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Commissioned by BBC Radio 3 to mark the 2018 centenary of women's suffrage in the United Kingdom

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'After a long-fought battle, with the 1918 Representation of the People’s Act, some women finally won the right to the parliamentary vote in Britain. One hundred years later, we celebrate, echoing Emmeline Pankhurst’s words from her famous speech delivered in 1913 at Hertford, Connecticut, USA. The landmark Act was but a partial victory. Women in the UK had to wait another ten years for equal rights at the ballot box and women everywhere are still fighting personal and collective battles for gender equality. We are getting closer though, and this anthem is for us, as we continue the march. It is for us - for today.’ Helen Pankhurst December 2017

The Pankhurst Anthem is free for anyone to download, print and perform in any setting. We would be grateful if ensembles could acknowledge composer Lucy Pankhurst, writer Helen Pankhurst and BBC Radio 3 in concert performances and programmes.

If you are planning to sing The Pankhurst Anthem in 2018, BBC Radio 3 wants to hear from you! Tweet @BBCRadio3 or email [email protected] with your comments, photos and links to recordings on social media. Music by Lucy Pankhurst Text by Helen Pankhurst Anem

from 'The Pankhurst Anthem'

REFRAIN: I hear the sound of feet Perpetually beating The pounding of our hearts as we march on through the streets A sisterhood of sacriﬁces made along the way But now we stand Today

VERSE 1: If we win this hardest of ﬁghts To be sure, the future will be made easier For women all over the world To win the ﬁght when their time comes

REFRAIN

VERSE 2: Our own path, the right to live To tell our story with what we have to give So, listen, tho' you may feel alone This is the sound of those that follow you

FINAL REFRAIN:

I hear the sound of feet Perpetually beating The pounding of our hearts as we march on through the streets A sisterhood of sacriﬁces made along the way But now we stand! We sing! We rise! Today! Commissioned by BBC Radio 3 to mark the 2018 centenary of women's suﬀrage in the United Kingdom Anem

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VERSE 2

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