Liz Buckingham.
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Hey Ladies: Being A Woman Musician Today We surveyed hundreds of women musicians working today.
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Hey Ladies: Being A Woman Musician Today
A survey of hundreds of women musicians working today.
Four members of the International Sweethearts of Rhythm, circa 1944. Rosalind Cron, one of the group's first white members, stands at the far left. International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection, Courtesy of the Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution hide caption
America's 'Sweethearts': An All-Girl Band That Broke Racial Boundaries
Shanti Das on the cover of her book, The Hip-Hop Professional. hide caption
Marina Diamandis of Marina and The Diamonds performs live at the Reading Festival on August 27, 2010 in Reading, England. Simone Joyner/Getty Images hide caption
MC Lyte inspired Tell Me More producer Jamila Bey to pick up the mic as MC Me. Getty Images hide caption
A woman walks past a pile of books at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2008. You'll want to follow her lead and grab pen and paper for the recommendations below. Sebastian Willnow/AFP / Getty Images hide caption
Our roundtable advises music writers to find a mentor and read the work of other women writing about music. Erich Auerbach/Getty Images hide caption
Musicians say social media is part of their job, just like touring is, but that it takes time away from their real work or writing, rehearsing and recording songs. Peter Beavis / Getty Images hide caption
Given that more women than men use social media, shouldn't the Twitter bird be pink? Mito Habe-Evans / NPR hide caption
Tina Turner performing at Central Park in 1969. Musician Jan Seides sees her as part of a generation that wasn't afraid to be "flamboyant, exuberant, sexy" and prefigured the styles of Lady Gaga and Beyonce. Walter Iooss Jr. / Getty Images hide caption
Beyonce as her onstage alter ego Sasha Fierce at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2009. Christopher Polk / Getty Images hide caption
Violinist Lara St. John was once described as having "a controversial sense of fun." Billy Kass hide caption
The Violinist Discusses Her Career And Her CD Covers
Violinist Vanessa-Mae's album cover for 1999's The Original Four Seasons. hide caption
Lilith Fair founder Sarah McLachlan performs in Bonner Springs, Kan., at the festival's July 15 show. Jason Squires/WireImage/Getty Images hide caption
Lilith Fair founder Sarah McLachlan at a performance in New York's Central Park earlier this summer. Jemal Countess/Getty Images hide caption
Mary J. Blige at one of the Lilith shows that wasn't cancelled - Minneapolis, July 18, 2010. David Bergman/Getty Images hide caption
Musicians from all over the country and abroad, as young as 12 and as old as 82, answered our questionnaire. Shantel Mitchell / NPR hide caption
The Slits' Ari Up, who died on Oct. 20, was a true rock 'n' roll pioneer. Angel Ceballos/Blue Ghost Publicity hide caption
Jana Herzen, vocalist and guitarist, is also the founder of record label Motema Music. courtesy of the artist hide caption
The roundtable participants are, from left to right: (top row) Geri Allen, Ingrid Jensen, Terri Lyne Carrington, Esperanza Spalding, Tineke Postma and Helen Sung; (bottom row) Nona Hendryx and Gretchen Parlato. courtesy of the artists hide caption