Personifying a country ideal, Loretta Lynn tackled sexism through a complicated lens
Rather than extol Lynn in ways she rejected, we should appreciate the agency with which she so impressively crafted her identity in country music.
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Rather than extol Lynn in ways she rejected, we should appreciate the agency with which she so impressively crafted her identity in country music.
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