Here, from my stack of ancient Ms. Magazines, I give you the goofaliciously adorable cover from September 1980 documenting the rise of women in pop music of the era (Cris Williamson in the same article with the B-52’s? Really?)

You can read the whole article here, or as embedded below (may only be visible at this post’s permalink, not in Tumblr dashboard).¹

I was a few months shy of ten when this issue was published. Also of note: the month before, Pat Benatar (also featured in the article) came out with Crimes of Passion, containing among its tracks Hell is for Children.

That song got me through a lot.

Thanks, all you brave ladies who went before the furious, chiefly punk-leaning lot of us.

1980_09 Ms Magazine - The New Woman Sound Hits the Charts

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¹Please don’t be mad at me, Ms.! Here, I’m including a link so people can remember to support you in your present incarnation! Also, I am a subscriber - you can totally check! (A gift subscription from @MsNovember, who rocks.)