The Fight for Intersectional Feminism in Country Music

As much as everyone loves Dolly Parton’s honey-sweet vocals and big hair, country music has a diversity problem – and not just the lack of women, but the even greater lack of people of color and queer folks. 

This week we’re breaking it all down to understand how country music has come to represent such a deep divide of American diversity. From The Chicks and Marren Morris to Kacey Musgraves and Mickey Guyton, we’re taking a closer look at the women who are knocking down doors to create a more diverse space.

And we couldn’t do it without a true expert – Madeleine Molly, gender studies scholar at the London School of Economics and country music host at W!ZARD Radio.

You can join Madeleine Molly every Sunday at 4pm GMT on W!ZARD Radio for more conversations like this one. And you can support black women in country music at the funds here and here!

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