Rise Up with a Song: The True Story of Ethel Smyth, Suffragette Composer

The first-ever picture book about Ethel Smyth, the world-famous composer and suffragette! "A rare nod to a now (but undeservedly) obscure artist, eloquent and inspirational. A stirring tribute to a free-spirited composer who rode roughshod over her time's constraints on women." —Kirkus Reviews (Starred) “Brave women in history are examples that help us to be brave in the present. Learning about Ethel Smyth will be life-changing right now.” —Gloria Steinem In 1867 England, a girl learned to be proper and speak when spoken to. But one girl marched to a different beat. Ethel Smyth climbed fences, explored graveyards, and yearned to become a famous composer at a time when only men could publish their music. But become a composer she did, first signing her music as E. Smyth so people couldn't guess her gender, then eventually writing openly as a woman (but still sometimes not getting paid!). Ethel had had enough. She joined the suffragette movement, marching in the streets and fighting for the right to vote.