Sister Suffragette

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Sister Suffragette is the fictional pro-suffrage protest song sung by Mrs. Winifred Banks in the 1964 Walt Disney film Mary Poppins. The melody of the song was originally used for a scrapped piece called "Practically Perfect". It was written and composed by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, and was performed by Glynis Johns.

The lyrics mention Emmeline Pankhurst, who with her daughters founded the Women's Social and Political Union in Manchester.

Despite the revolutionary fervor in the song, Mrs. Banks casts off her banner of suffrage at the end of the movie (at least once) to join the family in a kite-flying outing.

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