The song's lasciviousness helped inspire Naomi Weisstein to form the Chicago Women's Liberation Rock Band.
"[3] Steve Millward interprets "Jemima Surrender" as a "gently satirical" song about "a hapless country bumpkin" who can't control his girlfriend.
"[3] Hoskyns refers to the song as a "crunching little rocker" but notes that its lyrics reflect the Band's "occasionally rather Neanderthal attitude towards women.
"[8] Pete Prown and Harvey P. Newquist praise Robertson's guitar playing for its "tough rhythm progressions and a tart Claptonesque solo.
"[9] The song, particularly the lyrics "Jemima surrender/I'm going to give it to you," inspired Naomi Weisstein to form the Chicago Women's Liberation Rock Band, as the song made her feel "how criminal to make the subjugation and suffering of women so sexy?
"[5][10] A version of "Jemima Surrender" was included on the Band compilation album A Musical History.