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Stephen Hartnett Goodale, Gregory Scott 2015-09-28T16:04:55Z 2015-09-28T16:04:55Z 10000-01-01 2007 2007 This is a study of the creation of a distinctly American citizenship during the Early Republic. By focusing on Philadelphia, and by examining Benjamin Rush's institutions and the dialogues that he engaged in, I argue that the foundations of American citizenship produced the possibility of an inclusive nation. Indeed, over the course of American history women, African Americans, and White workingmen have ultimately been incorporated into democratic deliberations. This dissertation discovers the origins of inclusiveness by studying America's rhetorical revolution, a period when words were redefined, when institutions created rhetors who could speak truth to power, and when a new constitutional and legal framework encouraged women, African Americans, and White workingmen to defend their rights, not through violent protest, but rather through rhetorical deliberations. Made available in DSpace on 2015-09-28T16:04:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license.txt: 4848 bytes, checksum: 96035ab3f5e1c23cc7138a224ce498bd (MD5) 3269906.pdf: 13076519 bytes, checksum: b939dc5fa1264f2ff2a7d3de86e5ed0b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007 Embargo set by: Seth Robbins for item 88812 Lift date: Forever Reason: Restricted to the U of I community idenfinitely during batch ingest of legacy ETDs Restricted to the U of I community idenfinitely during batch ingest of legacy ETDs U of I Only 289 p. Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/87531 (MiAaPQ)AAI3269906 eng American Studies America's Rhetorical Revolution: Defining Citizens in Benjamin Rush's Philadelphia, 1783--1812 text Speech Communication Speech Communication University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dissertation Ph.D.