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A Women’s History of the Beatles

By Christine Feldman-Barrett

Bloomsbury Publishing/ Available now

“One might say this is an epic tale that is host to many herstories.” —Christine Feldman-Barrett

There’s no singular history of any band—especially of The Beatles. Yet nearly all formally crafted histories to date of a group that changed the face of rock’n’roll have marginalised women’s voices, intentionally or not. Before you start to point out that the band itself had no women, let me say: you’re right, but that’s not the point I’m getting at here or the impetus for Christine Feldman-Barrett’s necessary and significant new book. Rather, A Women’s History of the Beatles illuminates and stresses that how we tell stories matters, and the positions from which we tell them can affect the narratives that come forth. Indeed, this particular account of The Beatles is shaped by female fans, scholars, musicians, business owners, and the many and varied women intimately connected to each Beatle. It’s thus at once historically minded, drawing on recollections from women whose lives both shaped and were shaped by the band, as well as forward-looking, considering the careers of women in various parts of the globe for whom The Beatles became a starting point for their own life’s work.

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