diff --git a/src/category.rs b/src/category.rs
index 99aab7b1ac..30e3460822 100644
--- a/src/category.rs
+++ b/src/category.rs
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ use crate::util::element_text;
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "builders", builder(setter(into), default))]
 pub struct Category {
     /// The name of the category.
-    name: String,
+    pub name: String,
     /// The domain for the category.
-    domain: Option<String>,
+    pub domain: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl Category {
diff --git a/src/channel.rs b/src/channel.rs
index f5abe26e80..0f36997dc1 100644
--- a/src/channel.rs
+++ b/src/channel.rs
@@ -36,55 +36,55 @@ use crate::util::element_text;
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "builders", builder(setter(into), default))]
 pub struct Channel {
     /// The name of the channel.
-    title: String,
+    pub title: String,
     /// The URL for the website corresponding to the channel.
-    link: String,
+    pub link: String,
     /// A description of the channel.
-    description: String,
+    pub description: String,
     /// The language of the channel.
-    language: Option<String>,
+    pub language: Option<String>,
     /// The copyright notice for the channel.
-    copyright: Option<String>,
+    pub copyright: Option<String>,
     /// The email address for the managing editor.
-    managing_editor: Option<String>,
+    pub managing_editor: Option<String>,
     /// The email address for the webmaster.
-    webmaster: Option<String>,
+    pub webmaster: Option<String>,
     /// The publication date for the content of the channel as an RFC822 timestamp.
-    pub_date: Option<String>,
+    pub pub_date: Option<String>,
     /// The date that the contents of the channel last changed as an RFC822 timestamp.
-    last_build_date: Option<String>,
+    pub last_build_date: Option<String>,
     /// The categories the channel belongs to.
-    categories: Vec<Category>,
+    pub categories: Vec<Category>,
     /// A string indicating the program used to generate the channel.
-    generator: Option<String>,
+    pub generator: Option<String>,
     /// A URL that points to the documentation for the RSS format.
-    docs: Option<String>,
+    pub docs: Option<String>,
     /// The cloud to register with to be notified of updates to the channel.
-    cloud: Option<Cloud>,
+    pub cloud: Option<Cloud>,
     /// The PICS rating for the channel.
-    rating: Option<String>,
+    pub rating: Option<String>,
     /// The number of minutes the channel can be cached before refreshing.
-    ttl: Option<String>,
+    pub ttl: Option<String>,
     /// An image that can be displayed with the channel.
-    image: Option<Image>,
+    pub image: Option<Image>,
     /// A text input box that can be displayed with the channel.
-    text_input: Option<TextInput>,
+    pub text_input: Option<TextInput>,
     /// A hint to tell the aggregator which hours it can skip.
-    skip_hours: Vec<String>,
+    pub skip_hours: Vec<String>,
     /// A hint to tell the aggregator which days it can skip.
-    skip_days: Vec<String>,
+    pub skip_days: Vec<String>,
     /// The items in the channel.
-    items: Vec<Item>,
+    pub items: Vec<Item>,
     /// The extensions for the channel.
-    extensions: ExtensionMap,
+    pub extensions: ExtensionMap,
     /// The iTunes extension for the channel.
-    itunes_ext: Option<itunes::ITunesChannelExtension>,
+    pub itunes_ext: Option<itunes::ITunesChannelExtension>,
     /// The Dublin Core extension for the channel.
-    dublin_core_ext: Option<dublincore::DublinCoreExtension>,
+    pub dublin_core_ext: Option<dublincore::DublinCoreExtension>,
     /// The Syndication extension for the channel.
-    syndication_ext: Option<syndication::SyndicationExtension>,
+    pub syndication_ext: Option<syndication::SyndicationExtension>,
     /// The namespaces present in the RSS tag.
-    namespaces: HashMap<String, String>,
+    pub namespaces: HashMap<String, String>,
 }
 
 impl Channel {
diff --git a/src/cloud.rs b/src/cloud.rs
index eda786d152..2f9bf7b14d 100644
--- a/src/cloud.rs
+++ b/src/cloud.rs
@@ -23,15 +23,15 @@ use crate::toxml::ToXml;
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "builders", builder(setter(into), default))]
 pub struct Cloud {
     /// The domain to register with.
-    domain: String,
+    pub domain: String,
     /// The port to register with.
-    port: String,
+    pub port: String,
     /// The path to register with.
-    path: String,
+    pub path: String,
     /// The procedure to register with.
-    register_procedure: String,
+    pub register_procedure: String,
     /// The protocol to register with.
-    protocol: String,
+    pub protocol: String,
 }
 
