For all the ladies of the world: Women's suffrage parody of Gaga's "Bad Romance"

To mark International Women's Day, 5 minutes of brilliant: h/t C&L blog

Courtesy of Soomo Publishing, a small organization dedicated to publishing texts for select university courses and "developing next generation learning resources."

Bad Romance: Women's Suffrage is a parody music video paying homage to Alice Paul and the generations of brave women who joined together in the fight to pass the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote in 1920.

In 2010, Soomo Publishing launched a parody music video called Too Late to Apologize: A Declaration [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZfRaWAtBVg]. The result was a viral hit and remains a popular teaching resource for history teachers and political science professors across the United States. The response was so overwhelming that Soomo decided to follow it up with Bad Romance: Women's Suffrage.

Lyrics are below the fold

International women's day reminds us of the struggle for equality

Extra bad timing for contraceptive-bashing Republicans?

That's right, it's International Women's Day tomorrow. More than 1500 events to mark the day are being held in cities across the UK, US, Canada and dozens of other countries. This year's United Nation's theme is Empower Women - End Poverty and Hunger:

International Women's Day (8 March) is an occasion marked by women's groups around the world. This date is also commemorated at the United Nations and is designated in many countries as a national holiday. When women on all continents, often divided by national boundaries and by ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic and political differences, come together to celebrate their Day, they can look back to a tradition that represents at least nine decades of struggle for equality, justice, peace and development.