the geo-
graphic and socio-economic conditions of the audience
involved, but her themes tend to remain the same.
As a result of preparatory research in this study, I
have found that the topics and themes of Steinem's Southern
Methodist University speech are concurrent with the major
topics discussed by Steinem in her writing and speaking.
The repeated occurrences of the themes and topics may be
observed in such articles as "What It Would be Like If Women
Win," which Steinem wrote as the special essay for Time in
August, 1970, and in interviews with Steinem. Boeth in
"Gloria Steinem: A Liberated Woman Despite Beauty, Chic and
Success," which appeared in Newsweek in August 1971; Mercer
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Timmerman, Susan McCue. A Burkeian Analysis of the Rhetoric of Gloria Steinem, thesis, August 1973; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc935569/m1/35/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .