Charlotte Linden, "As Women Of Our Race" (1907)
As women of our race we have the odds to face
In battling for our rights;
But we will take it for our share.
Never murmur, never fear.
Through God we will win the fight.
God is opening doors for us.
And bids us enter in and be his guest
In many a walk of life
That was closed to us through strife
By the more favored race.
Now we may win the fight by being loyal,
By training minds and hands,
As mothers of this land
To show their grit and sand
By working hard.
Then we will demand a place
Side by side with any race
In this broad land;
Let us prepare to fill a place
Through ambition, dignity and grace.
Published in Charlotte Linden, Scraps of Time, 1907