Who were the most famous women of the 1960's?

Answer 1

AMelissa Auf der Maur

• Sara Acker (Inhabited)
• Sade Adu
• Laurie Anderson
• Agent M (Tsunami Bomb)
• Dot Allison
• Zayra Alvarez
• Amber
• Tori Amos
• Vanessa Amorosi
• Christina Amphlett (Divinyls)
• Brett Anderson (The Donnas)
• Emma Anderson (Lush)
• Signe Toly Anderson (Jefferson Airplane)
• Andrea Echeverri (Aterciopelados)
• Maria Andersson (Sahara Hotnights)
• Imogen Andrews (Strange Nature)
• Anouk
• Fiona Apple
• Tasmin Archer
• Joan Armatrading
• Kat Arthur (Legal Weapon)
• Stephanie Ashworth (Something for Kate)
• Carrie Askew (Shampoo)
• Aylin Aslim
• Allie Autumn ([Black Autumn])
• Melissa Auf der Maur (Auf der Maur, Hole)
• Jennifer Ayache (Superbus)
• Caroline Azar (Fifth Column)

Pat Benatar

Miki Berenyi

Bif Naked

• Joan Baez
• Alice Bag (The Bags, Castration Squad)
• Jessica Bailiff
• Honey Bane
• Alyssa Barlow (BarlowGirl)
• Lauren Barlow (BarlowGirl)
• Niki Barr
• Janelle Barreto (Exploiting Eve, Crush Girl Love Panic)
• Edyta Bartosiewicz
• Nirmala Basnayake (controller.controller)
• Pat Benatar
• Jamie Benson (Hepburn)
• Miki Berenyi (Lush)
• Cia Berg (Whale)
• Elizabeth Berg (The Like)
• Sarah Bettens (K's Choice)
• Bif Naked
• Christina Billotte (Autoclave, Slant 6)
• Kat Bjelland (Babes in Toyland, Crunt, Katastrophy Wife)
• Björk (The Sugarcubes)
• Pauline Black (The Selecter)
• Jacqui Blake (Shampoo)
• Jody Bleyle (Team Dresch)
• Cinder Block (Fabulous Disaster, Tilt, Retching Red)
• Beki Bondage (Vice Squad)
• Tracy Bonham
• Christina Booth (Magenta)
• Patti Boulaye
• Carla Bozulich (Ethyl Meatplow, Geraldine Fibbers)
• Dale Bozzio (Missing Persons)
• Bonnie Bramlett
• Michelle Branch
• Lynn Breedlove (Tribe 8)
• Edie Brickell (Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians)
• Eva Briegel (Juli)
• Bette Bright (Deaf School)
• Maria Brink (In This Moment)
• Tricia Brock (Superchick)
• Elkie Brooks
• Charmaine Brooks
• Meredith Brooks
• Pip Brown (Ladyhawke)
• Terri Brosius (Tribe)
• Carrie Brownstein (Excuse 17, Sleater-Kinney)
• Tahita Bulmer (New Young Pony Club)
• Anna Burley (The Killjoys)
• Megan Burns (Betty Curse)
• Shauna Burns
• Kate Bush
• Bilinda Butcher (My Bloody Valentine)
• Bianca Butthole (Betty Blowtorch)

CDinah Cancer

Brandi Carlile

Exene Cervenka

• Kathryn Calder (Immaculate Machine, The New Pornographers)
• Alexx Calise
• Krysta Cameron Iwrestledabearonce
• Dinah Cancer (45 Grave, Dinah Cancer and the Grave Robbers)
• Belinda Carlisle (The Go-Go's)
• Kim Carnes
• Rachel Carns (The Need, King Cobra)
• Karen Carpenter (The Carpenters)
• Lisa Crystal Carver (Suckdog)
• Neko Case (The New Pornographers, Maow)
• Cassidy (Antigone Rising)
• Cat Power
• Jennifer Cella
• Exene Cervenka (X, Original Sinners)
• Tracy Chapman
• Jennifer Charles (Elysian Fields)
• Carah Faye Charnow (Shiny Toy Guns)
• Régine Chassagne (Arcade Fire)
• Cher
• Chibi (The Birthday Massacre)
• Alisa Childers (ZOEgirl)
• Melanie Chisholm (Melanie C)
• Chantal Claret (Morningwood)
• Jennifer Clavin (Mika Miko)
• Daisy Coburn (Daisy Dares You)
• Chi Coltrane
• Korey Cooper (Skillet (band))
• Andrea Corr (The Corrs)
• Sharon Corr (The Corrs)
• Nikka Costa
• Josie Cotton
• Sarah Cracknell (Saint Etienne)
• Ashley Costello (New Years Day)
• Melora Creager (Rasputina)
• Sheryl Crow
• Allison Crowe
• Cherie Currie (The Runaways)

