Cattle research done!
Thesis version two, almost done.
Sharing another video, below.
Last year I took the Smithsonian Folkways: American Roots Collection CD collection out of the library. What a treat! So many songs I had never heard but were the backbone of folk music, one of my favourite genres. There were some really cool songs to listen to, some really weird ones, and one that I need to share with you. It popped up on my playlist today while working and it makes me smile.
When I hear the lyrics I pretend I am a hippie woman at a Folk Festival with my long hair braided (its never long enough to do that, but hey, let me have my dreams), a daisy chain around my neck, a flowing hippie skirt, and maybe even a tambourine gently beating against my hip. A woman by the name of Peggy Seeger appears on stage with a simple guitar. She says hello at the microphone and dedicates this to all the women in the audience and beyond who want more choices in their lives. Access higher (or well) paying jobs, be acknowledged for their intelligence and gifts, for others to see and thank them for their public contributions to the community, be provided with the space to make healthy choices, and live a full life in and outside their homes.
It is a sassy little ditty.
This is for all my engineering female family and friends out there (all 8 of you), and all the rest of us living better lives due to the work, lyrics, marches, sit-ins, folk festivals and potlucks of the 1960's.
I am now in graduate school due to your work.
Thanks!
No comments:
Post a Comment