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# Because of a Song

An Archival Gallery documenting the extraordinary feminist and lesbian music that burst forth from the heart of Oakland, CA.

## Sitemaps

- [XML Sitemap](https://becauseofasong.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website.

## Pages

- [Because of a Song](https://becauseofasong.com/) - Because of a Song is an online archive documenting the extraordinary feminist and lesbian music that burst forth from the heart of Oakland, CA.
- [From the Curator](https://becauseofasong.com/from-the-curator/) - Wherever you are around the world, leave a trail. Remember, the world is, and has always been, changed BECAUSE OF A SONG!
- [Credits](https://becauseofasong.com/credits/) - Holly Near—Producer, curator and host, Tess Hoover—Associate producer and curator of Photo Gallery, Kate Peterson—Associate producer and web designer, Pleasantly Progressive Design
- [Guestbook](https://becauseofasong.com/guestbook/) - Below is an opportunity to share your feedback on the archive.
- [A LIVE Conversation with Holly Near and Friends, streaming December 4th Noon PST/3PM EST](https://becauseofasong.com/live/) - Join us for an online conversation between Holly Near and some of the artists that are featured on Because of A Song! https://becauseofasong.com The event will be streamed on Facebook and YouTube on December 4th at 3:00PM EST/noon PST. Because of a Song is an online archive documenting the extraordinary feminist and lesbian music that burst forth from the heart of Oakland, CA.
- [Media Kit](https://becauseofasong.com/media/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” module_alignment=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_font_size=”52px” global_colors_info=”{}”]Because of a Song Media Kit[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”699px” module_alignment=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_line_height=”1.3em” global_colors_info=”{}”]Because of a Song is an online archive documenting the extraordinary feminist and lesbian music that burst forth from the heart
- [Melanie DeMore](https://becauseofasong.com/melanie/) - Melanie DeMore—songwriter, troubadour, vocal activist and an emissary of tolerance, kindness, and harmony through the sound of her voice.
- [Mary Watkins](https://becauseofasong.com/mary/) - Mary Watkins is a musician in the highest sense of the word. Pianist, composer, arranger, performer, and cultural thinker.
- [Carolyn Brandy](https://becauseofasong.com/carolyn/) - Carolyn Brandy is a percussionist, composer, educator, performer, cultural worker, and mom.
- [Linda Tillery](https://becauseofasong.com/linda/) - Linda Tillery has been an influential force in the northern California music scene bringing her talent to vocal styling, arranging, music production, and ethnomusicology.
- [Because of a Sign](https://becauseofasong.com/asl/) - There is a deep-rooted history of American Sign Language interpretation of Women’s Music. All conversations and short films created for this archive have been interpreted in American Sign Language and offer closed captioning.
- [Conversation Room](https://becauseofasong.com/conversation-room/) - For this archive, Holly Near spoke with artists, thinkers, peers, and friends. They discussed craft, the high notes, the music scene, body shaming, songwriting, touring, money, leadership, mental health and resistance—and there was laughter.
- [Reading Room](https://becauseofasong.com/reading-room/) - A (never complete) list of books, articles, videos and links celebrating women’s creativity from Oakland and beyond
- [Listening Room](https://becauseofasong.com/listening-room/) - Six playlists featuring nearly 600 songs, a broad scope celebrating women in music from Oakland and beyond.

