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How do folk songs transmit histories of abortion and the uses of abortive herbs? This song, “Let No Man Steal Your Thyme,” uses layered puns to communicate experiences about how to resolve unwanted pregnancies. Women are warned to let no man steal their thyme/time. In some contexts a few hundred years ago, singers would have understood thyme as an herb that helped to regulate menstrual cycles- so in this case, stolen thyme could mean your cycle has stopped! In the place of thyme, rue spreads… and rue was historically used as an abortive herb. A song like this one would have helped everyday people to understand their options when they found themselves “in trouble.” *I’m NOT endorsing the use of herbal abortifacients- which can be extremely dangerous, especially if taken with no guidance- don’t do it! But we do have a right to understanding these histories* We’ll be exploring songs like this one in my course Badass Women in Folk Song. Learn a one-of-a-kind collection of songs from Scotland, England and Appalachia all about creative, cunning and subversive women- and get lots of history along the way. We start the week of January 12th, so sign up now! Lynk in my byo! **I’ve just added an additional experience for the course: We’ll have a special guest lecture about how women have used literature and plant metaphors to talk about their experiences of abortion and miscarriage, to parallel our studies of abortifacients and coded language in folk song.** ##abortionrights##mybodymychoice##roevwade##abortionstories##jancecollective##peopleshistory##folksong##feministfolk##feminist##fiercewoman##matriarchy##womeninmusic##womenoffolk##womensstruggles##womensrights##womenshistory##feministhistory##divinefeminine##reproductiverights##feministmusic##bard##medievalwomen##folksongs##righttochoose##transhistory

How do folk songs transmit histories of abortion and the uses of abortive herbs? This song, “Let No Man Steal Your Thyme,” uses layered puns to communicate experiences about how to resolve unwanted pregnancies. Women are warned to let no man steal their thyme/time. In some contexts a few hundred years ago, singers would have understood thyme as an herb that helped to regulate menstrual cycles- so in this case, stolen thyme could mean your cycle has stopped! In the place of thyme, rue spreads… and rue was historically used as an abortive herb. A song like this one would have helped everyday people to understand their options when they found themselves “in trouble.” *I’m NOT endorsing the use of herbal abortifacients- which can be extremely dangerous, especially if taken with no guidance- don’t do it! But we do have a right to understanding these histories* We’ll be exploring songs like this one in my course Badass Women in Folk Song. Learn a one-of-a-kind collection of songs from Scotland, England and Appalachia all about creative, cunning and subversive women- and get lots of history along the way. We start the week of January 12th, so sign up now! Lynk in my byo! **I’ve just added an additional experience for the course: We’ll have a special guest lecture about how women have used literature and plant metaphors to talk about their experiences of abortion and miscarriage, to parallel our studies of abortifacients and coded language in folk song.** ##abortionrights##mybodymychoice##roevwade##abortionstories##jancecollective##peopleshistory##folksong##feministfolk##feminist##fiercewoman##matriarchy##womeninmusic##womenoffolk##womensstruggles##womensrights##womenshistory##feministhistory##divinefeminine##reproductiverights##feministmusic##bard##medievalwomen##folksongs##righttochoose##transhistory

If you’re hungry for songs where women triumph and get sh*t done, you should start your year with my course “Badass Women in Folk Song!” This is a 6 week experience that you can take virtually (with two different times to choose from) or locally if you’re in western NC! In our time together, we’ll learn a one-of-a-kind collection of ballads and songs about witches, warriors and triumphant women from Scotland, England and Appalachia, and strategies of resistance that these folk songs teach us. **I’ve also just added an additional experience for the course: We’ll have a special guest lecture about how women have used literature and plant metaphors to talk about their experiences of abortion and miscarriage, to parallel our studies of abortifacients and coded language in folk song.** With the dire political times we’re in, Badass Women is intended to be a balm to carry you through the winter. I’m offering this class at a big discount, so take advantage now! Virtual cohorts start on January 16th, and the in-person cohort starts on January 13th! Check out the schedule and register using the link in my bio! The song I’m singing, “Red Haired Becky” is written by Si Kahn, a contemporary folk musician and organizer who writes excellent new songs inspired by folk tradition. #goodbyeearl #revengesong #womenswisdom #matriarchy #hermusic #womeninmusic #womenempowerment #womenoffolk #folktok #womensstruggles #womensrights #abortionstories #womenshistory #feministhistory #divinefeminine #reproductiverights #feministmusic #bard #medievalwomen #folksongs #abortionrights #righttochoose #transhistory

If you’re hungry for songs where women triumph and get sh*t done, you should start your year with my course “Badass Women in Folk Song!” This is a 6 week experience that you can take virtually (with two different times to choose from) or locally if you’re in western NC! In our time together, we’ll learn a one-of-a-kind collection of ballads and songs about witches, warriors and triumphant women from Scotland, England and Appalachia, and strategies of resistance that these folk songs teach us. **I’ve also just added an additional experience for the course: We’ll have a special guest lecture about how women have used literature and plant metaphors to talk about their experiences of abortion and miscarriage, to parallel our studies of abortifacients and coded language in folk song.** With the dire political times we’re in, Badass Women is intended to be a balm to carry you through the winter. I’m offering this class at a big discount, so take advantage now! Virtual cohorts start on January 16th, and the in-person cohort starts on January 13th! Check out the schedule and register using the link in my bio! The song I’m singing, “Red Haired Becky” is written by Si Kahn, a contemporary folk musician and organizer who writes excellent new songs inspired by folk tradition. #goodbyeearl #revengesong #womenswisdom #matriarchy #hermusic #womeninmusic #womenempowerment #womenoffolk #folktok #womensstruggles #womensrights #abortionstories #womenshistory #feministhistory #divinefeminine #reproductiverights #feministmusic #bard #medievalwomen #folksongs #abortionrights #righttochoose #transhistory

