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Podcast: Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia
Episode: Building a Herstory Edition
Description: Like many media organizations at the moment, Slate is getting hit pretty hard by what's going on with the economy in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. We want to continue doing our work, providing you with all our great podcasts, news and reporting, and we simply cannot do that without your support. So we're asking you to sign up for Slate Plus, our membership program. It's just $35 for the first year, and it goes a long way to supporting us in this crucial moment.For decades—literally since Woodstock—female musicians had battled music-industry perceptions that amas...