 impl Cloud {
diff --git a/src/enclosure.rs b/src/enclosure.rs
index ed4c511a61..ddff5f455a 100644
--- a/src/enclosure.rs
+++ b/src/enclosure.rs
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ use crate::toxml::ToXml;
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "builders", builder(setter(into), default))]
 pub struct Enclosure {
     /// The URL of the enclosure.
-    url: String,
+    pub url: String,
     /// The length of the enclosure in bytes.
-    length: String,
+    pub length: String,
     /// The MIME type of the enclosure.
-    mime_type: String,
+    pub mime_type: String,
 }
 
 impl Enclosure {
diff --git a/src/extension/dublincore.rs b/src/extension/dublincore.rs
index 4224c209b5..8b84cd3463 100644
--- a/src/extension/dublincore.rs
+++ b/src/extension/dublincore.rs
@@ -26,36 +26,36 @@ pub const NAMESPACE: &str = "http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/";
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "builders", builder(setter(into), default))]
 pub struct DublinCoreExtension {
     /// An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource.
-    contributors: Vec<String>,
+    pub contributors: Vec<String>,
     /// The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource,
     /// or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant.
-    coverages: Vec<String>,
+    pub coverages: Vec<String>,
     /// An entity primarily responsible for making the resource.
-    creators: Vec<String>,
+    pub creators: Vec<String>,
     /// A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource.
-    dates: Vec<String>,
+    pub dates: Vec<String>,
     /// An account of the resource.
-    descriptions: Vec<String>,
+    pub descriptions: Vec<String>,
     /// The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource.
-    formats: Vec<String>,
+    pub formats: Vec<String>,
     /// An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context.
-    identifiers: Vec<String>,
+    pub identifiers: Vec<String>,
     /// A language of the resource.
-    languages: Vec<String>,
+    pub languages: Vec<String>,
     /// An entity responsible for making the resource available.
-    publishers: Vec<String>,
+    pub publishers: Vec<String>,
     /// A related resource.
-    relations: Vec<String>,
+    pub relations: Vec<String>,
     /// Information about rights held in and over the resource.
-    rights: Vec<String>,
+    pub rights: Vec<String>,
     /// A related resource from which the described resource is derived.
-    sources: Vec<String>,
+    pub sources: Vec<String>,
     /// The topic of the resource.
-    subjects: Vec<String>,
+    pub subjects: Vec<String>,
     /// A name given to the resource.
-    titles: Vec<String>,
+    pub titles: Vec<String>,
     /// The nature or genre of the resource.
-    types: Vec<String>,
+    pub types: Vec<String>,
 }
 
 impl DublinCoreExtension {
diff --git a/src/extension/itunes/itunes_category.rs b/src/extension/itunes/itunes_category.rs
index b7a9b70ce8..d1f17c2de5 100644
--- a/src/extension/itunes/itunes_category.rs
+++ b/src/extension/itunes/itunes_category.rs
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ use crate::toxml::ToXml;
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "builders", builder(setter(into), default))]
 pub struct ITunesCategory {
     /// The name of the category.
-    text: String,
+    pub text: String,
     // This is contained within a Box to ensure it gets allocated on the heap to prevent an
     // infinite size.
     /// An optional subcategory for the category.
-    subcategory: Option<Box<ITunesCategory>>,
+    pub subcategory: Option<Box<ITunesCategory>>,
 }
 
