Archives - Music - Celebrating the Right of Women to Vote in New Mexico - Research Guides at University of New Mexico

Songs, Sheet Music

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Here are the lyrics for a song about New Mexico women voting that I found in the New Mexico WPA Collection.

The WPA New Mexico Collection is at Fray Angelico Chavez Library, Santa Fe. Copies of same at CSWR. On NMAO, switch the institution to FACL to see the WPA list. Get the number for item and ask for it at CSWR.
One song from the WPA New Mexico Collection is called - "La Votacion de las Mujeres" - The Lady's Vote, with lyrics only. It notes that since 1884 New Mexico women had been voting (in school elections) and the men had been lamenting about them being too involved in politics to take care of their homes, children and husbands. Song from Alcarita R. Medina, from Arroyo Hondo, New Mexico, as remembered from her youth. Lyrics were written down by Reyes. N. Martinez, in September 11, 1937. Item No. 5-5-19 #26.
Lyrics below on right.

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Song lyrics - La Votacion de Las Mujeres

La Votacion de las Mujeres, from WPA Collection, from CSWR set, Spanish and English lyrics.