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Celebrating women in music: Book explores history of female pioneers, conversation with up-and-coming, queer artist Joy Clark

"How Women Made Music: A Revolutionary History from NPR Music" by Alison Fensterstock
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"How Women Made Music: A Revolutionary History from NPR Music" by Alison Fensterstock

Singer-songwriter Joy Clark recently released her first solo album, “Tell it the Wind.” The songs reflect her journey to self-discovery as a Black, queer artist living in the South. She joins us today for more on the musical influences that inspired her career.

New Orleans-based music journalist and editor Alison Fensterstock is out with a new book celebrating women in music. Titled, “How Women Made Music: A Revolutionary History from NPR Music,” the book compiles previously published essays that look at sexism, race, gender and politics in the music industry.

Fensterstock tells us more about this book and the essays and contributions from female musical pioneers.

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Karen Henderson is an award-winning journalist whose stories have aired nationally on NPR.
Alana Schreiber is the managing producer for the live daily news program, Louisiana Considered. She comes to WWNO from KUNC in Northern Colorado, where she worked as a radio producer for the daily news magazine, Colorado Edition. She has previously interned for Minnesota Public Radio in St. Paul.