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Alanis Morissette
Alanis Nadine Morissette is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress.
Alanis Nadine Morissette is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress.
Alice Di Micele
Alice Di Micele is a folk music and environmental singer/songwriter from Ashland, Oregon.
Alice Di Micele is a folk music and environmental singer/songwriter from Ashland, Oregon.
Allison Wolfe
Allison Wolfe is a Washington, DC-based singer, songwriter, and zine writer who has been the lead vocalist for several punk rock groups including Bratmobile and Partyline.
Allison Wolfe is a Washington, DC-based singer, songwriter, and zine writer who has been the lead vocalist for several punk rock groups including Bratmobile and Partyline.
Annemarie Roelofs
Annemarie Roelofs (born 1955), also spelt Anne-Marie Roelofs and Anne Marie Roelofs, is a Dutch trombone player and violinist, and is a professor at the Frankfurt University of Music...
Annemarie Roelofs (born 1955), also spelt Anne-Marie Roelofs and Anne Marie Roelofs, is a Dutch trombone player and violinist, and is a professor at the Frankfurt University of Music...
Ari Up
Ariane Daniele Forster, known by her stage name Ari Up, was a German-born vocalist, best known as a member of the English punk group, The Slits.
Ariane Daniele Forster, known by her stage name Ari Up, was a German-born vocalist, best known as a member of the English punk group, The Slits.
Azure Ray
Azure Ray is an American dream pop duo, consisting of musicians Maria Taylor and Orenda Fink.
Azure Ray is an American dream pop duo, consisting of musicians Maria Taylor and Orenda Fink.
Bernice Johnson Reagon
Bernice Johnson Reagon (born October 4, 1942) is a singer, composer, scholar, and social activist, who founded the a cappella ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock in 1973.
Bernice Johnson Reagon (born October 4, 1942) is a singer, composer, scholar, and social activist, who founded the a cappella ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock in 1973.
Beth Ditto
Mary Beth Patterson, known by her stage name Beth Ditto (born February 19, 1981, in Searcy, Arkansas), is an American singer-songwriter, most famous for her work with the indie rock band G...
Mary Beth Patterson, known by her stage name Beth Ditto (born February 19, 1981, in Searcy, Arkansas), is an American singer-songwriter, most famous for her work with the indie rock band G...
Billy Karren
Billy Karren is an American musician and feminist most commonly known as the lead guitarist of the influential punk band Bikini Kill.
Billy Karren is an American musician and feminist most commonly known as the lead guitarist of the influential punk band Bikini Kill.
Blame Sally
Blame Sally is a collaboration of four solo female singer-songwriters from San Francisco who have recorded and performed together frequently over the past decade.
Blame Sally is a collaboration of four solo female singer-songwriters from San Francisco who have recorded and performed together frequently over the past decade.
Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Lynn Raitt (born November 8, 1949) is an American blues singer-songwriter and a renowned slide guitar player.
Bonnie Lynn Raitt (born November 8, 1949) is an American blues singer-songwriter and a renowned slide guitar player.
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Buffy Sainte-Marie, OC is a Canadian Cree singer-songwriter, musician, composer, visual artist, educator, pacifist, and social activist.
Buffy Sainte-Marie, OC is a Canadian Cree singer-songwriter, musician, composer, visual artist, educator, pacifist, and social activist.
Carrie Brownstein
Carrie Rachel Grace Brownstein is an American musician, writer, and actress, known as a guitarist and vocalist in the now-defunct band Sleater-Kinney.
Carrie Rachel Grace Brownstein is an American musician, writer, and actress, known as a guitarist and vocalist in the now-defunct band Sleater-Kinney.
Cat Power
Charlyn Marie Marshall, also known as Chan Marshall or by her stage name Cat Power, is an American singer/songwriter and occasional actress and model.
Charlyn Marie Marshall, also known as Chan Marshall or by her stage name Cat Power, is an American singer/songwriter and occasional actress and model.
Celia Mara
Célia Mara is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and producer who has lived since the 1990s in Vienna, Austria and since 2003 also partly in Salvador, Bahia.
Célia Mara is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and producer who has lived since the 1990s in Vienna, Austria and since 2003 also partly in Salvador, Bahia.
Cinder Block (musician)
Cinder Block, born Cindy Morgan, May 13, 1961, is an American punk rock vocalist and visual artist.
Cinder Block, born Cindy Morgan, May 13, 1961, is an American punk rock vocalist and visual artist.
Corin Tucker
Corin Lisa Tucker is a singer and guitarist, best known for her work with rock band Sleater-Kinney.
Corin Lisa Tucker is a singer and guitarist, best known for her work with rock band Sleater-Kinney.
