Music hasn’t caught up with women’s equality, at least if you measure that by songs about famous and inspiring women. So GreenBookofSongs.com® has compiled this list of songs for Women’s History Month, representing the stories of five great women who deserve to be heralded in song.
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Clara Barton Country Joe McDonald; Thank The Nurse (Rag Baby). Country Joe left politics out of this song about the famous Civil War nurse and humanitarian. He lets her heroism shine — whether reuniting families torn by the war, or in her later years, when she helped establish the American Red Cross. Click
here to listen to a sample on Amazon.com.
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Eleanor Jonathan Sprout; More American Heroes (Sprout). Sprout has written many children’s songs about American heroes, none better than this tribute to First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who worked tirelessly to help others. Click
here to listen to a sample on Amazon.com.
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Song For Rachel Walkin’ Jim Stoltz; Little Piece Of Earth (Wild Wind). Folk singer Stoltz dedicated this song to Rachel Carson, an environmentalist whose book “Silent Spring” warned of the dangers of pesticides to the birds that herald spring. Click
here to listen to a sample on Stoltz’s website
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True Story Of Amelia Earhart Plainsong; Plainsong (Water). This aviation pioneer logged a lifetime of firsts. She was, for example, the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. Both her courageous life and her tragic death are captured in this song. Click
here to listen to a sample on Amazon.com.
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Who’s The Best Female Pitcher Phil Coley; Sports Songs And Beyond (King Of The Road Music). Did you know that a 17-year-old female pitcher named Jackie Mitchell struck out the mighty Babe Ruth? AND the great Lou Gehrig? This little-known athlete will be an inspiration to anyone who’s ever thrown a ball. Click
here to listen to a sample on Amazon.com.
See the GreenBookofSongs.com® category Feminism for more songs about women heroes!
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