Woodstock

Today in my academic writing class we were assigned to make a presentation pertaining to the topic of our research paper. One girl in the class decided to do her paper on the Woodstock Music Festival of 1969, one of the most influential gatherings of it's time. She went on to mention artists such as Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana and the Grateful Dead. While in class, I wondered if any women had performed at Woodstock. After researching, I found that many had played at Woodstock in 1969, including such names as Janis Joplin and Jefferson Airplane, whose lead singer was female. I thought it was odd how a girl who considers herself knowledgeable on the subject failed to mention these very popular female artists. She overlooked them and only mentioned the influential male artists of that era.