<figure><img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/66b6ddd/2147483647/strip/false/crop/2500x1400+0+0/resize/792x444!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F47%2F7b%2Fad4f59334850a96a91c969888ca0%2Fthe-creative-way-episode.png"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>Vanessa Finney talks with Ann Powers and Alison Fensterstock, two contributors to the book, "<a href="https://www.harperacademic.com/book/9780063270350/how-women-made-music/" data-cms-ai="0">How Women Made Music: A Revolutionary History</a>."<figure><img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0b7c762/2147483647/strip/false/crop/480x480+0+0/resize/480x480!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc2%2Fbc%2F4ab88b814034a9de7fe46de8c6fe%2Fbook-how-women-made-history.jpg"><figcaption>( Harper Academic)</figcaption></figure>The book was published October 1, 2024 and includes material drawn from more than 50 years of NPR's coverage of great musical heroes and creators. This book is a must-have for music fans, songwriters, feminist historians, and those interested in how artists think and work.

Vanessa Finney talks with Ann Powers and Alison Fensterstock, two contributors to the book, "How Women Made Music: A Revolutionary History."( Harper Academic)The book was published October 1, 2024 and includes material drawn from more than 50 years of NPR's coverage of great musical heroes and creators. This book is a must-have for music fans, songwriters, feminist historians, and those interested in how artists think and work.

Vanessa Finney talks with Ann Powers and Alison Fensterstock, two contributors to the book, "<a href="https://www.harperacademic.com/book/9780063270350/how-women-made-music/" rel="noopener noreferrer">How Women Made Music: A Revolutionary History</a>."( Harper Academic)The book was published October 1, 2024 and includes material drawn from more than 50 years of NPR's coverage of great musical heroes and creators. This book is a must-have for music fans, songwriters, feminist historians, and those interested in how artists think and work.

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