My Song is My Own

Kathy Henderson is an award-winning author and illustrator, whose books have received international acclaim. Her books include The Little Boat, which was shortlisted for the Smarties prize and won the Kurt Maschler Award, and Look At You, and Lugulbanda: The Boy who Got Caught Up in a War, which won the Aesop prize of the American Folklore Society.Frankie Armstrong has sung traditional and contemporary songs which illuminate women's lives within the folk scene and the women's movement since the 1960s. She has been made honorary President of the Natural Voice Network for her pioneering work in making singing available and inclusive to all.Sandra Kerr is co-writer of the music for the TV series, Bagpuss, and was for many years a core lecturer on the degree course in Folk and Traditional Music at Newcastle University. She has also directed her women's choir, Werca's Folk, and the Sidmouth Festival Choir for nearly 25 years.

'An excellent read'

• IntroductionPart I: Love, Courtship and Desire1. I Long to Have a Man2. The Unfortunate Lass3. The Thing is My OwnPart II: Marriage4. Take Your Partners...5. We've Been Together Now for Forty Years6. Nothing Between Us NowPart III: Motherhood and Childhood7. We Must Choose8. When Suzy Was a BabyPart IV: Work - the Waged and the Unwaged9. A Woman's Work...10. The Boss's Darling?11. Keep That Trouble StirringIndex of Song TitlesIndex of First LinesSelect BibliographySelect DiscographySources and Acknowledgments