The Program
Introduction
Song: ʻWHO WERE THEY?ʼ - Poem: ʻThe Sufferagistsʼ
1. SUFFRAGE SOCIETIES 1894: Henrietta Dugdale
Song: ʻNO, I WONʼT WEAR A CORSETʼ
2. MAGAZINES 1888: Louisa Lawson
Song: ʻLIL THE DIGGERʼS DAUGHTERʼ - Poems: ʻThe Pioneersʼ ʻThe Hour Is Comeʼ
HISTORY FACT INTERLUDE:FIRST STATE VOTES S.A/W.A.
3. CIRCLES INTO CLUBS 1889: Edith Cowan
Song: ʻTHE KARRAKATTA LADIES CIRCLEʼ
4. PETITIONS 1895: Vida Goldstein
Song: ʻVIDA VIDAʼ
5. EDUCATION 1895: Mayebanke Anderson
Song: ʻPOSSUM SONGʼ - Poem: excerpts: ʻOur Countryʼ ʻAustralia Fairʼ
HISTORY FACT INTERLUDE: WINNING THE FEDERAL VOTE 1902
WASHINGTON CONFERENCE:
Alice Blackwell - Song: ʻAMID THIS BRIGHT PROGRESSIVE BANDʼ
6. CHANGING LAWS 1902: Rose Scott
Song: ʻBITTERLY BLOOMED THE DAYʼ - ʻA Limerickʼ
7. TOURING 1903: Margaret (Maggie) Ogg
Song: ʻWEARYʼ- Poem: ʻOut In The Bushʼ
8. PASSIVE RESISTANCE OS 1906: Dora Montefiore
Song: ʻGO DORA GOʼ Poem: ʻThe New Womanʼ
9. ACTIVE RESISTANCE OS 1908: Muriel Matters
Song: ʻYES MURIEL MATTERSʼ
10. MILITANCY IN AUSTRALIA 1912: Emma Miller
Song: ʻOLD MOTHER MILLERʼ Poem: ʻEmma Millerʼ (anon)
Closing Statement:
Song: 'CO-OPERATION'
Songlist Credits
PROGRAM CONTENT
SONG LIST CREDITS - (Red = a suffragist)
1. ‘WHO WERE THEY’ -Words & Tune :Phyl Lobl
2. ‘CORSET SONG’- Words & Tune: Phyl Lobl (influence: Chopin)
3. ‘LIL THE DIGGER’S DAUGHTER-Words: Louisa Lawson. Tune: Phyl Lobl
(Influence various Trad.)
4. ‘KARRAKATTA LADIES CIRCLE’- Words &Tune: Phyl Lobl
5. ‘VIDA VIDA’ Words & Tune Phyl Lobl (Influence Klezmer)
6. ‘POSSUM SONG’ Words: Maybanke Anderson. Tune: Phyl Lobl
7. ‘WEARY’ Words: Maggie Ogg Tune: Christine Wheeler
8. ‘AMID THIS BRIGHT PROGRESSIVE BAND’
Words: Alice Blackwell (U.S.A.) Tune: Thomas Bayley (united by Phyl Lobl)
9. ‘BITTERLY BLOOMED THE DAY’ Words & Tune Phyl Lobl
10. ‘DORA MONTEFIORE’, Words & Tune Phyl Lobl
11. ‘YES, MURIEL MATTERS’ Words & Tune Phyl Lobl
12. ‘OLD MOTHER MILLER’ Words & Tune Phyl Lobl & Christine Wheeler
13. ‘CO-OPERATION’ Words & Tune Phyl Lobl
CONCEPT, RESEARCH & SCRIPT & TUNES: Phyl Lobl
ARRANGEMENTS & NOTATION: Christine Wheeler &Tune:‘Weary’
ACCOMPANIMENTS: Michael Roberts, Christine Wheeler,
Stuart Leslie, Steve Leatheam
POEM CREDITS:
‘The Sufferagists’ Phyl Lobl
‘The Hour Is Come’ Louisa Lawson
‘Australia Fair’,’Our Country’ (Excerpts) Maybanke Anderson
‘In the Bush’ Margaret Ogg (Ann Dante)
‘Limerick’ Rose Scott
‘The New Woman’(excerpt) Dora Montefiore
‘Emma Miller’ Anon