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Siren Song

Ladies First in the Siren Nation

Women’s music festivals have a complicated history. Since its founding in the ’70s, the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival has nurtured some, and angered others by refusing to admit transgender women. The first Ladyfest in 2000 signaled an exciting new era even as Lilith Fair devolved into a punch line for lame jokes about estrogen and […]

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