 impl ITunesCategory {
diff --git a/src/extension/itunes/itunes_channel_extension.rs b/src/extension/itunes/itunes_channel_extension.rs
index 2b7d11c943..e353f7da76 100644
--- a/src/extension/itunes/itunes_channel_extension.rs
+++ b/src/extension/itunes/itunes_channel_extension.rs
@@ -25,32 +25,32 @@ use crate::toxml::{ToXml, WriterExt};
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "builders", builder(setter(into), default))]
 pub struct ITunesChannelExtension {
     /// The author of the podcast.
-    author: Option<String>,
+    pub author: Option<String>,
     /// Specifies if the podcast should be prevented from appearing in the iTunes Store. A value of
     /// `Yes` indicates that the podcast should not show up in the iTunes Store. All other values
     /// are ignored.
-    block: Option<String>,
+    pub block: Option<String>,
     /// The iTunes categories the podcast belongs to.
-    categories: Vec<ITunesCategory>,
+    pub categories: Vec<ITunesCategory>,
     /// The artwork for the podcast.
-    image: Option<String>,
+    pub image: Option<String>,
     /// Specifies whether the podcast contains explicit content. A value of `Yes`, `Explicit`, or
     /// `True` indicates that the podcast contains explicit content. A value of `Clean`, `No`,
     /// `False` inidicates that none of the episodes contain explicit content.
-    explicit: Option<String>,
+    pub explicit: Option<String>,
     /// Specifies whether the podcast is complete and no new episodes will be posted. A value of
     /// `Yes` indicates that the podcast is complete.
-    complete: Option<String>,
+    pub complete: Option<String>,
     /// The new URL where the podcast is located.
-    new_feed_url: Option<String>,
+    pub new_feed_url: Option<String>,
     /// The contact information for the owner of the podcast.
-    owner: Option<ITunesOwner>,
+    pub owner: Option<ITunesOwner>,
     /// A description of the podcast.
-    subtitle: Option<String>,
+    pub subtitle: Option<String>,
     /// A summary of the podcast.
-    summary: Option<String>,
+    pub summary: Option<String>,
     /// Keywords for the podcast. The string contains a comma separated list of keywords.
-    keywords: Option<String>,
+    pub keywords: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl ITunesChannelExtension {
diff --git a/src/extension/itunes/itunes_item_extension.rs b/src/extension/itunes/itunes_item_extension.rs
index dadc182f57..dfa8feca0b 100644
--- a/src/extension/itunes/itunes_item_extension.rs
+++ b/src/extension/itunes/itunes_item_extension.rs
@@ -24,31 +24,31 @@ use crate::toxml::{ToXml, WriterExt};
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "builders", builder(setter(into), default))]
 pub struct ITunesItemExtension {
     /// The author of the podcast episode.
-    author: Option<String>,
+    pub author: Option<String>,
     /// Specifies if the podcast episode should be prevented from appearing in the iTunes Store. A
     /// value of `Yes` indicates that the episode should not show up in the iTunes Store. All other
     /// values are ignored.
-    block: Option<String>,
+    pub block: Option<String>,
     /// The artwork for the podcast episode.
-    image: Option<String>,
+    pub image: Option<String>,
     /// The podcast episode duration in one of the following formats: HH:MM:SS, H:MM:SS, MM:SS,
     /// M:SS.
-    duration: Option<String>,
+    pub duration: Option<String>,
     /// Specifies whether the podcast episode contains explicit content. A value of `Yes`,
     /// `Explicit`, or `True` indicates that the episode contains explicit content. A value of
     /// `Clean`, `No`, `False` inidicates that episode does not contain explicit content.
-    explicit: Option<String>,
+    pub explicit: Option<String>,
     /// Specifies whether the podcast episode contains embedded closed captioning. A value of `Yes`
     /// indicates that it does. Any other value indicates that it does not.
-    closed_captioned: Option<String>,
+    pub closed_captioned: Option<String>,
     /// A value used to override the default sorting order for episodes.
-    order: Option<String>,
+    pub order: Option<String>,
     /// A description of the podcast episode.
-    subtitle: Option<String>,
+    pub subtitle: Option<String>,
     /// A summary of the podcast episode.
-    summary: Option<String>,
+    pub summary: Option<String>,
     /// Keywords for the podcast. The string contains a comma separated list of keywords.
-    keywords: Option<String>,
+    pub keywords: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl ITunesItemExtension {
diff --git a/src/extension/itunes/itunes_owner.rs b/src/extension/itunes/itunes_owner.rs
index 6e8afb778b..c6c71b0dda 100644
--- a/src/extension/itunes/itunes_owner.rs
+++ b/src/extension/itunes/itunes_owner.rs
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ use crate::toxml::{ToXml, WriterExt};
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "builders", builder(setter(into), default))]
 pub struct ITunesOwner {
     /// The name of the owner.
-    name: Option<String>,
+    pub name: Option<String>,
     /// The email of the owner.
-    email: Option<String>,
+    pub email: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl ITunesOwner {
diff --git a/src/extension/mod.rs b/src/extension/mod.rs
index 46ca726944..403ab71e76 100644
--- a/src/extension/mod.rs
+++ b/src/extension/mod.rs
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ pub type ExtensionMap = HashMap<String, HashMap<String, Vec<Extension>>>;
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "builders", builder(setter(into), default))]
 pub struct Extension {
     /// The qualified name of the extension element.
-    name: String,
+    pub name: String,
     /// The content of the extension element.
-    value: Option<String>,
+    pub value: Option<String>,
     /// The attributes for the extension element.
-    attrs: HashMap<String, String>,
+    pub attrs: HashMap<String, String>,
     /// The children of the extension element. This is a map of local names to child
     /// elements.
-    children: HashMap<String, Vec<Extension>>,
+    pub children: HashMap<String, Vec<Extension>>,
 }
 
