Drawing inspiration from 13 of the most influential women in American history, this 11-movement song cycle for mixed voices, piano, and cello chronicles quotes and ideals from women that have most influenced Washington D.C. and our entire nation. The work includes The Essence of America (Condoleezza Rice); For Centuries Now (Elena Kagan); Freedom (Eleanor Roosevelt, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Betty Ford); Those of Us Who Shout (Margaret Chase Smith); In the Field of Equal Rights (Shirley Chisholm); We Pride Ourselves (Laura Bush); It Is Necessary (Sandra Day O’Connor); Remember the Ladies (Abigail Adams); It Took Me Quite a Long Time (Madeleine Albright); Believe (Barbara Bush); I Am Ever Hopeful/I Want a President (Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Michelle Obama). A perfect choice for choirs looking to inspire and inform!