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The Womens Engineering Society

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  • A beautifully packaged and high quality printed album companion booklet presented with carefully curated artwork designed by Annie Ball. Against a backdrop of historical maps that relate to each character, each album companion comes with full information for our Howay The Lasses songs and stories. As you listen to the songs read about the background to each of the women or organisations we've written about, linger over the lyrics and find out more about how we came to collaborate together. The package also includes a A4 poster from our photoshoot for the project taken on location at Sycamore Gap on Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland.

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Inspired by the work of The Women's Engineering Society and their dedication over their 100 years of history to promote equal opportunity for women in the fields of science, engineering and technology. The accompanying video is a LIVE version of the song from our album launch gig at The Common Room in Newcastle Upon Tyne in September 2022.

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Resisting all the pressure to release
Women from the engineering field
The end of the war meant men returning to before
Even Government believed they should take back the factory floor

But this is how it was meant to be
The Women’s Engineering Society
Raising up new leaders in technology
Inspiring other women on the way
Their vision for tomorrow starts today

Times were changing fast and strength was found
By women to unite and hold their ground
Scientific work was as rewarding a career
For women and men equally - it was a new frontier
It started here…

But this is how it was meant to be
The Women’s Engineering Society
Raising up new leaders in technology
Inspiring other women on the way
Their vision for tomorrow starts today

The work still has a way to go
Though things are moving, it’s been slow
There needs to be a shift in gear
In software, energy, defence
A brand new era must commence
For budding women engineers

Their legacy brings hope for future years
Where all can bring their skills and big ideas
With no one to tell young women that it can’t be done
If they want to go and change the world through science
Bring it on !
It won’t be long !

This is how it was meant to be
The Women’s Engineering Society
Raising up new leaders in technology
Inspiring other women on the way
Their voice in engineering here to stay
Their vision for tomorrow starts today

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from Howay The Lasses, released October 18, 2022
Words & Music by Gareth Davies-Jones
Copyright © Gareth Davies-Jones / First Music Publishing 2022

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Howay The Lasses Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

The North East of England is rich with the discoveries, achievements and successes of women from all strands of life - from writers, and reformers, to animators and engineers. Some stories are known to a degree - others not at all. Musicians Annie Ball, Katie Tertell, Bronwen Davies-Jones and Gareth Davies-Jones have teamed up on "Howay The Lasses" to tell them out loud through original song. ... more

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