Hillary Clinton: Women's Rights are Human Rights

September 5, 1995 (over 28 years ago)

On her campaign for the protection and implementation of just women's rights, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton goes to Beijing to give women the attention that they deserve from the whole world.

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Source: The White House

Mary Church Terrell: What It Means to be Colored in the Capital of the United States

October 10, 1906 (over 117 years ago)

Mary Church Terrell shares different stories on how the colored people have been mistreated in Washington, D.C. despite their undeniable talent and innocent undertakings.

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Source: infoplease

Helen Keller: Strike Against War

January 5, 1916 (over 108 years ago)

Helen Keller dismisses the thought that the United States will need to engage in war with Germany and Japan for valid reasons. She states that war is merely an instrument to protect investment and control over countries the US are currently overseeing.

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Source: infoplease

Carrie Chapman Catt: The Crisis

January 1, 1916 (over 108 years ago)

In the olden Europe where women are always considered one step below men, Carrie Chapman Catt invites the people to establish a movement for the elevation of a woman's status especially considering the future of families and households after a war.

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Eleanor Roosevelt: Civil Liberties - The Individual and the Community

March 14, 1940 (about 84 years ago)

Eleanor Roosevelt speaks on the importance of civil liberties committees in the lives of the "little people."

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Angelina Jolie: The Darfur Case Introductory Speech

October 17, 2008 (over 15 years ago)

Angelina Jolie delivers her introductory speech for The Darfur Case, enlightening the audience about the realities that refugees face and the justice that they need to live in peace.

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Clarence Darrow: Mercy for Leopold and Loeb

September 1, 1924 (over 99 years ago)

Clarence Darrow pleads for the lives of Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold, the notorious killing duo who shocked America with the cold, calculated murder of 14-year-old Robert Franks.

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Source: Clarence Darrow

Emma Goldman: Address to the Jury

July 9, 1917 (almost 107 years ago)

Emma Goldman speaks to the jury about the accusation that they have convinced young men to refuse getting drafted for the war.

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Angelina Jolie: World Refugee Day 2009 Address

June 20, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)

Angelina Jolie's opening speech to the 2009 World Refugee Day brought tears to her eyes and earned her a standing ovation after talking about tales of survival of those people she met and who touched her life.

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Lady Gaga: Don't Ask, Don't Tell

September 20, 2010 (over 13 years ago)

Lady Gaga delivers a smashing rally speech on equality between straight and homosexual citizens service in the military.

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Source: MTV

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