In 1848, women gathered at the Seneca Falls Convention in New York to discuss their rights, opportunities, and desire to obtain the vote in the United States. Throughout the following decades, the American Women's Suffrage movement began to gain momentum. This first wave of feminism was aimed towards winning enfranchisement and making women's voices heard. Music played an instrumental role in the parades, rallies, and conventions that were held and attended by suffragettes. The songs, written for the cause, unified women from varying geographic and socioeconomic positions because the empowering lyrics were set to widely known tunes. Singing was expected from women, whereas political speaking was discouraged, which meant the use of music provided women with an outlet to voice their politica