Cris Williamson
Cris Williamson is an American feminist singer-songwriter, who achieved fame as a recording artist, and who was a pioneer as a visible lesbian political activist, during a time when few who wer...
Cris Williamson is an American feminist singer-songwriter, who achieved fame as a recording artist, and who was a pioneer as a visible lesbian political activist, during a time when few who wer...
Cyndi Lauper
Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper (born June 22, 1953 in Queens, New York) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and LGBT rights activist.
Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper (born June 22, 1953 in Queens, New York) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and LGBT rights activist.
Electrosexual
Electrosexual is a French electronic musician, composer, performer, record producer and Music video director living in Berlin.
Electrosexual is a French electronic musician, composer, performer, record producer and Music video director living in Berlin.
Fiona Apple
Fiona Apple McAfee Maggart (born September 13, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist.
Fiona Apple McAfee Maggart (born September 13, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist.
Frightwig
Frightwig was an American 1980s all-women band from San Francisco, California.
Frightwig was an American 1980s all-women band from San Francisco, California.
Georgina Born
Georgina Born (born 15 November 1955) is a British academic, anthropologist and musician.
Georgina Born (born 15 November 1955) is a British academic, anthropologist and musician.
Helen Reddy
Helen Reddy is an Australian-American singer and actress often referred to as the "Queen of 70s Pop".
Helen Reddy is an Australian-American singer and actress often referred to as the "Queen of 70s Pop".
Holly Near
Holly Near is an American singer-songwriter, actress, teacher, and activist for social change.
Holly Near is an American singer-songwriter, actress, teacher, and activist for social change.
Indigo Girls
The Indigo Girls are an American folk rock music duo consisting of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers.
The Indigo Girls are an American folk rock music duo consisting of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers.
JD Samson
JD Samson (born August 4, 1978, Cleveland, Ohio) is the stage name of Jocelyn Samson, a member of the feminist electropunk band Le Tigre.
JD Samson (born August 4, 1978, Cleveland, Ohio) is the stage name of Jocelyn Samson, a member of the feminist electropunk band Le Tigre.
Jean Smith
Jean Smith (born August 1, 1959 Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian musician, best known as the lead singer of the Vancouver band Mecca Normal, as well as a painter, novelist, lecturer an...
Jean Smith (born August 1, 1959 Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian musician, best known as the lead singer of the Vancouver band Mecca Normal, as well as a painter, novelist, lecturer an...
Jennifer Abod
Jennifer Abod is an American feminist activist, musician and journalist.
Jennifer Abod is an American feminist activist, musician and journalist.
Jennifer Kimball
Jennifer Kimball is a vocalist and songwriter who is notable for being part of the acclaimed folk duo The Story.
Jennifer Kimball is a vocalist and songwriter who is notable for being part of the acclaimed folk duo The Story.
Joan Baez
Joan Chandos Baez is an American folk singer, songwriter, musician and a prominent activist in the fields of human rights, peace and environmental justice.
Joan Chandos Baez is an American folk singer, songwriter, musician and a prominent activist in the fields of human rights, peace and environmental justice.
Joan Jett
Joan Jett is an American rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer and occasional actress., best known for her work with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, including their hit cover "I Love Rock 'n...
Joan Jett is an American rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer and occasional actress., best known for her work with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, including their hit cover "I Love Rock 'n...
Johanna Fateman
Johanna Fateman is a writer, songwriter, musician, and record producer.
Johanna Fateman is a writer, songwriter, musician, and record producer.
John Lennon
John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founder members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and cr...
John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founder members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and cr...
Jonatha Brooke
Jonatha Brooke (b. January 23, 1964) is an American folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist from Illinois.
Jonatha Brooke (b. January 23, 1964) is an American folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist from Illinois.
Kaia Wilson
Kaia Wilson is a musician from Portland, Oregon, best known as a founding member of both Team Dresch, a revered 1990s queercore punk band, and The Butchies, a pop-rock spin-off from her solo work.
Kaia Wilson is a musician from Portland, Oregon, best known as a founding member of both Team Dresch, a revered 1990s queercore punk band, and The Butchies, a pop-rock spin-off from her solo work.
Karin Dreijer Andersson
Karin Elisabeth Dreijer Andersson, commonly known by her stage name Fever Ray, is the lead vocalist of the electronic duo The Knife, formed with her brother Olof Dreijer.
Karin Elisabeth Dreijer Andersson, commonly known by her stage name Fever Ray, is the lead vocalist of the electronic duo The Knife, formed with her brother Olof Dreijer.
Kat Bjelland
Katherine "Kat" Bjelland (born December 8, 1963) is an American musician who is currently the lead singer-guitarist of the band Katastrophy Wife, and is the former lead singer, guitarist and mai...
