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1. beatcrave.com › w2 › the-meaning-behind-the-songThe Meaning Behind The Song: Bread and Roses by Joan Baez

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   Joan Baez’s rendition of “Bread and Roses” beautifully captures the essence of the struggles faced by working-class women in the early 20th century. The lyrics, written by James Oppenheim in 1911, serve as a powerful anthem for women’s rights, equality, and the fight against oppression.

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3. www.songtell.com › joan-baez › bread-and-rosesMeaning of Bread and Roses by Joan Baez - Songtell

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   Dec 20, 2023 · The song "Bread and Roses" by Joan Baez carries a powerful message of the fight for equality and basic human rights, particularly for women. The lyrics describe a marching movement characterized by both the struggle for essential sustenance (bread) and the pursuit of beauty, art, and love (roses).

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   "Bread and Roses" is a political slogan as well as the name of an associated poem and song. It originated in a speech given by American women's suffrage activist Helen Todd; a line in that speech about "bread for all, and roses too" [1] inspired the title of the poem Bread and Roses by James Oppenheim. [2]

5. genius.com › Joan-baez-bread-and-roses-lyricsJoan Baez – Bread and Roses Lyrics - Genius

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   Bread and Roses Lyrics: As we go marching, marching, in the beauty of the day / A million darkened kitchens, a thousand mill lofts gray / Are touched with all the radiance that a sudden sun...

6. www.songfacts.com › facts › judy-collinsBread And Roses by Judy Collins - Songfacts

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   The lyrics are based on a poem called Bread And Roses written by James Oppenheim and published in 1911. The song is based on the old phrase "bread and circuses," meaning feed the people and entertain them, and you can control them. The song sympathizes with the workers, who are asking for equality. >>.

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   Mar 29, 2012 · The poem inspired Mimi Fariña to name the organization she founded in 1974 “Bread & Roses” for she believed that all people -- especially those isolated in institutions -- need music, art and roses, as well as bread, to feel fully human.

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   What does 'bread and Roses' mean?

   • Helen Todd and her colleagues campaign for women's suffrage. Todd, as a factory inspector, discussed how the right to vote would gain for working women and society "bread and roses"–referring to greater income, and life's roses. The first mention of the phrase and its meaning appears in The American Magazine in September 1911.

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   Who wrote 'Bread & Roses'?

   • The phrase was subsequently picked up by James Oppenheim and incorporated into his poem 'Bread and Roses', which was published in The American Magazine in December 1911, with the attribution line " ' Bread for all, and Roses, too' – a slogan of the women in the West."

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   Does bread and Roses mean a sharing of life's glories?

   • Yes, it is Bread we fight for—but we fight for Roses, too. The rising of the women means the rising of the race. But a sharing of life's glories: Bread and Roses, Bread and Roses. — James Oppenheim, 1911. The poem "Bread and Roses" has been set to music several times.

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   Why do people eat bread & roses?

   • The slogan pairing bread and roses, appealing for both fair wages and dignified conditions, found resonance as transcending "the sometimes tedious struggles for marginal economic advances" in the "light of labor struggles as based on striving for dignity and respect", as Robert J. S. Ross wrote in 2013.

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   Who sang 'Bread & Roses' with Holly Near and Maria Muldaur?

   • A long-time friend of Mimi Fariña, she sang the “Bread and Roses” song with Holly Near and Maria Muldaur at Mimi’s Memorial Service on August 7, 2001 at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. Following the service, she released a dove on the plaza in Mimi’s memory. Sweet Judy Blue Eyes: My Life in Music Book Cover, Judy Collins 2011

   Judy Collins Recalls Origin of “Bread and Roses” Song

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   Who created Bread & Roses Benefit Agency?

   • Mimi Fariña created the Bread and Roses Benefit Agency in 1974. The logo for the Democratic Socialists of America, formed in 1982, was inspired by the slogan. "Bread & Roses" is also a name of a national caucus within the organization. They have 4 (out of 16) members of the DSA's National Political Committee.

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   Bread and Roses Lyrics & Meanings: As we go marching, marching, in the beauty of the day / A million darkened kitchens, a thousand mill lofts gray / Are touched with all the radiance that a sudden sun discloses / For the people hear us singing, bread and roses, bread and roses / / As we come marching, marching, we battle too, for men / For they ...