## Resources

- [Chavela](https://becauseofasong.com/project/one-of-the-greatest-latina-lesbian-singers-of-all-time-chavela/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.17.1″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#000000 0%|rgba(4,2,10,0.76) 98%” custom_margin=”10px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||8px||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”20px|11px|20px|11px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_enable_color=”off” custom_margin=”||-20px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]Articles about Chavela Varga (Click to open in a new window)[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″
- [Berkeley Women’s Music Collective](https://becauseofasong.com/project/berkeley-womens-music-collective/)
- [Sistah Boom: Forty Years in the Streets](https://becauseofasong.com/project/sistah-boom-forty-years-in-the-streets/)
- [Carolyn Brandy: Groundbreaking Woman Drummer](https://becauseofasong.com/project/carolyn-brandy-groundbreaking-woman-drummer/)
- [Last Page, First Priority](https://becauseofasong.com/project/last-page-first-priority/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” custom_padding=”0px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” disabled_on=”off|on|on” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ text_font_size=”15px” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false”] Need more viewing space?Tap here to open this entry in a new tab. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”] The food and
- [Varied Voices of Black Women](https://becauseofasong.com/project/varied-voices-of-black-women/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||1px|||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”20px|11px|20px|11px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” link_option_url_new_window=”on” disabled_on=”off|on|on” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] Need more viewing space? Tap here to open this entry in a new tab. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.17.1″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#000000 0%|rgba(4,2,10,0.76) 98%” custom_margin=”10px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||8px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default”
- [Blues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday](https://becauseofasong.com/project/blues-legacies-and-black-feminism-gertrude-ma-rainey-bessie-smith-and-billie-holiday/)
- [Mapping Queer Oakland](https://becauseofasong.com/project/mapping-queer-oakland/)
- [Strong Voices: The Story Of The Women’s Chorus Movement](https://becauseofasong.com/project/strong-voices-the-story-of-the-womens-chorus-movement/)
- [Warrior Poet: A Biography of Audre Lorde](https://becauseofasong.com/project/warrior-poet-a-biography-of-audre-lorde/)
- [There and Back Again - An Audiovisual Journey Into Roadwork](https://becauseofasong.com/project/there-and-back-again-an-audiovisual-journey-into-roadwork/)
- [Mediterranean Israeli Music and the Politics of the Aesthetic](https://becauseofasong.com/project/mediterranean-israeli-music-and-the-politics-of-the-aesthetic/)
- [Dr. Shirley Childress Memorial Fund](https://becauseofasong.com/project/dr-shirley-childress-memorial-fund/)
- [If You Don't Go, Don't Hinder Me : The African American Sacred Song Tradition](https://becauseofasong.com/project/if-you-dont-go-dont-hinder-me-the-african-american-sacred-song-tradition/)
- [We Who Believe In Freedom](https://becauseofasong.com/project/we-who-believe-in-freedom/)
- [Come Out Singing](https://becauseofasong.com/project/come-out-singing/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”] “Come Out Singing” is a seldom seen live concert from mid 1970s capturing the spirit and talent of 4 artists who became Women ‘s Music icons. Meg Christian,
- [Irene Young Photography](https://becauseofasong.com/project/irene-young-photography/) - Widely known music photographer, Irene Young, states, "The key to photographing people is to do so with a wide-open aperture of the heart, with no judgment, and with a true belief that everyone is capable of revealing their own beauty.” Young's photographs have appeared worldwide in numerous publications including Us Magazine, Oprah Magazine, The New
- [Sandy Morris Photography](https://becauseofasong.com/project/sandy-morris-photography/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]Sandy Morris and Mary Watkins. Photo by Irene Young “My father (a semi pro photographer) gave me my first camera when I was 10 years old and I have been taking
- [Redwood Records Catalog](https://becauseofasong.com/project/redwood-records-catalog/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]Incomplete list of recordings released by Redwood Records: B’lieve I’ll Run On by Sweet Honey In The Rock — 1978 Palimpsesto by Inti-Illimani -1981 Imaginacion by Inti-Illimani –
