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Divas, Ingénues & Vixens
Join The Voice Advocate herself as she dives into the stories behind the music. Explore the historical context, gender dynamics, and cultural analysis of iconic voices and performances. With candid chats, sharp insights, and a feminist perspective, Amity’s podcast is your backstage pass to understanding the voices that shaped the stage.
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Suggested Readings
Books
Women’s Voices across Musical Worlds
Jane A. Bernstein
She’s a Rebel: The History of Women in Rock and Roll
Gillian G. Gaar
RESPECT: Women and Popular Music
Dorothy Marcic
Women, Music, Culture: An Introduction
Julie C. Dunbar
Cecilia Reclaimed: Feminist Perspectives on Gender and Music
Susan C. Cook & Judy S. Tsou
Feminine Endings: Music, Gender, & Sexuality
Susan McClary
Unsung: A History of Women in American Music
Christine Ammer
Women & Music: A History
Karin Pendle
Women Making Music: the Western Art Tradition, 1150-1950
Jane Bowers & Judith Tick
Memoirs
A Natural Woman
Carole King
And a Voice to Sing With
Joan Baez
Broken Horses
Brandi Carlile
First Time Ever
Peggy Seeger
Girl In a Band
Kim Gordon
Home: A Memoir of My Early Years
Julie Andrews
Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years
Julie Andrews with Emma Walton Hamilton
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl
Carrie Brownstein
Just Kids
Patti Smith
Ladies First: Revelations of a Strong Woman
Queen Latifah with Karen Hunter
No Walls and the Recurring Dream
Ani DiFranco
Patti LuPone
Patti LuPone with Digby Diehl
Reckless: My Life as a Pretender
Chrissie Hynde
Reckless Daughter: A Portrait of Joni Mitchell
David Yaffe
Resistance: A Songwriter’s Story of Hope, Change, and Courage
Tori Amos
Other Analysis
A Song to Sing, A Life to Live: Reflections on Music as Spiritual Practice
Don & Emily Saliers
Billie Holiday: Wishing On The Moon
Donald Clarke
Blues Legacies and Black Feminism
Angela Y. Davis
Clara Schumann: The Artist and The Woman
Nancy B. Reich
Freedom of Expression: Interviews with Women in Jazz
Chris Becker
Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon—and the Journey of a Generation
Sheila Weller
God Save the Queens: the Essential History of Women in Hip-Hop
Kathy Iandoli
Her Country: How the Women of Country Music Became the Success They Were Never Supposed to Be
Marissa R. Moss
Love, Janis
Laura Joplin
Libby Larson: Composing an American Life
Denise Von Glahn
Madonnaland and Other Detours Into Fame and Fandom
Alina Simone
Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop
Danyel Smith
She Come By It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs
Sarah Smarsh
Smart Blonde: Dolly Parton
Stephen Miller
Swing Shift: “All-Girl” Bands of the 1940s
Sherrie Tucker