Patti Smith: Her Significance In Music

Latifah’s music served a plethora of social purposes. The term feminist refers to and individual that advocates for women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men. “I am someone with or without

Miss Ephron passionately believes that women's roles have evolved over the course of time, however, she also makes a point that there is still a great amount of room for individual growth and improvement. To emphasize this important idea embedded within her speech, Ephron continuously poses the question of, “‘How long ago was it? It was so long ago that while I was here, Wellesley actually threw six young women out for lesbianism’” (Ephron 2). She continues to ask, “‘How long ago was it?

She was famously known for adding her own twist to Tex-Mex, attracting Latino communities throughout the United States to her music. Her music shined a new light on the huge Latino

Buffy Sainte-Marie, is a Canadian musician, composer, visual artist, educator, and social activist. Throughout her career in all of these areas, her work has focused on issues of indigenous peoples of the Americas. In any of Buffy’s albums one will find decorous waltzes, among lyrical efflorescences weighted with imagery which grants an occasional glimpse of a steel mind. Her French style torchers have all the gripping qualities of that superannuated mode, combined with unconventional love song lyrics. Other love songs are warmly sentimental, with haughty and forbidding undercurrents. The one quality they all have in common is their lively tension. She was also a capable interpreter of outside material, and to top it off, her idiosyncratic vibrato made large-scale commercial success out of the question. Recently, Buffy adorns her native habiliment as she undertakes a partnership with the RSO seeking to promote a dialogue of truth and reconciliation surrounding the atrocities inflicted upon Native Americans by the white man. The partnership includes a Regina-based concert at the Conexus Art Center on October 11th which I’ve attended, followed by a tour of three First Nations communities across southern Saskatchewan, with a focus on Treaty 4 land. Herein, I will examine two songs Buffy played during her Oct 11th concert and offer an inchoate critique of her performance.

When someone says, “New York,” people may imagine the smell of a hot dog stand, the congestion of people in suits and ties hastening down Wall Street, or the sound of taxis honking and rushing to get through brief, green lights. For others, however, New York City has always been known as a creative place where one can express themselves through their art and music. For Patti Smith and Bernadette Mayer, New York City was their safe-haven where they could freely express themselves through their work. Bernadette Mayer was born in 1945, and she began to write poetry about the truth of motherhood, and her feelings about topics that hadn’t been previously addressed during the time. Patti Smith was born in 1946, and she beautifully fused rock and poetry in order to create a unique sound that would pave the way for punk rock.

King realized that she was a “working woman” and that she was different than her peers, many of whom were housewives. Even though she was different, she never felt out of place in the music industry as her career. In 2013, President Obama awarded King the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song [3]. Outside of music, King has also worked with Alliance for the Wild Rockies since 1990, notably advocating for the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act (NREPA) [1]. Since then, she has participated in electoral politics campaigning for John Kerry in 2004 and Hillary Clinton in 2008

In Still Needing the F word, Anna Quindlen explains about how the F Word, as she states, stands for feminism. She gives her opinion about how feminism is still problem in present day. In this article, Anna Quindlen writes that some women believe the need for feminists has come and gone because, people are living in a post feminist era. She gives example how female undergraduate were in the past and she described as “effortless perfection” which explain how female student should be smart, beautiful and popular. In her article, she talks about “new study on the status of women at Duke University, and the notion that we’re post anything seems absurd.” Shows how uncomfortable people may find it. Also, she mention about Betty Friedan’s book about

She’s beautiful when She’s Angry tells the story of the women's movement from 1966-1973. This documentary tells a story through the use of footage, photographs and interviews from the women who helped shape second wave feminism. There were a few key players during that time, such as Kate Millett, Susan Brownmiller, Frances Beal, and Betty Friedan. Throughout She’s Beautiful when She’s Angry these women discuss issues that were problematic during this time period, most of which still are today. A few examples are child care, rape, birth control, and the right to not get married and start a family. This historical overview of this time period reminds us that feminists continue to fight for many of the same rights, fifty years later.

Patti Smith daydream of her childhood, when she used to play with her siblings until her mom put them back to sleep. Smith says, “I held the lantern high and we scurried aboard our ship, our untroubled world, as children will” (Smith 91). The untroubled world she is talking about is the world of happiness where you do not have to worry about responsibilities or even life itself. I daydream to the times I used to play with my friends and build a treehouse in my backyard, moments that today in the present day make me feel happy that I had a wonderful childhood; just as Patti Smith remembers her happy childhood. Not only Smith flashback to her childhood but also of a book that made her questioned about

To women physically strong and adventuresome it means freedom to enter all kinds of athletic contests and games, to compete with men in aviation, to drive racing cares... to enter dangerous trades, etc. To most of all it means economic freedom.” (Eastman, Pg.509). The topics she thinks most feminists will agree with is the stride toward political equality. However, she may create tension among herself and other feminists by suggesting that all women must know the joys of motherhood to be an ideal feminist. Some women may not want children. I feel as though Crystal Eastman is trying to persuade other feminists to come together and support each other and redefine feminism.

Feminists from Rose Scott - an important figure in the women’s suffrage campaign and who devoted her life to improving the condition of women, to Beyoncé – pushing for women’s rights through the media and music industry, have greatly aided in shaping and transforming the structures of feminism today.

The women’s liberation movement (or feminism as it is now known) of the 1960s and 1970s touched every home, business, and school (WA, 705). The movement even touched the sports and entertainment industries, in fact, “There are few areas of contemporary life untouched by feminism” (WA, 717). The word feminism in the early 1960’s wasn’t often used and when it was it was used with condescension or hatred. However, in the late sixties that changed thanks to a new group of women. This new diverse group of women included the: young, old, heterosexual, lesbians, working class, and even the privileged. This diverse group came together and collectively created the second wave of feminism.

There are so many talented female artists in music today that it's hard not to think of some right off the top of my head. Not only do they have great voices, but they're successful and confident, not to mention pretty darn rich! Some of these artists knew that they were going to become a star while they were still in diapers. The two females that I will be highlighting are two of the younger musical talents that are out in the industry at this time. They both worked hard to get to where they are today by starting off with many of the same dreams and aspirations many of us women share. These women have contributed so much at such a young age that it's almost hard to believe. Music is such a

Throughout the decades, the feminist movement has been portrayed in numerous ways, from feminism being a liberating thing to feminism being deleterious towards men, or even being anti-government. Countless readers believe that the writer Bobbie Ann Mason writes solely about the changes that the females made to change their own world. Instead, Mason portrays the feminist movement in a much different light. In one of her many short stories, “Shiloh,” Mason shows the conflicting sides of the feminist movement and the end result of female liberation in many of these individual movements. “Shiloh” shows a married couple that has been forced into a new phase of their lives through the newfound disability

She was idealized by every young African American girl in the 70's. She produced number one hits one after the other and became a social icon.