Girls Like Us
Friday, May 23, 2008
In the '60s and '70s singer-songwriters Carole King, Joni Mitchell and Carly Simon gave voice to a generation of women struggling to redefine their roles in society. In "Girls Like Us," bestselling author Sheila Weller tracks their lives against the backdrop of a revolutionary era. She joins us to talk about it.
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Weigh in: Have you ever made sense of your life by listening to music?
Our blog: One producer’s thoughts on 70’s female folkies
Weigh in: Have you ever made sense of your life by listening to music?
Comments [5]
Oh, please, Al Oof. Enough with the political correctness. That's not what this story is about. Black songwriters had plenty of great stories but they're not in this category.
john: please challenge broad generalizations.
to observe that films had nothing to say in 1967 overlooks films such as:
Bonnie and Clyde
The Graduate
Blow Up
Cool Hand Luke
In The Heat of the Night
ani difranco's music helped me come to terms with my sexuality in a major way.
they could have come from more different backgrounds. i mean, north american, english speaking white women. you just mean they came from different classes. so just say it.
ok, please specify that the 'like us' includes that they're white.
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