Question

read the excerpt from shirley chisholms speech \equal rights for women.\

as a black person, i am no stranger to race prejudice. but the truth is that in the political world i have been far oftener discriminated against because i am a woman than because i am black.

prejudice against blacks is becoming unacceptable although it will take years to eliminate it. but it is doomed because, slowly, white america is beginning to admit that it exists. prejudice against women is still acceptable. there is very little understanding yet of the immorality involved in double pay scales and the classification of most of the better jobs as \for men only.\

the fourteenth amendment states

all persons born or naturalized in the united states, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the united states and of the state wherein they reside. no state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the united states; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

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equal rights for women

chisholm incorporates the constitutional principle based on the fourteenth amendment in the excerpt by

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Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the excerpt and the Fourteenth Amendment:

1. The Fourteenth Amendment's "equal protection of the laws" principle requires states to treat all persons fairly.
2. Chisholm discusses gender discrimination (e.g., "for men only" jobs, double pay scales) and racial prejudice. She connects women’s discrimination to the Fourteenth Amendment’s equal protection by highlighting how women are denied equal treatment (like fair job access, equal pay) – a violation of the amendment’s mandate that states not deny "equal protection of the laws" to any person.

Since the drop - down options aren’t visible, we infer the correct reasoning: Chisholm incorporates the Fourteenth Amendment’s equal - protection principle by showing how women’s discrimination (in jobs, pay) violates the requirement that states provide equal legal protection, as the amendment prohibits states from denying people equal protection under the law.

(Note: If the drop - down options included choices like "arguing that gender - based discrimination violates the equal protection clause" or similar, that would be the answer. The key is linking women’s unequal treatment to the Fourteenth Amendment’s equal - protection mandate.)

Answer:

To solve this, we analyze the excerpt and the Fourteenth Amendment:

1. The Fourteenth Amendment's "equal protection of the laws" principle requires states to treat all persons fairly.
2. Chisholm discusses gender discrimination (e.g., "for men only" jobs, double pay scales) and racial prejudice. She connects women’s discrimination to the Fourteenth Amendment’s equal protection by highlighting how women are denied equal treatment (like fair job access, equal pay) – a violation of the amendment’s mandate that states not deny "equal protection of the laws" to any person.

Since the drop - down options aren’t visible, we infer the correct reasoning: Chisholm incorporates the Fourteenth Amendment’s equal - protection principle by showing how women’s discrimination (in jobs, pay) violates the requirement that states provide equal legal protection, as the amendment prohibits states from denying people equal protection under the law.

(Note: If the drop - down options included choices like "arguing that gender - based discrimination violates the equal protection clause" or similar, that would be the answer. The key is linking women’s unequal treatment to the Fourteenth Amendment’s equal - protection mandate.)