Art & Activism: Women's Music
Hundreds of women have participated in creating music that tells a rich and diverse story about what it means to be a woman. It is impossible for me to make a complete list. I simply want to name as many as I can so that we do not forget the huge effort made in the '70s and '80s to strengthen the role of women in music, whether we worked in the mainstream or alternative music industry.
Something About the Women
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| Adrienne Torf Alice Gerrard Alicia Brite Alix Dobkin Althea Waites Ani DiFranco Andrea Weltman Annette Aguilar Ann Patterson Anne Bowen: Deadly Nightshade April Tassirer: April & Carol Barbara Bordon aka B.B. Lorenz: Alive Barbara Cobb aka Abacate Barbara Higbie Barbara Lewis: Hysteria Barbara Ruth: with Kathy Fire Belle Jackson: Reel World String Band Bernice Brooks Bernice Johnson Reagon: Sweet Honey in the Rock Betsy Lippett Betsy Rose Betty MacDonald Bev Futrell: Reel World String Band Beverly Grant Bonnie Johnson Bonnie Hayes Bonnie Lockhart: Berkeley Women's Music Collective Bonnie Raitt Brandy Herbert Carol McDonald: Isis Carol Rowe: April and Carol Carol Schmidt: Jasmine Carole Etzler Carolyn Brandy: Alive Carolyn McDade Carrie Barton Casse Culver Cathy Fink Cathy Roma Cathy Winter Connie Kaldor Cris Williamson Cyd Slotoroff Cyntia Smith Debbie Fier Debbie Lempke: Berkeley Women's Music Collective Diane Gosier: Hysteria Diane Lindsay Dierdre McCalla Dovida Goodwomon Edwina Lee Tyler Elizabeth Fides Chiment Ellen Seeling: Deuce Ellen Uryvick: The Harp Band Faith Petric Ferron Gayle Marie Ginni Clemmens Ginny Bales Gwen Avery Hazel Dickens Heather Bishop Helen Hooke: Deadly Nightshade Holly Near Hunter Davis Izetta Smith: Izquierda Jacque Dupree: Casselberry and Dupree Jami Sieber Jan Martinelli Jana Schonfeld: Ova Jane Sapp Janet Hood: Jade and Sarsparilla Janet Small: Alive Janet Smith Jean Fineberg: Deuce Jennifer Abod: New Haven Women's Liberation Rock Band Jeriann Hilderley (Jeritree) Jo Mapes Joan Balter Joanna Cazden Joy Julks Judith Casselberry: Casselberry and Dupree Judy Eron Judy Fjell Judy Small Julie Homi Julie Wolf June Millington Karen Jones: Reel World String Band Karen Mackay Kathy Fire: with Barbara Ruth Kay Gardner Kay Weaver Kit Mc Clure Kristen Aspen: Izquierda, Musica Femina Kristen Lems Laura Nyro Laurie Conger Laurie Lewis Libby McClaren Linda Langford: Jade and Sarsparilla Linda Shear Linda Tillery Lorraine Segato: Mama Quilla Lou Crimmins Lucie Blue Trembley Lynn Lavner Madeleine Davis Malvina Reynolds Margaret Roadknight Margaret Sloan Hunter Margie Adam Mary L. Layne: Reel World string Band Mary Watkins Mary Wings: The Clinch Mountain Backsteppers Maxine Feldman Meg Christian Michelle Isam: Jasmine Mimi Fox Mojo Monica Jaeckel: Flying Lesbians Nancy Vogl: Berkeley Women's Music Collective Naomi Littlebear Morena: Izquierda Nina Gerber Nydia "Liberty" Mata: The Harp Band Pamela Brandt: Deadly Nightshade Pat Ouellette Pauline Oliveros Peggy Seeger Phranc Phyllis Telfar: Hysteria Rhiannon: Alive Rita Coriell Roberta Kosse Robin Flower: The Clinch Mountain Backsteppers Ronnie Gilbert Rosemary Runnels: Ova Ruth Barrett Sally Piano aka Sirani Avedis aka Sally Avedikian Sandra Washington: The Washington Sisters Sharon Ruble: Reel World String Band Sharon Washington: Washington Sisters Sheila Escoveda Shelley Jennings Sue Fink Sue Massek: Reel World String Band Suni Paz Susan Abod: Chicago Haven Women's Liberation Rock Band, with Willie Tyson Susan Colson Susann P. Shanbaum: Berkeley Women's Music Collective Suzanne Vincenza: Alive Teresa Trull Terri Clark: Hysteria Terry Garthwaite Therese Edell Toni Brown Toshi Reagon Trish Nugent Vicki Randle Willie Tyson Woody Simmons: The Clinch Mountain Backsteppers |
Alive Altazar Baba Yaga Be Be K'Roche Berkeley Womenís Music Collective Casselberry and Dupree Chevere Chicago Women's Liberation Rock Band Clinch Mountain Backsteppers, The Deadly Nightshade Deuce Dyketones, The Fanny Flying Lesbians Harp Band, The Indigo Girls Isis Izquierda Jade and Sarsparilla Jasmine Liberty Standing! Lilith Lucha Mama Quilla Miss Alice Stone Ladies' Society Orchestra Montclair Women's Big Band Motherlode Musica Femina New Harmony Sisterhood Band New Haven Womenís Liberation Rock Band Ova Reel World String Band Rosyís Bar and Grill Sweet Chariot Sweet Honey in the Rock Washington Sisters, The |