Schoolhouse Rock America Rock Suffering Till Suffrage

[@Troy_nov1965]

RIP Essra Mohawk ......Godspeed

[@henrygerecke5376]

At this rate, we’d lose Lynn Ahrens, Bill Peckmann and Phil Kimmelman, leaving it down to Tom Yohe Jr and the less-known singers like Jamie Affoumado and Val Hawk

[@Kreln1221]

The only Schoolhouse Rock tune that actually rocked!... Drivin' relentless rhythm... Hooky slightly overdriven guitar riff... Call and response choir harmony vocals... Catchy earworm melody... And absolutely killer edgy and passionate lead vocals! Essra totally nailed the groove to the floor on this one!

[@themirrorsofmymind]

*_"They really went to church on that one!"_* What my little brother and I used to say every time they would play this... 😁

[@darrylswrinkledmarineshoes752]

I had the largest crush on her ohh that southern voice and the way she sang suffering till sufferge Ohhh God that voice she had fire !

[@Zeldarw104]

Yessssss.......😊

[@yama5182]

Darryl's wrinkled marine shoes ...Yes, it’s called Blues...

[@lesliemorganking3283]

I thought that was Miley Cryus who sang it.

[@henrygerecke5376]

I call her “The patriotic girl”, or “Miss America”...

[@BlueIdiotPie]

Oh my god yes! I has such a thing for this character when I was in grade school

[@lisamorris6676]

School House Rock brings back such wonderful memories of my childhood. Thank you for posting.

[@numberonewithcheese]

Fond memories. I still love Schoolhouse Rock. Once or twice every Saturday was not enough. Thank you.

[@allisonchassekidder2426]

You BEST BELIEVE I jammed out to this song during the ENTIRE drive both to and from my voting location last year (my first ever presidential election/the 100th year of the 19th Amendment!)! ✌🏼😎

[@shaheedturner2580]

The best episode ever from 1976 on ABC I love Schoolhouse Rock thank you Essra for posting this !!!

[@ChrisPawelski]

Essra you have an amazing voice and I grew up watching and listening to this. Thank you!

[@AliSakurai]

We have to thank the mother of Tennessee's govener at the time for that one vote we needed for the amendment. He was going to but no but she sent him a telegram telling him to say yes.

[@hopemadison6227]

I forgot this story! A man should always listen to his mom. She'll have his best interests at heart!

[@henrygerecke5376]

She must’ve got it from the telegraph boy...

[@madvidz9819]

@@hopemadison6227 you hope.

[@hopemadison6227]

​@@madvidz9819 I do -- I'm an optimist and have been very lucky in life with parents and with husband. But you are right! I just read an article/poster from Wil Wheaton of all people telling how his mom -- his MOM!! -- gaslighted him. Now I thought gaslighting was what ghosting actually is, but seeing what he wrote (too long for here) made me sick. So I stand corrected re my flat out comment about moms!

[@Rylosalex]

My favorite song, just love the melody and the singer and chorus

[@Pajanja]

Now you have heard of Women's Rights, And how we've tried to reach new heights. If we're "all created equal"... That's us too! (Yeah!) But you will proba ... bly not recall That it's not been too ... too long at all, Since we even had the right to Cast a vote. (Well!) Well, sure, some men bowed down and called us "Mrs." (Yeah!) Let us hang the wash out and wash the dishes, (Huh!) But when the time rolled around to elect a president... What did they say, Sister, (What did they say?) They said, uh, "See ya later, alligator, And don't forget my ... my mashed potatoes, 'Cause I'm going downtown to cast my vote for president." Oh, we were suffering until suffrage, Not a woman here could vote, no matter what age, Then the 19th Amendment struck down that restrictive rule. (Oh yeah!) And now we pull down on the lever, Cast our ballots and we endeavor To improve our country, state, county, town, and school. (Tell 'em 'bout it!) Those pilgrim women who ... Who braved the boat Could cook the turkey, but they ... They could not vote. Even Betsy Ross who sewed the flag was left behind that first election day. (What a shame, Sisters!) Then Susan B. Anthony (Yeah!) and Julia Howe, (Lucretia!) Lucretia Mott, (and others!) they showed us how; They carried signs and marched in lines Until at long last the law was passed. Oh, we were suffering until suffrage, Not a woman here could vote, no matter what age, Then the 19th Amendment struck down that restrictive rule. (Oh yeah!) And now we pull down on the lever, Cast our ballots and we endeavor To improve our country, state, county, town, and school. (Right On! Right On!) Yes the 19th Amendment Struck down that restrictive rule. (Right On! Right On!) Yes the 19th Amendment Struck down that restrictive rule. (Yeah, yeah! Yeah, yeah! Right on! We got it now!) Since 1920... Sisters, unite! Vote on!

