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The Shirelles

All About Our Mothers: A Playlist for a Feminist Future

May 13, 2018 by Jodi Barnes and Meeghan Kane Leave a Comment
Promotional photo of Jeannie C. Riley for her single, "Harper Valley P.T.A."

  Mother’s Day is a celebration of mothering with anti-war origins. As a response to the Civil War, Julia Ward Howe, an activist and suffragist promoted a Mothers’ Peace Day beginning in 1872. Howe called for women “to gather once a year in parlors, churches, or social halls, to listen to sermons, present essays, sing … [Read more…]

Posted in: Music, News Feed Tagged: Alicia Keys, Ani DeFranco, Elizabeth Mitchell, Jeannie C Riley, Lauren Hill, Lee Ann Womack, Madonna, Miranda Lambert, Neko Case, playlist, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Suni Paz, The Shirelles