Coffee Break: Women Who Rock
by Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala
March 05, 2025

March is Women’s History Month, and to celebrate, we’ll highlight some musical pioneers across genres. Today, we’ll focus on women who paved the way for modern-day rock.
Artists like Grace Slick from Jefferson Airplane, Patti Smith, Stevie Nicks, and many others broke ground in the music industry, and their work continues to influence the musicians of today. Let’s create a playlist full of women who rock!
So, for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from women who helped pioneer rock music would you like to hear?
Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.
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Songs Played
Liz Phair- Never Said
Blondie- Atomic
L7- Pretend We're Dead
St. Vincent- Big Time Nothing
X-Ray Spex- Oh Bondage, Up Yours!
Bikini Kill- Rebel Girl
No Doubt- Spiderwebs
The Runaways- Cherry Bomb