DJulie Doiron

• Brody Dalle (The Distillers)
• Martha Davis (The Motels)
• Danielle Dax
• Ana da Silva (The Raincoats)
• Kim Deal (Pixies | The Breeders)
• Joanna Dean
• Suze DeMarchi (Baby Animals)
• Ani Difranco
• Julie Doiron
• Heather Duby
• Sherri Dupree (Eisley)
• Tatiana DeMaria (TAT)
• Beth Ditto (The Gossip)

EAimee Echo

• Tammy Ealom (Dressy Bessy, The Minders)
• Sheena Easton
• Aimee Echo (TheStart, Human Waste Project)
• Danielle Egnew
• Ella (singer)
• Mama Cass Elliot (The Mamas & the Papas)
• Sophie Ellis-Bextor (Theaudience)
• Elizabeth Elmore (The Reputation, Sarge)
• Liz Enthusiasm (Freezepop)
• Roxy Epoxy (Epoxies)
• Melissa Etheridge
• Tasha-Ray Evin (Lillix)

FFeist

Orenda Fink

• Siobhan Fahey (Bananarama, Shakespears Sister)
• Care Failure (Die Mannequin)
• Marianne Faithfull
• Etty Lau Farrell (Satellite Party)
• Feist (Broken Social Scene)
• Şebnem Ferah
• Jennifer Finch (The Pandoras, L7, The Shocker)
• Orenda Fink (Azure Ray, Now It's Overhead, Art in Manila)
• Colleen Fitzpatrick (Eve's Plum)
• Flor
• Rachel Flotard (Visqueen)
• Debra Fogarty (Diva Destruction)
• Ellen Foley
• Sharin Foo (The Raveonettes)
• Cassandra Ford (The Vincent Black Shadow)
• Lita Ford
• Jesy Fortino (stage name Tiny Vipers)
• Dia Frampton (Meg & Dia)
• Meg Frampton (Meg & Dia)
• Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins)
• Marie Fredriksson (Roxette)
• Eleanor Friedberger (The Fiery Furnaces)
• Bekki Friesen (Domenica)
• Justine Frischmann (Elastica)
• Fruity Frankie (Lesbians On Ecstasy)
• Dana Fuchs
• Yoshiko Fujiyama (The 5, 6, 7, 8's)

GKim Gordon

KatieJane Garside

• Lady Galore (Lords of Acid)
• KatieJane Garside (Daisy Chainsaw, Queen Adreena)
• Eliza M Geirsdóttir (Bellatrix)
• Anna Gerasimova
• Lisa Germano (Eels)
• Beth Gibbons (Portishead)
• Anneke van Giersbergen
• Donna Godchaux
• Barbara Gogan (The Passions)
• Goldy Locks
• Holly Golightly (Thee Headcoatees)
• Brisa Gonzalez (Swan Island)
• Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth, Free Kitten, Harry Crews)
• Nina Gordon (Veruca Salt)
• Rachel Goswell (Slowdive, Mojave 3)
• Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
• Wynne Greenwood (Tracy + the Plastics)
• Jemma Griffiths (Jem)
• Clare Grogan (Altered Images)

