Blogging about suffrage history
& suffrage centennial events
Columbia is the female representation of the United States of America most popular prior to World War 1 when she was replaced by the Statue of Liberty. Because of her popularity, it is not surprising that she was a favorite among suffragists in pageants & parades as you can see in the image above from a collection in the Library of Congress. Columbia also shows up in poems, and songs, like this week's suffrage songs "Columbia's Daughters". All the women in the US were indeed "daughters of Columbia pleading for the right" as the song says. They were pleading for the right to vote, the right of custody to their children whom they birthed, the right to their own wages & inheritance, the right to own property, the right to be a separate person, apart from her husband, & so many more. Some of which we still have to fight for in 2017. Columbia's Daughters Lyrics: Harriet H. Robinson (1888) Music: "Hold The Fort" Hark the sound of myriad voices, Rising in their might! 'Tis the daughters of Columbia Pleading for the right. CHORUS: Raise the flag and plant the standard, Wave the signal still; Brothers, we must share your freedom, Help us, and we will. Think it not an idle murmur, You who hear the cry; 'Tis a plea for human freedom Hallowed liberty! (CHORUS) O our country, glorious nation, Greatest of them all! Give unto thy daughters justice, Or thy pride will fall. (CHORUS)
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