Stephanie Vander Wel, University of Buffalo
Stephanie Vander Wel is an Associate Professor of Music at University at Buffalo and a contributor to The Conversation. Professor Vander Wel's research and teaching interests focus on popular music, American music, women in music, and cultural theory addressing gender, race, and class.
Country music superstar Loretta Lynn, whose life story was portrayed in the film 'Coal Miner's Daughter,' died this week at age 90. The legacy she leaves behind includes her hit songs — and the stories she conveyed about women's rights, including the use of birth control.
Country music superstar Loretta Lynn, whose life story was portrayed in the film 'Coal Miner's Daughter,' died this week at age 90. The legacy she leaves behind includes her hit songs — and the stories she conveyed about women's rights, including the use of birth control.