Many events planned for this year’s Suffrage Centennial have been postponed or canceled due to COVID-19. This is not the first time a pandemic has tried to interfere with women’s determined efforts to achieve equality in our democracy.
The 1918 flu pandemic https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-1918-flu-pandemic-helped-advance-womens-rights-180968311/ had a powerful effect on building support for the passage of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution. Enjoy this Suffrage Centennial playlist of songs old and new I’ve curated telling the stories of our march through time to Win the Vote and claim greater equality and respect in government and community.
Music has always fueled this movement! Songs by well-known and obscure artists, songwriters from many eras and genres of music—all with important stories that build a fuller picture of the struggle. Music is like jet fuel for all important social movements! Learn more at www.StandingOnTheShoulders.org
To quote one of the songs: “We’ve Come a Long Way, Ladies, and we’ve still got a ways to go!”
