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This article may require copy editing for prosify lists, fix tone. You can assist by editing it. (November 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Part of a series on Women in society Society Women's history (legal rights) Woman Animal advocacy Business Female entrepreneurs Gender representation on corporate boards of directors Diversity (politics) Diversity, equity, and inclusion ...
A comprehensive list of notable all-female bands of various genres, with their own articles and links. Browse the alphabetized list of bands from 7 Year Bitch to ZZ Ward and learn more about their history, members and music.
Pink is an American singer and songwriter born on September 8, 1979. She is known for her pop rock songs, powerful voice, and activism. She has sold over 135 million records worldwide and won several awards.
HOT WIRE: The Journal of Women's Music and Culture was a women's music magazine published three times a year from 1984–1994. [26] [27] It was founded in Chicago by volunteers Toni Armstrong Jr., Michele Gautreaux, Ann Morris and Yvonne Zipter; Armstrong Jr. became the sole publisher in 1985. [28]
African American women in the music industry have made significant contributions over the years. [ 2 ] This legacy starts in the 1870s with the Fisk Jubilee Singers , who performed many different genres of music including traditional spirituals , blues, classic jazz and rhythm and blues , also commonly referred to as R&B.
American women achieved several firsts in the professions in the second half of the 1800s. In 1866, Lucy Hobbs Taylor became the first American woman to receive a dentistry degree. [158] In 1878, Mary L. Page became the first woman in America to earn a degree in architecture when she graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ...
Donna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012), [2] known professionally as Donna Summer, was an American singer and songwriter.She gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s and became known as the "Queen of Disco", while her music gained a global following.
Learn about the contributions of women in jazz as performers, composers, songwriters and bandleaders from the 1920s to the present. Explore how women in jazz have challenged gender and racial inequality and influenced the culture and politics of jazz music.