HNina Hagen

Kathleen Hanna

PJ Harvey

• Nina Hagen (The Nina Hagen Band)
• Emily Haines (Broken Social Scene, Metric)
• Lzzy Hale (Halestorm)
• Ayumi Hamasaki
• Kay Hanley (Letters to Cleo)
• Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill, Le Tigre)
• Lisa Hannigan
• Annie Hardy (Giant Drag)
• Sarah Harmer (The Saddletramps, Weeping Tile)
• Pearl Harbor (Pearl Harbor and the Explosions)
• Emmylou Harris
• Deborah Harry (Blondie)
• Beth Hart
• PJ Harvey
• Annie Haslam
• Juliana Hatfield (Blake Babies, The Lemonheads)
• Charlotte Hatherley (Ash)
• Miho Hatori (Cibo Matto)
• Imogen Heap (Frou Frou)
• Heinie (Bitch Alert)
• Nona Hendryx
• Jennifer Herrema (Royal Trux)
• Kristin Hersh (Throwing Muses, 50 Foot Wave)
• Susanna Hoffs (The Bangles)
• Annie Holoien (The Soviettes, Awesome Snakes)
• Ella Hooper (Killing Heidi)
• Penelope Houston (The Avengers)
• Jenny Hoyston (Erase Errata)
• Laura Hubert (Leslie Spit Treeo)
• Susie Hug (Katydids)
• Anne-Marie Hurst (Skeletal Family, Ghost Dance, The Elements)
• Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders)

I

• Maja Ivarsson (The Sounds)
• Debora Iyall (Romeo Void)
• Allison Iraheta

JJoan Jett

• Cindy Jackson (The Dollz)
• Kate Jackson (The Long Blondes)
• Wanda Jackson
• Wendy James (Transvision Vamp)
• Taylor Jardine (We Are The In Crowd)
• Jane Jensen
• Jessicka (Jack Off Jill, Scarling.)
• Joan Jett (The Runaways, The Blackhearts, Evil Stig)
• Natalia Jiménez (La Quinta Estación)
• Martha Johnson (Martha and the Muffins)
• Molly Johnson (Alta Moda, Infidels)
• Taborah Johnson
• Grace Jones
• Norah Jones
• Rickie Lee Jones
• Jonsu (Indica)
• Janis Joplin (Big Brother and the Holding Company, Kozmic Blues Band)
• Sass Jordan
• Milla Jovovich
• K. JUNO
• Josie Cotton

KRose Kemp

Natasha Khan, aka Bat for Lashes

• Kaliopi
• Mieze Katz (MIA.)
• Tomoko Kawase (Tommy Heavenly6)
• Lisa Kekaula (The Bellrays)
• Rose Kemp
• Joyce Kennedy (Mother's Finest)
• Kerri Kenney-Silver (Cake Like)
• Natasha Khan (stage name Bat for Lashes)
• Carole King
• Christina Klein (LaFee)
• Stefanie Kloß (Silbermond)
• Chrissi Klug (Luttenberger*Klug)
• Jennifer Knapp
• Theo Kogan (Theo & the Skyscrapers, Lunachicks)
• Ash Koley
• Melanie Krahmer (Sirsy)
• Chantal Kreviazuk
• Sierra Kusterbeck (VersaEmerge)

LCourtney Love

Lydia Lunch

• Lachi
• Martha Ladly (Martha and the Muffins, The Associates)
• Shona Laing
• Nomy Lamm
• Amy Lynn Lee (Evanescence)
• Anita Lane
• Storm Large
• Liz Larin
• Cyndi Lauper
• Dyanna Lauren (Thousand Year Itch)
• Lauren Laverne (Kenickie)
• Avril Lavigne
• Rita Lee (Os Mutantes)
• Sook-Yin Lee (Bob's Your Uncle)
• Annie Lennox (Eurythmics)
• Adrianne Leon
• Katrina Leskanich (Katrina and the Waves)
• Jenny Lewis (Rilo Kiley, Jenny Lewis and The Watson Twins)
• Juliette Lewis (Juliette and the Licks)
• Susanne Lewis (Hail, Thinking Plague)
• Nikkie Van Lierop (Lords of Acid)
• Lea Liitmaa (Blacky)
• Sonja Kristina Linwood (Curved Air)
• Little Annie
• Cristina Llanos (Dover)
• Lisa Lobsinger (Broken Social Scene, Reverie Sound Revue)
• Chanty Loch (Fräulein Wunder)
• Lisa Loeb
• Lora Logic (X-Ray Spex, Essential Logic, Red Krayola
• Renee Lopez (Shadow Of Seven -S.O.S.)
• Mary Lou Lord
• Ruth Lorenzo
• Inger Lorre (The Nymphs)
• Bonnie Lou
• Sara Lov (Devics)
• Courtney Love (Hole)
• Lovefoxxx (CSS)
• Lene Lovich
• Pearl Lowe (Powder)
• Lulu
• Lydia Lunch (Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, Beirut Slump, 8-Eyed Spy, Harry Crews)
• Michelle Luttenberger (Luttenberger*Klug)
• Annabella Lwin (Bow Wow Wow)

