Frances Perkins

What song goes with women in the Labor Movement?

Im doing a project and i need to find a song. the song can be about or from Women in the labor movement of the 1800s. Or a song having to do with women being strong...well yea... Please help!

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1. Union Maid by Woody Guthrie Verse 1 There once was a union maid, she never was afraid Of the goons and the ginks and the company finks and the deputy sheriffs who made the raid. She went to the union hall when a meeting it was called, And when the Legion boys come 'round She always stood her ground. For the rest of the lyrics, go to http://www.mp3lyrics.org/w/woody-guthrie/union-maid/ Women workers were largely ignored by the Labor Movement until comparatively recently, so there really are not a lot of older songs about them, but since the 1970s, women have added some of their own verses to "Solidarity Forever" Verse 1 We're the women of the union and we sure know how to fight. We'll fight for women's issues and we'll fight for women's rights. A woman's work is never done from morning until night. Women make the union strong! For the rest of the lyrics, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solidarity_Forever Although she herself was not a miner, Florence Reece wrote "Which Side Are You On" during the 1930s campaign to organize the Harlan County mines. http://labornotes.org/node/496 Women's Labor History Links: this site might prove useful for your project. http://www.afscme.org/publications/10404.cfm