I found all the information about the development of feminism in rhetoric arena very interesting. Feminism in general is interesting and to understand the very beginning of it makes it even more attention drawing. Rhetoric used to be limited to men which I found interesting especially the part where they described how men were happily expected and welcomed to study in any field in college while for women they were discouraged and not supported to be interested in any subject. Rhetoric is useful no matter what you field you go into so I think it’s great how these women paved the way so that everyone could study rhetoric. It’s also important to see the expansion of rhetoric happen during the time of slavery. A significant writer during this time was Frederick Douglas. His writings are very moving and expose an entire world that people were not experiencing themselves. In this way rhetoric plays an important role in enticing people to explore new perspectives and to learn of experiences they hadn’t imagined