feminism and music

Explores black feminism through the lyrics of Beyonc?, and observations from the author's own life as a feminist scholar of African studies and a cisgender femme married to a trans spouse.

Explores how the women's musical revolution of the 1960s, in which, for the first time in history, women out-charted their male counterpoints on the Top 20 charts, impacted the music industry.

Analyzes the performances, words, and lives of African-American blues artists Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday, and attempts to explore the feminist implications of their recorded music. Includes original transcriptions of the lyrics of all available recordings by Rainey and Smith.

Examines the role femial rock and roll musicians have had on the industry, discussing how women have overcome prejudice in the male-dominated field and sharing the stories of prominent women.

Provides information on the origins and spread of the Riot Grrrl movement, a philosophy of feminism and punk that flourished in the early 1990s, and looks at where the movement is headed as its founders reach adulthood.