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    March 8 = International Women's Day: Post Your Favorite Female Proggers

    I'll start.

    • Kate Bush
    • Laurie Anderson
    • Annie Haslam
    • Carla Bley
    • Wendy Carlos
    • Lindsay Cooper

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    Anna Holmgren--Anglagard
    Annie Haslam--Renaissance
    Chloe Alper--Pure Reason Revolution
    add(forgot) Laetitia Sadier--Stereolab (I consider them progressive and highly influential)
    Hon mention
    Ninet Tayeb (Steven Wilson)
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    Geri Allen
    Carla Bley
    Toshiko Akiyoshi
    Joni Mitchell
    Linda Lewis
    Mary Lou Williams
    Emily Remler
    Ella Fitzgerald

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    Slightly easier for me if I stretch things a bit away from proggy prog stuff so...

    Gazelle Twin
    Suzanne Ciani
    Anna Von Hausswolff
    Noveller
    Ikue Mori
    Julia Holter
    Jacqueline Thibault (aka Laurence Vanay)

    I am probably forgetting quite a few more, but these spring to mind immediately.
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    i'll toss in a few (not all completely prog, but...)

    kate st. john
    linda thompson
    courtney swain and jessica kion (bent knee)
    sandy denny
    syd straw
    lene lovitch
    shiela chandra
    meredith monk

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    Annie Haslem
    Leslie Hunt
    Anna Von Hausswolf
    Heather Findlay
    Charlotte Church
    Hiromi

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    Annie Whitehead
    Dagmar Krause
    Shirley Anne Hofmann
    Amy Denio
    Alice Coltrane
    Dorothy Ashby

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    Dagmar Krause
    Annette Peacock
    Andrea & Zeena Parkins
    Joëlle Léandre
    Norma Winstone
    Susie Ibarra
    Laurie Anderson
    Mary Halvorson
    Iva Bittová
    Diamanda Galás

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    And here's a titanic project dedicated to women in (more or less) popular music:

    http://rf3769.wixsite.com/richardfalksreviews

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jay.Dee View Post
    Diamanda Galás
    Ooooo, great one. Seeing her for the first time later this month @ Big Ears. Very excited
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    Moorea Dickason
    Leslie Hunt
    Annie Haslam
    Kyree Vibrant
    Chrissie Loftus
    Joanna Hogg
    Courtney Swain AND Jessica Kion
    Lainie Schooltree
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    Satomi Matsuzaki
    Lisa Bella Donna
    Aleena Gibson
    Annie Haslam
    Courtney Swain
    Christina Booth
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    Except for the obvious, there are:

    Hiromi
    Bjork
    Laurie Anderson
    Amanda Lehmann
    My Progressive Workshop at http://soundcloud.com/hfxx

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    Annie Haslam
    Christina Booth
    Courtney Swain
    Anneke Van Giersbergen
    Keiko Kumagai
    Simone Dow

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    Some more to consider...

    Lisa Gerrard
    Mary Fahl
    Annie Clark (St. Vincent)
    Deborah Martin
    Barbara Gaskin
    Grace Slick
    Julie Slick
    Maire Brennan
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    Quote Originally Posted by hFx View Post
    Bjork
    Damn, I knew I forgot about someone!

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    Anna Meredith
    Mica Levi
    Mary Halvorson
    Klein
    Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
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    Gille Lettmann (AKA Sternenmädchen) from Cosmic Couriers



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    Damn! Most of my favorites have been mentioned already.

    Jane Siberry
    Nina Hagen
    Lisa Ohki (Hiroko Nagai)
    Laurie Spiegel
    Pauline Oliveros
    Annisette
    Joy Fleming
    Nona Hendryx
    Ars Nova
    Ruth Underwood
    Confirmed Bachelors: the dramedy hit of 1883...

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    Why do we need an international womens day? When is international mens day?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve983 View Post
    Why do we need an international womens day? When is international mens day?
    Dude, that's the point -- pretty much EVERY DAY is international men's day.
    I'm holding out for the Wilson-mixed 5.1 super-duper walletbuster special anniversary extra adjectives edition.

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    Kate Bush
    Amy Darby
    Leticia Sadier
    Annie Haslam
    Sally Oldfield
    Hiromi
    Tai Shan
    Anna Holmgren
    Christina Booth

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve983 View Post
    Why do we need an international womens day? When is international mens day?
    And while we're at it, lets get a White History Month going dammit!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Paulrus View Post
    Dude, that's the point -- pretty much EVERY DAY is international men's day.
    Oh dear. I don't buy in to the whole women = victim mentality that seems to be getting worse and worse lately, its total BS.

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