A Vote of Her Own

If you knew how I trembled as I stood on stage alone
My friends called me misguided, and left me on my own
I was strong in my belief that we were entering a new age
Where women's rights were legal, engraved on histories page
I believed that every woman should have a vote of her own
And how long it would take us, I never could have known
Resistance only strengthened the resolve deep in my bones
To demand that every woman have a vote of her own
I can't tell you when it was, that I awakened to the Cause
But I could see fairly early that we had to change the laws
Any self respecting person with an open mind could see
The women need the vote to achieve equality
We believed that every woman should have a vote of her own
And how long it would take us, we never could have known
Resistance only strengthened the resolve deep in our bones
To demand that every woman have a vote of her own
I grew up a southern girl, cherished and protected
I came to find that the world didn't value my perspective
I read the great reformers who were out to say ethe world
Where society diminished our women and our girls
Through all the years of struggle
I hear Susan B Anthony Say
Failure is impossible,
We will succeed someday
We believed that every woman should have a vote of her own
And how long it would take us, we never could have known
Resistance only strengthened the resolve deep in our bones
To demand that every woman have a vote of her own
To demand that every woman have a vote of her own