Hey there, it's Kathy. I just wanted to let you know that you can listen to History of the 90s

early and ad-free on Amazon music included with Prime.

Hey there, it's Kathy Kinsora. The episode you're about to hear is a sample of the brand new

driven by her series from the ongoing history of new music presented by Portia Canada.

In this special five-part series, host Alan Cross explores the amazing contributions

that some of the most talented women on the planet have made to modern music.

The episode you're about to hear is about the seismic shift in music that came with Generation X,

because the 90s couldn't have rocked at the level they did

without women like Alanis Morissette, Anni DeFranco, and Bikini Kill.

Their influence, along with many others, defined a generation that still felt today.

So here's the sneak peek at the women who rocked the 90s.

For years, for decades, women got a completely raw deal in the world of rock and roll.

Their job was to look pretty, sing, maybe shake a tambourine. While some became very successful and

popular, they were still limited by the old boys' club nature of the business.

But over the years, that changed. It was painfully slow, but progress was made.

Then came the 1990s when we saw a seismic shift in music. Generation X, the sons and daughters of the baby boomers,

demanded that music reflect their dreams, hopes, wishes, fears, anger, and concerns.

They remade popular music in their own image. And within a matter of just months,

the old guard of legacy artists and hair metal bands were pushed aside in favor of new sounds and new

attitudes. Among these new ways of thinking was an increased attention to gender and sexual equality.

And while the attention wasn't exactly split 50-50 between male and female artists, great strides were made.

Looking back, it's very, very obvious that the 90s could not have rocked at the level they did without the many, many women who found their voice

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