"The Women's Marseillasie" was a former official
anthem of the
Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU). The song included words written by
Florence MacAulay and was sung using the tune of
La Marseillaise. The song was sung in many different settings, but most often as a form of protest or solidarity for women's rights in both the
United Kingdom and the
United States. The song was sung in order to lift the spirits of prisoners in
Holloway Prison in 1908. Between 1908 and 1911, the
Mascottes Ladies Band often performed "The Women's Marsellaise." In 1913, "The Women's Marsellaise" was sung by a protester in Britain during the trial of two
suffragettes. In 1911, it was performed at a suffrage rally in
Idaho. Suffragists in
North Dakota also sang "The Women's Marsellaise" at an event in 1917. ==See also==