Katherine "Kat" Bjelland (born December 8, 1963) is an American musician who is currently the lead singer-guitarist of the band Katastrophy Wife, and is the former lead singer, guitarist and mai...
Kathi Wilcox
Kathi Wilcox is an American musician.
Kathi Wilcox is an American musician.
Kenia Arias
Kenia Arias is an American Pop / Dance / R&B / Pop Rock singer-songwriter distributed by the independent record label Tate Music Group.
Kenia Arias is an American Pop / Dance / R&B / Pop Rock singer-songwriter distributed by the independent record label Tate Music Group.
Kim Gordon
Kim Althea Gordon is an American musician, vocalist, artist, record producer, video director and actress.
Kim Althea Gordon is an American musician, vocalist, artist, record producer, video director and actress.
Kurt Cobain
Kurt Donald Cobain was an American singer-songwriter, musician and artist, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the grunge band Nirvana.
Kurt Donald Cobain was an American singer-songwriter, musician and artist, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the grunge band Nirvana.
Kyle DiFulvio
Kyle DiFulvio (born May 18, 1975) is an American singer–songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who is best known as vocalist/guitarist of the American rock band Skeleteen.
Kyle DiFulvio (born May 18, 1975) is an American singer–songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who is best known as vocalist/guitarist of the American rock band Skeleteen.
Lady Gaga
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta ( ; born March 28, 1986), known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter.
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta ( ; born March 28, 1986), known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter.
Le Tigre
Le Tigre is an American electroclash band, formed by Kathleen Hanna and Johanna Fateman in 1998.
Le Tigre is an American electroclash band, formed by Kathleen Hanna and Johanna Fateman in 1998.
Lindsay Cooper
Lindsay Cooper (born 3 March 1951) is an English bassoon and oboe player, composer and political activist.
Lindsay Cooper (born 3 March 1951) is an English bassoon and oboe player, composer and political activist.
Lizette Santana
Lizette Santana (born on September 20, 1980), also known as Lizé, is an American recording artist, singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and actress.
Lizette Santana (born on September 20, 1980), also known as Lizé, is an American recording artist, singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and actress.
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn (born Loretta Webb April 14, 1932), is an American country music singer-songwriter, author and philanthropist.
Loretta Lynn (born Loretta Webb April 14, 1932), is an American country music singer-songwriter, author and philanthropist.
Lorraine Segato
Lorraine Segato (born in Hamilton, Ontario, June 17, 1956) is a Canadian pop singer-songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist for and a principal songwriter of new wave and pop rock group Para...
Lorraine Segato (born in Hamilton, Ontario, June 17, 1956) is a Canadian pop singer-songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist for and a principal songwriter of new wave and pop rock group Para...
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna (born Madonna Louise Ciccone; August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, actress and entrepreneur.
Madonna (born Madonna Louise Ciccone; August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, actress and entrepreneur.
Maggie Nicols
Maggie Nicols (or Nichols, as she originally spelt her name as a performer) (born 24 February 1948), is a Scottish free-jazz and improvising vocalist, dancer, and performer.
Maggie Nicols (or Nichols, as she originally spelt her name as a performer) (born 24 February 1948), is a Scottish free-jazz and improvising vocalist, dancer, and performer.
Margaret Cho
Margaret Cho (born December 5, 1968) is an American comedian, fashion designer, actress, author, and singer-songwriter.
Margaret Cho (born December 5, 1968) is an American comedian, fashion designer, actress, author, and singer-songwriter.
Margie Adam
Margie Adam (born 1947 in Lompoc, California, U.S.) is an American musician and composer.
Margie Adam (born 1947 in Lompoc, California, U.S.) is an American musician and composer.
Mecca Normal
Formed by Jean Smith and David Lester in 1984, Mecca Normal is a two-piece indie rock band from Vancouver, Canada.
Formed by Jean Smith and David Lester in 1984, Mecca Normal is a two-piece indie rock band from Vancouver, Canada.
Meg Christian
Meg Christian (born 1946 in Lynchburg, Virginia) is an American folk singer associated with the Women's music movement.
Meg Christian (born 1946 in Lynchburg, Virginia) is an American folk singer associated with the Women's music movement.
Michael Scott Parker
Michael Scott Parker (born 6 May 1981) is an American musician, songwriter, and visual artist currently living in Austin, Texas.
Michael Scott Parker (born 6 May 1981) is an American musician, songwriter, and visual artist currently living in Austin, Texas.
Nanci Griffith
Nanci Griffith, is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter based in Austin, Texas.
Nanci Griffith, is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter based in Austin, Texas.
Natalie Merchant
Natalie Anne Merchant (born October 26, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter and musician.
Natalie Anne Merchant (born October 26, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter and musician.
