ca. 1910
Shoulder to Shoulder
| Tune: | Men of Harlech |
| Lyrics: | Theodora Mills |
From the daughters of the nation
Bursts a cry of indignation
Breathes a sigh of consecration
In a sacred cause.
They who share their country’s burden
Win no rights, receive no guerdon,
Only bear the heavy burden
Of unrighteous laws.
Women young and older
Shoulder put to shoulder
In the might of sacred right
Bolder still and bolder.
Let no ancient custom bind you
Let one bond of suffering bind you
Leave unrighteous laws behind you,
Soon you shall be free!
Drawing attention to the burdens placed on women and the rights denied to them, it urges that they stand ‘shoulder to shoulder’ so that ‘soon you shall be free!’ The song was written by Theodora Mills, a suffragette activist, and expertly set to the tune of a stirring regimental march.
| Cause: | Equal Rights | Feminist |
| Theme: | Rights | Political Process | Identity |
| Addressed to: | Women |
| Target of Protest: | Elected Representatives |
| Proposal/Solution: | Civil Disobedience | Emancipation |