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Loretta Lynn was more than a great songwriter – she was a spokeswoman for white rural working-class women

  • Written by Stephanie Vander Wel, Associate Professor of Music, University at Buffalo
imageLoretta Lynn's music articulated the fears, dreams and anger of women living in a patriarchal society.David Redfern/Redferns via Getty Images

Loretta Lynn’s death at the age of 90 marks the end of a remarkable life of achievement in country music.

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