 impl Extension {
diff --git a/src/extension/syndication.rs b/src/extension/syndication.rs
index 9f929110bb..c635321867 100644
--- a/src/extension/syndication.rs
+++ b/src/extension/syndication.rs
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ impl fmt::Display for UpdatePeriod {
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "builders", builder(setter(into), default))]
 pub struct SyndicationExtension {
     /// The refresh period for this channel
-    period: UpdatePeriod,
+    pub period: UpdatePeriod,
     /// Number of periods between refreshes
-    frequency: u32,
+    pub frequency: u32,
     /// Timestamp from which the refresh periods are calculated
-    base: String,
+    pub base: String,
 }
 
 impl SyndicationExtension {
diff --git a/src/guid.rs b/src/guid.rs
index 068589a5ed..817e9c81b1 100644
--- a/src/guid.rs
+++ b/src/guid.rs
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ use crate::util::element_text;
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "builders", builder(setter(into), default))]
 pub struct Guid {
     /// The value of the GUID.
-    value: String,
+    pub value: String,
     /// Indicates if the GUID is a permalink.
-    permalink: bool,
+    pub permalink: bool,
 }
 
 impl Guid {
diff --git a/src/image.rs b/src/image.rs
index 09c6de09c8..710dbb40d5 100644
--- a/src/image.rs
+++ b/src/image.rs
@@ -24,17 +24,17 @@ use crate::util::element_text;
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "builders", builder(setter(into), default))]
 pub struct Image {
     /// The URL of the image.
-    url: String,
+    pub url: String,
     /// A description of the image. This is used in the HTML `alt` attribute.
-    title: String,
+    pub title: String,
     /// The URL that the image links to.
-    link: String,
+    pub link: String,
     /// The width of the image.
-    width: Option<String>,
+    pub width: Option<String>,
     /// The height of the image.
-    height: Option<String>,
+    pub height: Option<String>,
     /// The text for the HTML `title` attribute of the link formed around the image.
-    description: Option<String>,
+    pub description: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl Image {
diff --git a/src/item.rs b/src/item.rs
index 5e13066707..934e816fdd 100644
--- a/src/item.rs
+++ b/src/item.rs
@@ -33,33 +33,33 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "builders", builder(setter(into), default))]
 pub struct Item {
     /// The title of the item.
-    title: Option<String>,
+    pub title: Option<String>,
     /// The URL of the item.
-    link: Option<String>,
+    pub link: Option<String>,
     /// The item synopsis.
-    description: Option<String>,
+    pub description: Option<String>,
     /// The email address of author of the item.
-    author: Option<String>,
+    pub author: Option<String>,
     /// The categories the item belongs to.
-    categories: Vec<Category>,
+    pub categories: Vec<Category>,
     /// The URL for the comments page of the item.
-    comments: Option<String>,
+    pub comments: Option<String>,
     /// The description of a media object that is attached to the item.
-    enclosure: Option<Enclosure>,
+    pub enclosure: Option<Enclosure>,
     /// A unique identifier for the item.
-    guid: Option<Guid>,
+    pub guid: Option<Guid>,
     /// The date the item was published as an RFC822 timestamp.
-    pub_date: Option<String>,
+    pub pub_date: Option<String>,
     /// The RSS channel the item came from.
-    source: Option<Source>,
+    pub source: Option<Source>,
     /// The HTML contents of the item.
-    content: Option<String>,
+    pub content: Option<String>,
     /// The extensions for the item.
-    extensions: ExtensionMap,
+    pub extensions: ExtensionMap,
     /// The iTunes extension for the item.
-    itunes_ext: Option<itunes::ITunesItemExtension>,
+    pub itunes_ext: Option<itunes::ITunesItemExtension>,
     /// The Dublin Core extension for the item.
-    dublin_core_ext: Option<dublincore::DublinCoreExtension>,
+    pub dublin_core_ext: Option<dublincore::DublinCoreExtension>,
 }
 
 impl Item {
diff --git a/src/source.rs b/src/source.rs
index 93f6f57c5d..fd4471b831 100644
--- a/src/source.rs
+++ b/src/source.rs
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ use crate::util::element_text;
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "builders", builder(setter(into), default))]
 pub struct Source {
     /// The URL of the source.
-    url: String,
+    pub url: String,
     /// The title of the source.
-    title: Option<String>,
+    pub title: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl Source {
diff --git a/src/textinput.rs b/src/textinput.rs
index 44660c814a..d8c8dcbb64 100644
--- a/src/textinput.rs
+++ b/src/textinput.rs
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ use crate::util::element_text;
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "builders", builder(setter(into), default))]
 pub struct TextInput {
     /// The label of the Submit button for the text input.
-    title: String,
+    pub title: String,
     /// A description of the text input.
-    description: String,
+    pub description: String,
     /// The name of the text object.
-    name: String,
+    pub name: String,
     /// The URL of the CGI script that processes the text input request.
-    link: String,
+    pub link: String,
 }
 
 impl TextInput {