[@PvblivsAelivs]

Of course, they decided that conscription could still be only men. Don't want equality when you have an advantage, do you? This is actually a very human thing to do, to be selective about where you want your equality.

[@russellgrosser-7677]

And now, in 2024, we've got people out there who want to repeal the 19th. I'm a guy in my fifties and this has always been one of my favorite Schoolhouse Rock song. The lyrics are powerful and emotional! Thank you!

[@ceasarandrepont1243]

I remember watching this every Saturday morning before cartoons.

[@FrankCarrado]

Long live the incredibly talented singer-songwriter Essra Mohawk! May she rest in eternal peace.

[@sprayarm]

By far the best Schoolhouse Rock!

[@alitlweird]

I gotta be honest: We had the GREATEST childhood of the past 1000 years. At least! Schoolhouse Rock is EVERGREEN!

[@QueenDJCraftyCat]

My favorite of ALL the Schoolhouse Rock videos!

[@playsbass1969]

essra mowhawk i love this song

[@COMALiteJ]

Have you heard her other one, “Interjections!”?

[@sarahsmiles9127]

I decided to come back to this song because this week seems pretty historic. My great grandmothers could not vote as they struggled in a patriarchy that didn’t serve them and now I am witnessing a female vice president and presidential nominee, Kamala Harris, rise to the seat of the presidency. It’s not certain, but with a great deal of determination this might be the year we finally break the glass ceiling.

[@russellgrosser-7677]

I'm a white Jewish guy in my fifties and this has always been one of my fave SR songs. And now some right-wing wackos out there are scheming to repeal the 19th. Would LOVE to see Harris and Walz win in November!

[@stevilkenevil9960]

My 85 year old grandmother remembers when women couldn't vote and before the liberation of women she said it was the worst thing ever to happen to women and the family

[@FranSanTeeth90]

Impossible..She was born AFTER Suffrage. Even if she was 100 she would be too young to remember.

[@hannahs1683]

@@FranSanTeeth90If OP is pretty old, this isn’t impossible at all? The 19th amendment wasn’t until 1919. If OP’s grandparents and parents waited relatively late to have kids, this works out. This person could have been born in the 60’s. I’m 20 and my grandparents were born in the 30’s-40’s.

[@brianjude6789]

*(NUMBER 42):* Number 42 is the song that is a cool way to learn about how women got to vote, "Sufferin' til Suffrage!"

[@jimmymackster33185]

i know this may sound a little weird but as a kid i thought the girl cartoon character of this song was pretty hot and i had a little thing for her but i'm not the only guy who felt this way although they will never admit it but i did so there lol

[@seanurbik5158]

Jimmy Mackster You wouldn't be alone.

[@henrygerecke5376]

@@seanurbik5158 yep-looks just as doable as Becky Sue

[@yeehaw23smitty]

This song has a definite "I've got the music in me" from Kiki Dee - vibe to it.

[@getonthelist5620]

It always astounds me that no one seems to notice that this song is also about the 26th amendment.

[@darreljones8645]

This was the "I Am Woman" of Schoolhouse Rock. Also, a nice Easter egg at 0:53: The two men being shoved aside by our heroine are Charles Evand Hughes and Woodrow Wilson, the Republican and Democratic (respectively) nominees for US President in 1916, the last election in which not all women were able to vote. I say "not all" because some states, especially out West, did allow women to vote and had for years. Women have voted on equal terms with men in Wyoming since the early territorial years, in 1869.

[@thomasbaleno5822]

0:50 "Good answer! You got our vote!" You got it!

[@kennethhuang371]

BEFORE YOU SEE “SUFFS”, I RECOMMEND THAT YOU LISTEN TO THIS TRACK FROM. “ SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK”: SUFFERING TO SUFFERAGE.” IT REALLY EXPLAINS THE WOMENS’ RIGHT TO VOTE. ( INCORPERATED IN 1920.). ( 1974 ) Kenneth Huang. 3/31/24.

[@csufusc.4081]

I am still shocked. It's hard to believe women did not have the right to vote. 😲 WOW!

[@briansheil9763]

I wonder how Essra reacted to the character chosen for this tune.

[@henrygerecke5376]

Probably reacted in a not-so-hot, disturbing way

[@siannanmacduff1493]

95 years ago today!

