As culture wars rage during this campaign season, we thought Women’s History Month would be a good time for songs about gender stereotypes that define and confine, and the women who break through.

1. Girls With Guitars Wynonna; Tell Me Why (MCA)
2. I’m Gonna Be An Engineer Peggy Seeger; Period Pieces-Women’s Songs for Men And Women (Tradition)
3. Keep Woman In Her Sphere Elizabeth Knight; Songs Of The Suffragettes (Folkways)
4. Keep Young And Beautiful Annie Lennox; Diva (Arista)
5. Not A Pretty Girl Ani DiFranco; So Much Shouting, So Much Laughter (Righteous Babe)
6. When I Was A Boy Dar Williams; The Honesty Room (Razor & Tie)
7. Woman In Chains Tears For Fears; The Seeds Of Love (Island Def Jam)

For more songs on this topic, visit GreenBookofSongs.com® categories Feminism, Gender Conflicts and  Gender Stereotypes.

There aren’t enough songs about the women who fought for the rights of half the population! Here are a few to enjoy during Women’s History Month.

1. Carry On [Susan B. Anthony] Jonathan Sprout; More American Heroes (Sprout)
2. Death Of Mother Jones Gene Autry; Freedom-Songs From Heart Of America-C (Columbia/Legacy)
3. Mother Of Pearl [Feminists] Nellie McKay; Obligatory Villagers (Vanguard)
4. Sacajawea Kristin Lems; Imagine That! Songs For Creative Teachers (Carolsdatter)
5. Taxation Tyranny [Suffrage] Elizabeth Knight; Songs Of The Suffragettes (Folkways)

Find more songs on this topic in GreenBookofSongs.com® categories Feminism and Celebrities & Famous Names: American Heroes.