"The Canuck maid who is ne'er afraid"
This privately-published song envisioned the women of Canada in the firing line with their men, because they can "carry a gun good as any mother's son."
Why Can’t a Girl be a Soldier?, words and music by Lindsay E. Perrin (Goderich, ON: Independent Publishing, n.d. [1916?]
Why Can't a Girl.pdf
(24.24 MB)
sheet music, 4 pages, 25.9cm x 34.6cm
War, Memory and Popular Culture Archives - The University of Western Ontario - London, Ontario
First World War