iversary of the 19th amendment, and liberal abortion laws in the year of 1970. No longer merely entertainment, popular music became a powerful means of protest and an effective force for social change. The whole feeling of fighting for what is right was often found in lyrics and music of the time. Although women had been in the music industry for centuries the song of the seventies that backed the idea of womans push for power was I Am Women, by Helen Reddy. The first line simply stats the mood of the whole song by stating, I am women, hear me roar. As the nations excitement to protest continued to bolster an incident occurred that put a damper to the glitter. During an antiwar protest at Kent State University in Ohio, the National Guard is told to move in and calm protesters. In result they open fire on unarmed students, killing four students and wounding eight others. This caused national uproar of protest and flashed the headlines across the county. Shortly after the horrific event, Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young recorded Ohio, which drew attention to and in memory of the wasteful deaths of the Kent State Protest. The first two linen of the song read, Tin soldiers and Nixon coming, Were finally on our own, which puts blame on Nixon and his involvement with the Vietnam War and shows the individualism that the protesters wanted from the national beliefs on the issues. Deep meaningful descriptions were also added to spur emotions, such as Soldiers are gunning us downWhat if you knew her and found her dead on the ground. The line, How can you run when you know? is seen twice in the song and can be taken as talking of other problems that were seasing the nation such as the issues constantly being protested.Ironically following the death of the four college students at the Kent State University protest, Ohio Governor James Rhodes ordered radio stations to ban the song Ohio by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, fearing further violence...