- ["Angry Atthis"](https://becauseofasong.com/project/angry-atthis/)
- ["Women On Top"](https://becauseofasong.com/project/women-on-top-bay-area-women-in-salsa-2001/)
- [Overlooked Giants: Stories of Queer Women of Color](https://becauseofasong.com/project/overlooked-giants-stories-of-queer-women-of-color-podcast/)
- [Liverbirds: First all-woman rock band in England](https://becauseofasong.com/project/liverbirds-1st-all-woman-rock-band-in-england/) - Liverbirds
- [JEB (Joan E. Biren) Photography](https://becauseofasong.com/project/jeb-joan-e-biren-photography/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] JEB (Joan E. Biren) is one of the contributors of photos to this archive. We thank her for her generosity. To learn more about her, check out
- [Rhiannon's Vocal River](https://becauseofasong.com/project/vocal-river/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_button button_text=”Click here to learn more about Vocal River” button_alignment=”center” _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” button_url=”https://rhiannonmusic.com/vocal-river” url_new_window=”on” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https://becauseofasong.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Rhiannon-Vocal-River.jpg” alt=”Rhiannon- Vocal River” title_text=”Rhiannon- Vocal River” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”300px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″
- [Invisible: Gay Women in Southern Music](https://becauseofasong.com/project/invisible-gay-women-in-southern-music/)
- [This Bridge Called My Back](https://becauseofasong.com/project/this-bridge-called-my-back/)
- [Radical Harmonies](https://becauseofasong.com/project/radical-harmonies/)
- [See What I Say](https://becauseofasong.com/project/see-what-i-say/)
- [Sister Love: The letters of Audre Lorde and Pat Parker 1974](https://becauseofasong.com/project/sister-love-the-letters-of-audre-lorde-and-pat-parker-1974/)
- [Olivia On the Record](https://becauseofasong.com/project/love-in-abundance-a-guide-to-womens-music-2/)
- [Double Trouble For Black Women](https://becauseofasong.com/project/margaret-sloan-national-black-feminist-organization/)
- [LGBT Pride: Remembering The Brick Hut Cafe](https://becauseofasong.com/project/lgbt-pride-remembering-the-brick-hut-cafe/)
- [Nunca Mãs Mujer](https://becauseofasong.com/project/nunca-mas-mujer/)
- [The Labor of Faith: Gender and Power in Black Apostolic Pentecostalism](https://becauseofasong.com/project/the-labor-of-faith-gender-and-power-in-black-apostolic-pentecostalism/)
- [A Gathering of Spirit: A Collection by North American Indian Women](https://becauseofasong.com/project/a-gathering-of-spirit-a-collection-by-north-american-indian-women/)
- [The Feminist Revolution](https://becauseofasong.com/project/the-feminist-revolution/)
- [Fanny, The Right to Rock](https://becauseofasong.com/project/fanny-the-right-to-rock/)
- [Time to Celebrate Black Women Who Invented Rock and Roll](https://becauseofasong.com/project/time-to-celebrate-black-women-who-invented-rock-and-roll/)
- [In The Best Interests of the Children](https://becauseofasong.com/project/in-the-best-interests-of-the-children/)
- [Land of a Thousand Bridges](https://becauseofasong.com/project/land-of-a-thousand-bridges/)
- [An Army of Lovers](https://becauseofasong.com/project/an-army-of-lovers/)
- ["Legacy"](https://becauseofasong.com/project/legacy/)
- [Collaboration](https://becauseofasong.com/project/collaboration/)
- [Composers Now Interview](https://becauseofasong.com/project/composers-now-interview/)
- [Ella - Honoring Survivors of domestic violence](https://becauseofasong.com/project/ella-honoring-survivors-of-domestic-violence/)
- [From Spirituals to Symphonies](https://becauseofasong.com/project/from-spirituals-to-symphonies/)
- [Live at the Freight](https://becauseofasong.com/project/holly-near-live-at-the-freight/)
- [How Beth Brant Uplifted the Voices of Native American Queer Women](https://becauseofasong.com/project/how-beth-brant-uplifted-the-voices-of-native-american-queer-women/)
- [Judy & Cris Receive 2018 AMA Lifetime Achievement Award](https://becauseofasong.com/project/judy-cris-receive-2018-ama-lifetime-achievement-award/)
- [Keeper of the Beat](https://becauseofasong.com/project/keeper-of-the-beat/)
- [Archive Producer](https://becauseofasong.com/project/holly-near-archive-producer/)
- [Michigan Womyn's Music Festival Slideshow/Amazon Women](https://becauseofasong.com/project/michigan-womyns-music-festival-slideshow/)
- [American Masters: Singing for Our Lives](https://becauseofasong.com/project/american-masters-singing-for-our-lives/)
- [Love In Abundance: A Guide To Women's Music](https://becauseofasong.com/project/love-in-abundance-a-guide-to-womens-music/)
- [You Ain't Got No Easter Clothes: A Memoir](https://becauseofasong.com/project/you-aint-got-no-easter-clothes-a-memoir/)
