This video is of the anthem of the women's suffrage movement, with music by Dame Ethel Smyth (also a notable opera composer). Smyth was a member of the Women's Social and Political Union, the leading group for women's suffrage in Britain. This performance was done in 2009 by the Rainbow Chorus.
The pictures included in the video are of Dame Ethel Smyth, along with photos of the suffrage movement.
Dame Ethel Smyth is mentioned in Christina Bashford's article, "Historiography and Invisible Musics: Domestic Chamber Music in Nineteenth-Century Britain."
Terrific addition to the blog!
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