Books like She's a rebel by Gillian G. Gaar

Gillian G. Gaar’s expanded edition of *She's a Rebel* traces half a century of women musicians, beginning with early R&B pioneers such as Big Mama Thornton, moving through the girl groups and Motown acts of the 1960s, the punk and pop divas of the 1970s, and culminating with the all‑girl bands, rappers, and riot‑rock performers of the 1980s into the new millennium. The book includes new chapters on artists of the last decade and provides black‑and‑white photographs along with an insider’s perspective on the music industry and the growing influence of women both on stage and behind the scenes. Profiles highlight figures like Courtney Love, Lauryn Hill, Sleater‑Kinney, Bikini Kill, Kim Gordon, Mariah Carey, Sarah McLachlan, Ani DiFranco, Sheryl Crow, Alanis Morissette, Lucinda Williams, Destiny’s Child, Björk, and many others, revealing the breadth of women’s voices and talents in popular music.

First publish date: 1992