![]() ![]() These women (and a few men) created artist-run independent record labels-perhaps the first in history-and organized music festivals that drew thousands and still exist today. Clearer, more vibrant, and unbroken specimens are the most valuable quartz. Amethyst, or purple quartz, is the most valuable variety (can reach 15/carat), but pink, rose, and smokey quartz is also valuable. Grateful fans traveled hundreds of miles to attend performances. Quartz’s clarity earns it a raw price of around 0.01/carat and a gem price of 1-7/carat. Venues, radio shows, record distributors, and sound technicians sprung up to host and work with these musicians. A myriad of musicians joined them, from acappella group Sweet Honey in the Rock, to singer-songwriter Cris Williamson, to activist/singer Holly Near, to jazz/classical/gospel performer Mary Watkins and many more collectively they have sold millions of albums. ![]() ![]() Maxine and Alix had no business plan.They didn’t fit the mold set by mainstream music but they saw great potential to create a powerful soundtrack for women claiming their place as lesbians and feminists. On the other side of the country and three years later, Alix Dobkin released Lavender Jane Loves Women, the first record produced, engineered and played by women. She didn’t know where she was going to sing her new song until comedy duo Harrison and Tyler asked her to open their shows. In California, a month before the Stonewall Riots in 1969, Maxine Feldman penned a song, “Angry Atthis,” about the shame surrounding lesbians. ![]()
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