Women and Country Music

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Country music artist Gretchen Wilson
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Gretchen_Wilson,_2009.JPG
Female artists are important to remember in understanding the themes are country music. Because women may suffer from the systematic oppression of sexism, particularly in more traditional rural communities, the female experience offers a unique perspective to the genre. Female artists in country music not only broke barriers, but also represented a demographic that was otherwise marginalized. The early female country music artists brought women's experiences to mind in a genre that had previously been dominated by men. Even today, female artists in country music bring to mind the struggles that are faced every day and challenge the problematic aspects of rural life that are now celebrated in an attempt to make country music more palatable for mass consumption.