MShirley Manson

Chan Marshall, aka Cat Power

Ana Matronic

Joni Mitchell

Alanis Morissette

• Mariqueen Maandig (How To Destroy Angels
• Kirsty MacColl
• Amy Macdonald
• Maggie MacDonald (Republic of Safety, Kids on TV, Barcelona Pavilion)
• Sonya Aurora Madan (Echobelly)
• Lois Maffeo
• Leslie Mah (Anti-Scrunti Faction)
• Kazu Makino (Blonde Redhead)
• Michelle Malone
• Aimee Mann (Til Tuesday)
• Barbara Manning
• Shirley Manson (Garbage, Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie, Angelfish)
• Ida Maria
• Krisanna Marie (Hatesex)
• Maria del Mar (National Velvet)
• Chan Marshall (Cat Power)
• Janis Martin
• Carolyne Mas
• Ana Matronic (Scissor Sisters)
• Cerys Matthews (Catatonia)
• Jennie Matthias (The Belle Stars)
• Denise McCann
• Elizabeth McGrath (Miss Derringer)
• Frances McKee
• Maria McKee
• Nikki McKibbin
• Sarah McLeod (The Superjesus)
• Holly McNarland
• Sylvia McNeill
• Molly McQueen (The Faders)
• Christine McVie (Fleetwood Mac)
• Fleming McWilliams (Fleming and John)
• Natalie Merchant (10,000 Maniacs)
• Olivia Merilahti (The Dø)
• Tift Merritt
• Dawn Michele (Fireflight)
• Riki Michele
• Amy Millan (Stars, Broken Social Scene)
• Jean Millington (Fanny)
• June Millington (Fanny)
• Darby Mills (Headpins)
• Rachel Minton (Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer)
• Joni Mitchell
• Taylor Momsen (The Pretty Reckless)
• Isabel Monteiro (Drugstore)
• Rebecca Moore
• Alanis Morissette
• Patricia Morrison (The Bags, Legal Weapon, The Gun Club, The Sisterhood, The Damned)
• Lisa Moorish
• Liela Moss (The Duke Spirit)
• Alison Mosshart (Discount, The Kills, The Dead Weather)
• Alison Moyet
• Lennon Murphy
• Pauline Murray (Penetration)
• Billie Myers
• Alannah Myles

Heather Nova

• Mika Nakashima
• Michie Nakatani (Shonen Knife)
• Gianna Nannini
• Terra Naomi
• Johnette Napolitano (Concrete Blonde)
• Leigh Bingham Nash (Sixpence None the Richer)
• Nena
• Julia Neigel
• Anastacia Newkirk (Anastacia)
• Stevie Nicks (Fleetwood Mac)
• Nico
• Ninja (The Go! Team)
• Sarah Nixey (Black Box Recorder)
• Stina Nordenstam
• Kasia Nosowska (Hey)
• Heather Nova
• Julie Novak
• Terri Nunn (Berlin)
• Laura Nyro
• Sandra Nasic (Guano Apes)

OEva O

• Orianthi
• Eva O (Christian Death)
• Karen O (Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
• Hazel O'Connor
• Sinéad O'Connor
• Kaori Okui (Princess Princess)
• Olivia
• Yoko Ono (The Plastic Ono Band)
• Dolores O'Riordan (The Cranberries)
• Joan Osborne
• Amanda Overmyer

