Riots, demonstrations, and indignant editorials highlight the history of this long battle that finally ended in 1920 with the 19th Amendment. And that's why Adam don't like fruit Activists sang it not only at rallies but also in prison while they were on hunger strike. This is the determined theme song for the woman who is in control of her body, her choices and her life. [Intro] (We want the vote) Due to popular request, we searched for and found an old copy of the words for Because of that, women’s rights activists known as “suffragettes” launched a decades-long campaign to get women the right to vote, and in 1920, with the passing of the 19th amendment, they succeeded. First they said we couldn't dance Ethel Smyth copyrighted Hamilton's four verses along with Smyth's own rousing music in 1911. In 2010, Soomo Learning launched a parody … They said we couldn't think Women have been fighting for the legal right to vote since the 1840's. We won the right to vote They said we couldn't vote An arrangement of "The March of the Women" for solo piano appeared in 1914 in King Albert's Book, a fund-raising publication for Belgian relief. We had to fight for women's right They said we couldn't vote [Verse 1] Well, there was just so much back then We weren't allowed to do Breathes a sigh of consecration . At The Ty Bentli Show, Dolly gave her reasons for taking part in this project: Being lucky enough to be a successful woman in business, I wanted to exercise my right to write about the 19th Amendment to praise and uplift women. 10 Cents. Washin', cookin', cleanin' Behind the scenes - Bad Romance: Women's Suffrage; About the video; Lyrics; Credits; Teaching resources; About the video. THE CHARLTON COMPANY 67 Wall Street, New York 1911 [Page] TABLE OF CONTENTS. Smyth was ceremonially presented with a baton by Emmeline Pankhurst, and proceeded to conduct the whole gathering in singing it. ‘Cause the suffrage amendment must be passed [11], This article is about the women's suffrage song. I guess we sure showed them In 1890 the National American Woman Suffrage Association, NAWSA, was established with Susan B. Anthony its leading force. 19th Amendment Lyrics: (We want the vote) / (We want the vote) / (We want the vote) / (We want the vote) / August 18, 1920: Woman Suffrage Amendment Ratified / Women have been fighting for the legal And unless some man allowed it Emmeline Pankhurst introduced the song as the WSPU's official anthem, replacing "The Women's Marseillaise". ©1996-2013 Sandscape Publications. But women have been fighting for their rights since the very beginning of time