HIST105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Janis Joplin, Port Arthur, Texas, Betty Friedan
30 Nov 2016
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Albums and cd"s over the years still sell briskly around the world. Blazed a trail for women in rock. Sang songs about despair and loneliness, yearning for the things she couldn"t have in life. Helped break apart the barriers in rock. Port arthur, texas where janis was born. A rail, oil and commerce hub on the gulf of mexico. Port arthurians were conservative and prided themselves on conformity. Janis was bullied in her home town and turned to music and the blues. She was in and out of colleges and universities. Hiked to san francisco where her life changed. A year before janis hiked to san fran, elanor roosevelt died. Jfk created a commission on the status of women to look into the life of women and the quality of their life. Elanor was the head of the commission but died before the findings were finalized. Commission found that women had less education.
