"In a time when lesbians’ participation in mainstream culture and politics is often taken for granted, we need to recognize the miraculousness of what Olivia achieved. A few years after Stonewall, Olivia not only created the first women’s record label, but in the face of pervasive bigotry and repression carved out a vibrant political space for lesbian freedom."
—Barbara Smith, co-founder of the Combahee River Collective
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Olivia on the Record is an inviting, teachable introduction to Second Wave women's culture through the people and projects of women's music. The book's narrative, personal style welcomes undergraduate readers, and the wealth of detail is a treasure-trove for graduate students and researchers
— Linda Garber, author of Identity Poetics: Race, Class, and the Lesbian-Feminist Roots of Queer Theory, and Tilting the Tower: Lesbians / Teaching / Queer Subjects
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