[@lilianaperez2869]

I still love school house rock 😄

[@SuzakuMalikXemnas]

Essra Mohawk made me realize I was bisexual O.O

[@darrylswrinkledmarineshoes752]

Jimmy your not the only one I had oh god I loved loved that girl so much !

[@KBAFourthtime]

Happy Big Hundred to this Amendment!

[@KCOliver1960]

100 years ago today!

[@pauldriggere8300]

Women had only had the power to vote for a little more than 50 years when this song came out. Can you just imagine what are country, no, the whole world could have been like, had women been allowed to vote when this country was founded...?

[@blakejohnson6987]

Love this!

[@thedreandjshow7178]

i watch this at school

[@lynnathornhill8326]

Rest in peace, Essex Mohawk…

[@henrygerecke5376]

She could be Rocky’s sister/cousin...

[@hectorfannumber1222]

This one is underrated

[@hortensedandridge9996]

Then the 19th Amendment struck down that restrictive rule! Amen

[@kimberlywhitehead22]

Not for women that looked like us

[@Ms.HarmonyJ]

I love it

[@jessicawicker9659]

I'm related to Susan B Anthony herself 13th generation cousin on my father's side. 3rd wave feminism is Cancer and she rolls in her grave every time a feminist says "Fuck men" or "All men should die" or "I drink male tears" it is whining, bitching and just plain annoying, and it gets nothing accomplished.

[@microbusss]

dang this year is the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment!

[@Pentax33]

I'm going to ignore the politics and just talk about how freaking awesome this song is. It's so catchy and I sang it in the shower growing up. I love it.

[@PyroGothNerd]

It happened long ago enough that it's not really politics at this point. Just history.

[@henrygerecke5376]

0:47-Doing the dishes (doing Sarah)

[@princeaghedo9494]

Ida B Wells cough cough

[@Teenytinymia]

Yea. Schoolhouse left out a lot of people.

[@fatimalove4264]

@@Teenytinymia but by

[@decimatorentertainmentstud8523]

It's been 100 years since the 19th amendment was made into law.

[@decimatorentertainmentstud8523]

Way before the #metoo movement existed

[@22lulublu]

Give those women some cigars!

[@eksthras]

I love women

[@amandacresswell2799]

RIP 🙏 Essra Mohawk

[@andyoutlaww7494]

0:09

[@wmarkdyer]

It's bothered me for a while that she refers to suffrage as "suff-er-age".

[@ryryry333]

i'm pretty sure it's a pun lol

[@jdspencer60]

I was devastated to realize how much American Exceptionalism was baked into School House Rock, but I don't think it was malicious. This was one of the only real things that wasn't skewed and was also by far the funkiest jam on the video and it wasn't even 1% bs like a lot of the other stuff (The Edison stuff, etc you know)

[@jroysims44]

We'd be better off if we had more good women in government.

[@wingitprod]

How's that working for you?

[@Crusadist1099]

Of course, then they elected Harding...

[@dominicallen5026]

Okay

[@henrygerecke5376]

PP

[@WarriorsForWalter]

M. P

[@darrylswrinkledmarineshoes752]

This song screams Hillary. Clinton and in November of this year we will elect the country's first female president and our commander and chief ! !

[@coloradoman5485]

Trump!

[@phayzyre1052]

Oh bullshit! The women who fought for women's suffrage could kick Hillary's ass blindfolded with one hand tied behind their back!

[@sprayarm]

Darryl's wrinkled marine shoes Sorry Charlie... not a chance (thankfully)

[@kthissen94]

Darryl's wrinkled marine shoes awkward.....

[@yolondambrowm9803]

Darryl's wrinkled marine shoes I see you got......JOKES!!!!!!!! And a serious deficiency in functioning brain cells! There was NOTHING about being an EVIL LYING STEALING MURDERING PRICK in that song! Back to the basement.

[@LongTrout]

Why is the dishwasher singing?

[@gsjejhdheh3551]

This did not include black women

[@jbrisby]

Naturally, women's suffrage got the most forgettable Schoolhouse Rock song of them all.

[@sclerismockrey8506]

Forgettable? You're nuts. This is one of the most remembered and beloved!

[@TomSeliman99]

Worst mistake in history to give woman rights.

[@AllisonCorona-nv7ov]

Are you the type of man that believes that women should be kept barefoot and pregnant 😠🤬⁉️

[@socialjusticeworm3820]

Troll

[@agy234]

What a mistake

[@LUCKO2022]

Women need to be seen and not heard.

[@socialjusticeworm3820]

Troll

[@bpotp]

And it's been downhill ever since.

[@socialjusticeworm3820]

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