Katharine Lee Bates was an American poet, educator, and hymn writer, best remembered for composing the lyrics to the iconic song America the Beautiful. Bates was a professor at Wellesley College and a ...

Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. The song starts out like a traditional Cyrus hit (think “Flowers”) and then takes a ...