Song for Equal Suffrage
Song for Equal Suffrage (Woman's Journal) by Charlotte Perkins Gilman: In this poem, Gilman advocates for women's suffrage, highlighting the injustice of denying women the right to vote. She uses powerful imagery and rhetoric to make her case, emphasizing the importance of equality and justice. The poem is a call to action, urging readers to join the fight for women's rights.
By Charlotte Perkins Gilman · First published 1896 · Genre: Political Fiction, Historical Fiction, Feminist Literature · 271 words
First lines
Day of hope and day of glory! After slavery and woe, Comes the dawn of woman's freedom, and the light shall grow and grow Until every man and woman equal liberty shall know, In Freedom marching on!
Woman's right is woman's duty! For our share in life we call! Our will it is not weakened and our power it is not small. We are half of every nation! We are mothers of them all! In Wisdom marching on!
Not for self but larger service has our cry for freedom grown, There is crime, disease and warfare in a world of men alone, In the name of love we're rising now to serve and save our own, As Peace comes marching on!
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Song for Equal Suffrage is listed on Textopian as a poem by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, dated 1896 CE.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Charlotte Perkins Gilman
- Date: 1896 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Political Fiction, Historical Fiction, Feminist Literature, Social Science
- Length: 271 words
- Structure: 1 section, 5 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Political Fiction — The title and author's background suggest that the book is a discussion of women's suffrage, which makes the genre Political Fiction.
- Historical Fiction — As women's suffrage was a significant historical event, it can also be characterized as Historical Fiction.
- Feminist Literature — As the book discusses women's rights to suffrage, it reflects themes of feminism, making it a part of Feminist Literature.
- Social Science — The book explores social and political rights, and thus can be considered a work of Social Science.
Tags
suffrage · feminism · equality · women's rights · social justice · activism · poetry · political discourse · gender equality · historical context · advocacy · empowerment