Protest songs have been a staple throughout music history. Below, find four female protest songs that have stood the test of time.

Nina Simone thought John Lennon's politics was weak. So when The Beatles released their cry for political and social change, ...

As the civil rights movement gained momentum in the 1960s, folk music gave voice to a new generation longing for equality and justice. "We Shall Overcome" is particularly well-known as a civil rights ...

Protest songs are of their nature tied to immediate ... Everyone by now knows the boomer litany, predominantly associated with the 1960s, and one can aurally anticipate them when the relevant ...

“Eve Of Destruction” is a folk rock protest song that was originally written ... The Rooftop Singers’ version was a pretty big hit in the 1960s. It spent several weeks at no. 1 on the ...

Ever since the '60s, Joan Baez has delivered a message with her music, but she was never going to be a two-chord folkie with ...

Music has always gone side by side with politics, with great protest songs inspiring and soothing when needed. Here are some ...

An early interest in music saw her learning ukulele as a child ... If you are new to Joan Baez or the 1960s protest movement guitarists in general, it’s well worth checking out these acoustic ...