Nina Persson

• Amanda Palmer (The Dresden Dolls)
• Vanessa Paradis
• Annette Peacock
• Jemina Pearl (Be Your Own Pet)
• Vickie Perks (We've Got a Fuzzbox and We're Gonna Use It, Fuzzbox)
• Linda Perry (4 Non Blondes)
• Nina Persson (The Cardigans, Sparklehorse, A Camp)
• Eva Petersen (The Little Flames)
• Vicki Peterson (The Bangles)
• Vanessa Petruo
• Kembra Pfahler (The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black)
• Liz Phair
• Michelle Phillips (The Mamas & the Papas)
• Phranc (Nervous Gender, Catholic Discipline)
• Kate Pierson (The B-52's)
• Pink
• Pitty
• Poe
• Tamala Poljak (Longstocking)
• Carole Pope (Rough Trade)
• Cassadee Pope (Hey Monday)
• Louise Post (Veruca Salt)
• Grace Potter (Grace Potter and the Nocturnals)
• Monique Powell (Save Ferris)
• Britta Phillips (Luna)
• Lisa Marie Presley
• Anne Preven
• Lindsay Price

Q

• Suzi Quatro
• Sara Quin (Tegan and Sara)
• Tegan Quin (Tegan and Sara)
• Diana Quinn (Tru Fax and the Insaniacs, Honky Tonk Confidential, The Fabulettes)

RCandia Ridley

• Bonnie Raitt
• Mary Ramsey (10,000 Maniacs, John & Mary)
• Genya Ravan (The Escorts, Goldie & the Gingerbreads, Ten Wheel Drive)
• Marion Raven
• Amy Ray (Indigo Girls)
• Julianne Regan (All About Eve)
• Jane Relf (Renaissance)
• Tara Rice (5th PROJEKT)
• Candia Ridley (Inkubus Sukkubus)
• Manda Rin (Bis)
• Janet Robin
• The Roches
• Linda Ronstadt
• Tina Root (Switchblade Symphony, Tre Lux)
• Amanda Rootes (Fluffy, Harlow)
• Holly Ross (Angelica)
• Serena Ryder

Hope Sandoval

Siouxsie Sioux

Patti Smith

Adalita Srsen

• Lætitia Sadier (Stereolab)
• Santi White (Stage name Santigold)
• Saffron (Republica)
• Svetlana Surganova
• Julz Sale (Delta 5)
• Emily Saliers (Indigo Girls)
• Greta Salpeter (The Hush Sound)
• Hope Sandoval (Mazzy Star, Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions)
• Simi Sernaker (Suffrajett)
• Sarah Shannon (Velocity Girl)
• Kim Shattuck (The Muffs, The Pandoras)
• Alison Shaw (The Cranes)
• Davetta Sherwood
• Shery
• Madigan Shive (Tattle Tale, Bonfire Madigan)
• Sharon Shy (The Ropes)
• Juliet Simms (Automatic Loveletter)
• Carly Simon
• Siouxsie Sioux (Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Creatures)
• Katie Sketch (The Organ)
• Skin (Skunk Anansie)
• Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, Starship)
• Tara Slone (Joydrop)
• Jen Smith (Dub Narcotic Sound System)
• Patti Smith
• Shawnee Smith
• Carly Smithson (We Are the Fallen)
• Patty Smyth (Scandal)
• Azalia Snail
• Marla Sokoloff (Smitten)
• Pepper Somerset (My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult)
• Louisa Rachel Solomon (The Shondes)
• Donita Sparks (L7)
• Regina Spektor
• Pamela Spence
• Sharleen Spiteri (Texas)
• Adalita Srsen (Magic Dirt)
• Becky Stark (Lavender Diamond)
• Ryan Starr
• Alison Statton (Young Marble Giants, Weekend)
• Gwen Stefani (No Doubt)
• Marnie Stern
• Linda Strawberry
• Laura Stoica
• Helen Storer (Thee Heavenly Music Association)
• Poly Styrene (X-Ray Spex)
• Alison Sudol (A Fine Frenzy)
• Donna Summer
• Lacey Sturm (Flyleaf (band))
• Verity Susman (Electrelane)
• Rachel Sweet