Nellie McKay
Nellie McKay (born Nell Marie McKay), is an American singer-songwriter, actor, and former stand-up comedienne, noted for her critically acclaimed albums, and for her Broadway debut in Th...
Nellie McKay (born Nell Marie McKay), is an American singer-songwriter, actor, and former stand-up comedienne, noted for her critically acclaimed albums, and for her Broadway debut in Th...
Peaches (musician)
Merrill Beth Nisker (born November 11, 1966), better known by her stage name Peaches, is a Canadian electronic musician and performance artist who lives in Berlin, Germany.
Merrill Beth Nisker (born November 11, 1966), better known by her stage name Peaches, is a Canadian electronic musician and performance artist who lives in Berlin, Germany.
Phranc
Phranc is an American singer-songwriter whose career has spanned several decades, and is also known for her cardboard and kraft paper fine art.
Phranc is an American singer-songwriter whose career has spanned several decades, and is also known for her cardboard and kraft paper fine art.
Pink Champagne
Pink Champagne was a Swedish feminist punk band in the 1980s.
Pink Champagne was a Swedish feminist punk band in the 1980s.
Retching Red
Retching Red was an Oakland, California-based hardcore punk band that formed in late July 2004.
Retching Red was an Oakland, California-based hardcore punk band that formed in late July 2004.
Röda bönor
Röda bönor (A Swedish pun meaning both "red beans" and "red chicks") was a feminist progg band formed in Lund in the mid 1970s.
Röda bönor (A Swedish pun meaning both "red beans" and "red chicks") was a feminist progg band formed in Lund in the mid 1970s.
Sadie Benning
Sadie Benning (born April 11, 1973) is a video maker, visual artist, and musician.
Sadie Benning (born April 11, 1973) is a video maker, visual artist, and musician.
Severland
Severland is the third album released by Blame Sally.
Severland is the third album released by Blame Sally.
Sharon Cheslow
Sharon Cheslow (born October 5, 1961 in Los Angeles, California) is an American musician, composer, and artist.
Sharon Cheslow (born October 5, 1961 in Los Angeles, California) is an American musician, composer, and artist.
Shauna Burns
Shauna Burns is an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and recording artist.
Shauna Burns is an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and recording artist.
Sheila Nicholls
Sheila Elizabeth Nicholls is a British singer-songwriter, now residing in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California.
Sheila Elizabeth Nicholls is a British singer-songwriter, now residing in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California.
Shingai Shoniwa
Shingai Elizabeth Maria Shoniwa is an English singer of Zimbabwean descent and best known as the vocalist and bassist for the UK indie rock band Noisettes.
Shingai Elizabeth Maria Shoniwa is an English singer of Zimbabwean descent and best known as the vocalist and bassist for the UK indie rock band Noisettes.
Sinéad O'Connor
Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor (; born 8 December 1966) is an Irish singer-songwriter who rose to fame in the late 1980s with her debut album The Lion and the Cobra.
Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor (; born 8 December 1966) is an Irish singer-songwriter who rose to fame in the late 1980s with her debut album The Lion and the Cobra.
Susan Abod
Susan Gayle Abod is an American feminist activist and musician.
Susan Gayle Abod is an American feminist activist and musician.
Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Nadine Vega (born July 11, 1959) is an American songwriter and singer known for her eclectic folk-inspired music.
Suzanne Nadine Vega (born July 11, 1959) is an American songwriter and singer known for her eclectic folk-inspired music.
Tobi Vail
Tobi Vail is an independent musician, DIY zinester, and feminist activist from Olympia, Washington, best known as an ex-girlfriend of Kurt Cobain, and as the drummer of the defunct punk band Bik...
Tobi Vail is an independent musician, DIY zinester, and feminist activist from Olympia, Washington, best known as an ex-girlfriend of Kurt Cobain, and as the drummer of the defunct punk band Bik...
Vi Subversa
Vi Subversa real name Frances Sokolov Sansom (born 20th June 1935, London) was the singer and guitarist of UK anarcho-punk band Poison Girls.
Vi Subversa real name Frances Sokolov Sansom (born 20th June 1935, London) was the singer and guitarist of UK anarcho-punk band Poison Girls.
Wendy O. Williams
Wendy Orlean Williams, better known as Wendy O. Williams, was the lead singer for the American punk band the Plasmatics, as well as a solo artist.
Wendy Orlean Williams, better known as Wendy O. Williams, was the lead singer for the American punk band the Plasmatics, as well as a solo artist.
Yoko Ono
Yoko Ono is a Japanese artist, author, and peace activist, known for her work in avant-garde art, music and filmmaking as well as her marriage to John Lennon.
Yoko Ono is a Japanese artist, author, and peace activist, known for her work in avant-garde art, music and filmmaking as well as her marriage to John Lennon.