Face the Music: The History of Women’s Music within Cultural and Intersectional Feminism

Authors

Megan E. Conklin, The College of WoosterFollow

Abstract

This project explores the history of women’s music, first tracing its roots to women of color musicians in the 1920s and 1950s, then through its height in the Golden Age of the 1970s and 80s, and lastly exploring its successors in the 1990s and 2000s. Examining women’s music’s connection to both cultural and intersectional feminism, this thesis argues that women’s music served as an example of early intersectional feminism and offered women of typically marginalized groups—lesbians and black feminists—a platform to express themselves. Through the Women’s Music Movement, women achieved a path to the mainstream music industry and have shown their value to the industry.

Advisor

Biro Walters, Jordan

Department

History

Recommended Citation

Conklin, Megan E., "Face the Music: The History of Women’s Music within Cultural and Intersectional Feminism" (2023). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 10864.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/10864

Disciplines

United States History | Women's History

Keywords

women's music, intersectional feminism, cultural feminism

Publication Date

2023

Degree Granted

Bachelor of Arts

Document Type

Senior Independent Study Thesis

External Link

https://womensmusichistory.collegeofwooster.net/