ii.) The writing of the "U.N Deliberations on Draft Convention on the Political Rights of Women" (which was originally published on January 5, 1953) by Eleanor Roosevelt concerns the topic of equal suffrage for women. She states that the purpose of this convention, equal suffrage for women is one that is "very close to my heart." Eleanor Roosevelt was a very important and influential figure in the feminist movement, due to her status throughout the movement. She was appointed to chair the Commission on the Status of Women in 1961 by John F. Kennedy along with many other nominations. This convention resulted from the work in the Commission on the Status of Women. She goes on to state her belief in the concept of active citizenship concerning equality among both men and women, and her belief in a better government taking place when men and women can discuss issues along side each other.
iii.) The value in this source lies in the date and year of its publication, 1953. This was the year that held many other accomplishments concerning feminism, such as woman becoming parts of what used to be things that only consisted of men. She pinpoints issues of equality between men and women not only in America but beyond our nation to foreign nations. The value of this is the organization of topics and the tone it is written in. When reading this the tone draws one in and experiences the emotions and discrimination felt by women throughout history reaching their goal of equality. The limitation of this source is that it is addressed to women and men at the time probably had no desire to even acknowledge its existence.
iv.) Eleanor Roosevelt gave a number of speeches and publish numerous writings that all had the similarity of advocating for women's rights. This particular writing, had a specific focus on women in politics and the difference it would make on the nation if men and women equally shared ideas and opinions on public issues because decisions would be made "on the basis of their differing areas of experience and their common concern for the welfare of their families and the world." She states that "In the U.S., and in most countries today, women have equal suffrage... It is true, of course, that the first objective of this convention is to encourage equal political rights for women in all countries. But its significance reaches far deeper into the real issue of whether in fact women are recognized full in setting the policies of our governments." This writing shows not the past achievements of the feminist movement, but more of the achievements that could be if the nation were to take part in "active citizenship, for men and women equally, as a simple matter of right and justice."
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