- [Various video content](https://becauseofasong.com/project/various-video-content/)
- [Dusty Sings Margie's "Beautiful Soul"](https://becauseofasong.com/project/dusty-sings-margies-beautiful-soul/)
- [Death by Life](https://becauseofasong.com/project/death-by-life/)
- [1984 NWMF performance](https://becauseofasong.com/project/1984-nwmf-performance/)
- [A Radical Life in Song](https://becauseofasong.com/project/a-radical-life-in-song/)
- [Oakland Conservatory of Music](https://becauseofasong.com/project/oakland-conservatory-of-music/)
- [No Secret Anymore: The Times of Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon](https://becauseofasong.com/project/no-secret-anymore-the-times-of-del-martin-and-phyllis-lyon/)
- [Black Women Working Together](https://becauseofasong.com/project/black-women-working-together/)
- [Alice Walker](https://becauseofasong.com/project/alice-walker/)
- [Mary Lou's Apartment](https://becauseofasong.com/project/mary-lous-apartment/)
- [Fighting for Indigenous Rights](https://becauseofasong.com/project/fighting-for-indigenous-rights/)
- ["Singing for Our Lives" Workshop on musical composition and feminism](https://becauseofasong.com/project/singing-for-our-lives-workshop-on-musical-composition-and-feminism/)
- [MenEngage Alliance](https://becauseofasong.com/project/menengage-alliance/)
- [Angela Davis on Nina Simone](https://becauseofasong.com/project/angela-davis-on-nina-simone-2/)
- [The Women Who Rode Away](https://becauseofasong.com/project/book-of-the-women-who-rode-away/)
- [Mama Bears News-Aug/Sept 1984](https://becauseofasong.com/project/mama-bears-news-aug-sept-1984/)
- [Montclair Women's Cultural Club History and Closing](https://becauseofasong.com/project/montclair-womens-cultural-club-history-and-closing/)
- [Interview with Jessie Ortiz](https://becauseofasong.com/project/jessie-ortiz-on-keyboards-interview/)
- [Orquesta Sabrosita: An All-Women Salsa Band, Bay Area 1980s](https://becauseofasong.com/project/orquesta-sabrosita-an-all-women-salsa-band-bay-area-1980s/)
- [We Don't Need The Men](https://becauseofasong.com/project/we-dont-need-the-men/)
- [Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches](https://becauseofasong.com/project/sister-outsider-essays-and-speeches/)
- [How Many More](https://becauseofasong.com/project/how-many-more/)
- [Obeah Opera](https://becauseofasong.com/project/obeah-opera/)
- [GENTE - Third World Lesbian Softball Team](https://becauseofasong.com/project/gente-third-world-lesbian-softball-team/)
- [Emel Mathlouthi](https://becauseofasong.com/project/emel-mathlouthi/)
- [Civil Bound](https://becauseofasong.com/project/civil-bound/)
- [Willyce Kim wrote her own story](https://becauseofasong.com/project/eating-artichokes/)
- [“A Woman Named Canyon Sam”](https://becauseofasong.com/project/a-woman-named-canyon-sam/)
- [Retrospective](https://becauseofasong.com/project/retrospective/)
- [Work of a Common Woman: The Collected Poetry of Judy Grahn 1964-1977](https://becauseofasong.com/project/work-of-a-common-woman-the-collected-poetry-of-judy-grahn-1964-1977/)
- [For the Record : Photography by Irene Young](https://becauseofasong.com/project/for-the-record-photography-by-irene-young/)
- [Cupping the Flame of Women's Culture](https://becauseofasong.com/project/cupping-the-flame-of-womens-culture/)
- [Goldenrod Music Catalog Archive](https://becauseofasong.com/project/goldenrod-music-catalog-archive/)
- [Michigan Womyn's Music Festival Archive](https://becauseofasong.com/project/michigan-womyns-music-festival-archive/)
- [The Girls in the Band Documentary](https://becauseofasong.com/project/the-girls-in-the-band-documentary/)
- [Chicana feminism](https://becauseofasong.com/project/chicana-feminism/)
- [Bay Area Lesbian Archives](https://becauseofasong.com/project/bay-area-lesbian-archives/)
- [The Schlesinger Library Collections](https://becauseofasong.com/project/the-schlesinger-library-collections/)
- [Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History](https://becauseofasong.com/project/sophia-smith-collection-of-womens-history/)
- [Ladyslipper Women's Music Catalog Archive](https://becauseofasong.com/project/ladyslipper-womens-music-catalog-archive/)
- [Goldenrod Music](https://becauseofasong.com/project/goldenrod-music/)
- [Lesbian Connection](https://becauseofasong.com/project/lesbian-connection/)
- [Interview with Dr Margo Okazawa-Ray](https://becauseofasong.com/project/interview-with-dr-margo-okazawa-ray/)
- [Brown, Like Me](https://becauseofasong.com/project/brown-like-me/) - June and Jean Millington
- [Divine Daughters: Liberating the Power and Passion of Women's Voices](https://becauseofasong.com/project/divine-daughters-liberating-the-power-and-passion-of-womens-voicesbagby-rachel-l/)
- [Backstage Pass: Interviews with Women in Music](https://becauseofasong.com/project/backstage-pass-interviews-with-women-in-music/)
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