She's a Badass: Women in Rock Shaping Feminism by Katherine Yeske Taylor

We are so excited to host music journalist Katherine Yeske Taylor for discussion and book launch of She's a Badass: Women in Rock Shaping Feminism!

About the book

Whether they're being put on a pedestal or denounced as bad influences, female rock musicians have always had to come with pressures their male counterparts haven't confronted, constantly forced to choose between staying true to their own vision or compromising in the face of unrealistic expectations. Time and again, women in rock have risen to the challenge, serving as proponents of progress while increasingly taking control of their music message, and public image. In this way, they've made revolutionary contributions to the successive waves of feminist activism since the 1960s. In "She's a Badass," music journalist Katherine Yeske Tavior interviews twenty significant female rockers, taking an in-depth look at the incredible talent, determination, and, often. humor they've needed to succeed in their…