Sung to the tune of Julia Ward Howe’s Battle Hymn of the Republic
Way back in 1969 dear WAWH [wah-wuh] got its start.
Linda Kerber and Grace Larsen played a most important part.
They gathered up the women with history in their hearts
The past is marching on!
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The past is marching on!
They held their first great meeting at old Asilomar.
Up from San Diego came a nun from quite afar
She joined them in their love for things that make us who we are.
The past is marching on!
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The presidents, they led us through the thick times and the thin
Keller, Renner, Perry, Lystra, Blair, Moon, Morgan, and Offen
We are thankful that these leaders are all historians…
The past is marching on!
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Children, partners, hire, tenure, as we climb up the ladder
Forces from all sides keep working to compel our minds to scatter
Meeting every year to focus on the history that matters
The past is marching on!
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Here we stand together women celebrating talk and wine
Now we come from different walks of life but yet we still combine
History is the tie that binds and helps to make dear WAWH shine
The past is marching on!
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