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"Sister Suffragette" is a song in the 1964 film Mary Poppins. It was written by the Sherman Brothers and sung by Winifred Banks. It is the first song of the film.

Production[]

The melody was taken from a scrapped song called "Practically Perfect". It features pro-suffrage elements, mentioning Emmeline Pankhurst, who founded one of the first suffragette organizations. It serves both as Winifred's introduction as well as her theme throughout the film.

In the film[]

In the film, Winifred sings the song as she comes home from a suffragette meeting. It serves to establish her role as a suffragette, and details the movement. She enlists the cook, Mrs. Brill, and the maid, Ellen, in it, while the nanny, Katie Nanna, continuously attempts to interrupt them to inform them of Jane and Michael's disappearance. She is finally successful at the end, when she is able to both inform Winifred that Jane and Michael are missing, and that she has resigned. The melody later appears momentarily during the "Step in Time" sequence, when Winifred returns home to see the chimney sweeps dancing in the house.

Disney Parks[]

The song can now be heard being sung by the suffragettes in Main Street, U.S.A. at the Magic Kingdom.[1]

Lyrics[]

We're clearly soldiers in petticoats
And dauntless crusaders for women's votes
Though we adore men individually
We agree that as a group they're rather stupid

Cast off the shackles of yesterday
Shoulder to shoulder into the fray
Our daughters' daughters will adore us
And they'll sing in grateful chorus
Well done, Sister Suffragette!

From Kensington to Billingsgate one hears the restless cries
From every corner of the land...womankind arise!
Political equality
And equal rights with men
Take heart, for Mrs. Pankhurst has been clapped in irons again!

No more the meek and mild subservient we
We're fighting for our rights militantly
Never you fear!

So cast off the shackles of yesterday
Shoulder to shoulder into the fray
Our daughters' daughters will adore us
And they'll sing in grateful chorus
Well done!
Well done!
Well done, Sister Suffragette!

We're clearly soldiers in petticoats
And dauntless crusaders for women's votes
Though we adore men individually
We agree that, as a group, they're rather stupid

Cast off the shackles of yesterday
Shoulder to shoulder into the fray
Our daughters' daughters will adore us
And they'll sing in grateful chorus
Well done, Sister Suffragette!

From Kensington to Billingsgate, one hears the restless cries
From every corner of the land...womankind arise!
Political equality
And equal rights with men
Take heart, for Mrs. Pankhurst has been clapped in irons again!

No more the meek and mild subservient we
We're fighting for our rights militantly
Never you fear!

So cast off the shackles of yesterday
Shoulder to shoulder into the fray
Our daughters' daughters will adore us
And they'll sing in grateful chorus
Well done!
Well done!
Well done, Sister Suff...

References[]

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Media
Films: Mary Poppins (video/soundtrack) • Mary Poppins Returns (video/soundtrack) • The Cat That Looked at a KingMusicalThe Legacy CollectionPractically Poppins in Every Way: A Magical Carpetbag of Countless Wonders
Disney Parks
Country Bear Musical JamboreeGarden of the Twelve FriendsMary PoppinsThe Great Movie Ride

Entertainment: Disney Adventure Friends CavalcadeDisney's BelieveDisney Classics: The Music & The MagicFollow Your DreamsMickey's Magical Music WorldOne Man's Dream II: The Magic Lives OnOnce Upon a Mouse
Restaurants: Jolly Holiday Bakery Cafe
Parades: Celebrate A Dream Come True ParadeDisney's Dreams On Parade: Moving OnDisney's Magical Moments ParadeDisney's Party ExpressDisney Cinema ParadeDisney Magic on ParadeDisney on Parade: 100 Years of MagicDisney Stars on ParadeDisney Stars 'n' CarsDreaming Up!Happiness is Here ParadeMickey's Soundsational ParadeThe Wonderful World of Disney ParadeTokyo Disneyland Electrical Parade: DreamLightsSpectromagic
Fireworks: Believe... There's Magic in the StarsDisney Dreams!Disney Movie MagicDisneyland ForeverFantasy in the Sky Magical: Disney's New Nighttime Spectacular of Magical CelebrationsReach for the Stars
Spring: Disney's Easter WonderlandDisney's Spring Promenade

Characters
Mary Poppins: Mary PoppinsBertGeorge BanksWinifred BanksJane BanksMichael BanksPenguin WaitersFoxAdmiral Boom and Mr. BinnacleUncle AlbertMr. Dawes Sr.Katie NannaMrs. BrillEllenMr. Dawes Jr.Constable JonesJolly Holiday Farm AnimalsThe Pearly BandRobinsMiss LarkChimney SweepsParrot Umbrella

Mary Poppins Returns: William Weatherall WilkinsJackTopsyThe Balloon LadyClydeShamusJohn BanksAnnabel BanksGeorgie BanksAngusHamilton Gooding and Templeton FryeThe Park KeeperPenny FarthingDolphinsRoyal Doulton AnimalsLamplighters
The Cat That Looked at a King: CatKingQueenPrime Minister
Musical: Miss Andrew

Locations
LondonCherry Tree LaneEnglish Countryside PaintingRoyal Doulton Music Hall
Songs
Mary Poppins: Sister SuffragetteThe Life I LeadThe Perfect NannyA Spoonful of SugarSobre las OlasJolly HolidaySupercalifragilisticexpialidociousStay AwakeI Love to LaughFeed the Birds (Tuppence a Bag)A British BankFidelity Fiduciary BankChim Chim Cher-eeStep in TimeA Man Has DreamsLet's Go Fly a Kite

Mary Poppins Returns: (Underneath the) Lovely London SkyA ConversationCan You Imagine That?The Royal Doulton Music HallA Cover is Not the BookThe Place Where Lost Things GoTurning TurtleTrip a Little Light FantasticNowhere to Go But Up
Musical: Temper, TemperPractically PerfectAnything Can HappenBrimstone and TreaclePlaying the GameBeing Mrs. BanksGood for NothingCherry Tree LanePrecision and Order
Deleted Songs: The Anthropomorphic ZooThe ChimpanzooThe Right SideTimbucktuThe Land of SandAdmiral BoomMary Poppins' MelodyYou Think, You BlinkThrough The Eyes of LoveWest WindTiki TownTea in ChinaThe North Pole Polka

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