TTina Turner

• Maria Taylor (Azure Ray, Now It's Overhead)
• Susan Tedeschi
• Özlem Tekin
• Texas Terri
• Kristy Thirsk (Delerium, Rose Chronicles)
• Sandi Thom
• Linda Thompson
• Tracey Thorn (Everything But The Girl)
• Mary Timony (Helium, Autoclave, Wild Flag)
• Su Tissue (Suburban Lawns)
• Martina Topley-Bird
• Beth Torbert (Bif Naked)
• Emilíana Torrini
• Rachel Trachtenburg (Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players)
• Sisely Treasure (Shiny Toy Guns)
• Jen Trynin
• Anna Tsuchiya
• Corin Tucker (Sleater-Kinney)
• KT Tunstall
• Tina Turner
• Bonnie Tyler
• Judie Tzuke

U

• Ari Up (The Slits, New Age Steppers)
• Sarah Utter (Bangs)

VSuzanne Vega

• Tobi Vail (Bikini Kill)
• Tomiko Van (Do As Infinity)
• Marijne van der Vlugt (Salad, Cowboy Racer)
• Carol van Dyk (Bettie Serveert)
• Tara Vanflower (Lycia)
• Cherry Vanilla
• Suzanne Vega
• Mariska Veres (Shocking Blue)
• Selene Vigil (7 Year Bitch)
• Holly Beth Vincent (Holly and the Italians)

WLucinda Williams

Shannon Wright

• Dionne Warwick
• Lindsey Way (Mindless Self Indulgence)
• Florence Welch (Florence and the Machine)
• Louise Wener (Sleeper)
• Tina Weymouth (Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club)
• Emily Jane White
• Meg White (The White Stripes)
• Mindy White (Lydia)
• Jane Wiedlin (The Go-Go's)
• Toyah Wilcox
• Kim Wilde
• Tess Wiley (Sixpence None the Richer)
• Hayley Williams (Paramore)
• Lucinda Williams
• Ann Wilson (Heart)
• Cindy Wilson (The B-52's)
• Kaia Wilson (Adickdid, Team Dresch, The Butchies)
• Nancy Wilson (Heart)
• Allison Wolfe (Bratmobile, Partyline)
• Jen Wood (The Postal Service, Tattle Tale)
• Lesley Wood (Au Pairs)
• Holly Woods (Toronto)
• D'arcy Wretzky (The Smashing Pumpkins)
• Shannon Wright
• Wendy Wu (The Photos)

Answer 2

I love this question! Here are my answers...

Farrah Fawcett

Cheryl Tiegs

Golda Meir (politics)

Gloria Steinem (womens rights)

Catherine Bach

Nadia Comaneci

Shirley Chism (activism)

Lily Tomlin

Gilda Radner

Loni Anderson

Billie Jean King

Linda Lovelace

Bella Abzug (activism)

Joan Rivers

Julia Child

Cathy Rigby

Diane Keaton

Squeaky Fromme --but not in a good way.

There are plenty more of course but that's what came to mind right away. Thanks for a fun question.

Answer 3

The most famous female singers of the 70s were, in this order, Karen Carpenter, Olivia Newton-John, Diana Ross, Donna Summer, Gladys Knight, Helen Reddy, Aretha Franklin and Barbra Streisand.

Answer 4

One female singer from the 70s is Dolly Parton. Other female singers from the 70s include Loretta Lynn and Cher.

Answer 5

TWIGGY!

Jackie Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, Brigitte Bardot, Sharon Tate, Goldie Hawn, and Raquel Welch.

Answer 6

Some famous female singers from the 70s include Donna Summer, Olivia Newton-John, and Carly Simon. This was the decade of disco.

Answer 7

Marilyn Monroe and Twiggy Lawson (60's Twiggy)

Answer 8

Cher.