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ERIC Number: ED077054
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1973-Mar
Pages: 12
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The National Women's Political Caucus: A Rhetorical Biography.
Trent, Judith S.; Trent, Jimmie D.
The National Women's Political Caucus is presented as the instrument on which the entire feminist movement will depend for leadership and eventual success. Development of the organization is described in the context of Rosenwasser's classification system of rhetorical analysis. The goals, tactics, and strategies of the Caucus are also discussed. An evaluation of internal (member-directed) communication reveals three purposes: reinforcement of the basic beliefs and goals of the Caucus and the movement of which it is a part, dissemination of information, and exhortation to action and unity. Purposes of external communication are to obtain media attention, to influence power agents, and to proselytize (to convert through consciousness raising). This analysis emphasizes that women acting in concert from the basis of strong political organization can have the power to shape any society or nation. (EE)
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