In 1909, a book titled “The Suffrage Song Book” was published as a collection of 28 lyrics by Henry W. Roby, with the subtitle “Original Songs, Parodies, and Paraphrases, adapted to Popular Melodies” (such as “Battle Hymn of the Republic” – for 4 instances, and “Auld Lang Syne”). It was nice to find a man back then advocate for the cause of women’s rights. This song was written to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 08/18/1920 ratification of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote in the US. Of note, Dr. Roby lived long enough for this right to be ratified - dying only a few days later, on 08/22/1920, but a few changes made to the text allow the song to represent not only the rights of women but also the rights of all, and the desire is for the song to be useful as a patriotic song going forward.
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