If you’re hungry for songs where women triumph and get sh*t done, you should start your year with my course “Badass Women in Folk Song!” This is a 6 week experience that you can take virtually (with two different times to choose from) or locally if you’re in western NC! In our time together, we’ll learn a one-of-a-kind collection of ballads and songs about witches, warriors and triumphant women from Scotland, England and Appalachia, and strategies of resistance that these folk songs teach us. **I’ve also just added an additional experience for the course: We’ll have a special guest lecture about how women have used literature and plant metaphors to talk about their experiences of abortion and miscarriage, to parallel our studies of abortifacients and coded language in folk song.** With the dire political times we’re in, Badass Women is intended to be a balm to carry you through the winter. I’m offering this class at a big discount, so take advantage now! Virtual cohorts start on January 16th, and the in-person cohort starts on January 13th! Check out the schedule and register using the link in my bio! #collectivebargaining #scottishfolksong #unionpower #unionrights #unionproud #solidarity #laborrights #appalachianmusic #workersrights #fairwages #unionhistory #appalachianfolk #womenswisdom #matriarchy #hermusic #womeninmusic #womenempowerment #womenoffolk #womensstruggles #womensrights #abortionstories #womenshistory #feministhistory #reproductiverights #feministmusic #bard #folksongs #abortionrights

If you’re hungry for songs where women triumph and get sh*t done, you should start your year with my course “Badass Women in Folk Song!” This is a 6 week experience that you can take virtually (with two different times to choose from) or locally if you’re in western NC! In our time together, we’ll learn a one-of-a-kind collection of ballads and songs about witches, warriors and triumphant women from Scotland, England and Appalachia, and strategies of resistance that these folk songs teach us. **I’ve also just added an additional experience for the course: We’ll have a special guest lecture about how women have used literature and plant metaphors to talk about their experiences of abortion and miscarriage, to parallel our studies of abortifacients and coded language in folk song.** With the dire political times we’re in, Badass Women is intended to be a balm to carry you through the winter. I’m offering this class at a big discount, so take advantage now! Virtual cohorts start on January 16th, and the in-person cohort starts on January 13th! Check out the schedule and register using the link in my bio! #collectivebargaining #scottishfolksong #unionpower #unionrights #unionproud #solidarity #laborrights #appalachianmusic #workersrights #fairwages #unionhistory #appalachianfolk #womenswisdom #matriarchy #hermusic #womeninmusic #womenempowerment #womenoffolk #womensstruggles #womensrights #abortionstories #womenshistory #feministhistory #reproductiverights #feministmusic #bard #folksongs #abortionrights

Well *I* think my class is pretty freakin’ awesome, but you don’t have to take my word for it :) I love teaching this class for the way it helps us reach back to commune with the lives and choices of women/femmes and trans folks of the past. Rooting with their experiences through song makes these spiritual ancestors come alive and move through us with a power that a history book just can’t do. And it hardly needs to be said that we need to feel the strength of these voices now more than ever. You can take Badass Women in Folk Song through one of two virtual cohorts or in person if you’re near Asheville, NC! You can get the full schedule and reg ister by going to the links in the linktr.ee in my byo! Virtual Cohorts start Thursday, January 16th! -Virtual Cohort 1: Thursdays, 12:30-2:30pm EDT/9:30-11:30 PT/5:30-7:30 GMT -Virtual Cohort 2: Thursdays, 6:30-8:30pm EDT/3:30-5:30 PT/11:30-1:30am GMT The Asheville cohort starts Monday, January 13th! Asheville In-Person Cohort: Mondays, 6:30-8:30pm #folksong #feministfolk #feminist #fiercewoman #womenswisdom #matriarchy #hermusic #womeninmusic #womenempowerment #womenoffolk #womensstruggles #womensrights #womenshistory #feministhistory #divinefeminine #reproductiverights #feministmusic #bard #medievalwomen #folksongs #abortionrights #righttochoose #transhistory

Well *I* think my class is pretty freakin’ awesome, but you don’t have to take my word for it :) I love teaching this class for the way it helps us reach back to commune with the lives and choices of women/femmes and trans folks of the past. Rooting with their experiences through song makes these spiritual ancestors come alive and move through us with a power that a history book just can’t do. And it hardly needs to be said that we need to feel the strength of these voices now more than ever. You can take Badass Women in Folk Song through one of two virtual cohorts or in person if you’re near Asheville, NC! You can get the full schedule and reg ister by going to the links in the linktr.ee in my byo! Virtual Cohorts start Thursday, January 16th! -Virtual Cohort 1: Thursdays, 12:30-2:30pm EDT/9:30-11:30 PT/5:30-7:30 GMT -Virtual Cohort 2: Thursdays, 6:30-8:30pm EDT/3:30-5:30 PT/11:30-1:30am GMT The Asheville cohort starts Monday, January 13th! Asheville In-Person Cohort: Mondays, 6:30-8:30pm #folksong #feministfolk #feminist #fiercewoman #womenswisdom #matriarchy #hermusic #womeninmusic #womenempowerment #womenoffolk #womensstruggles #womensrights #womenshistory #feministhistory #divinefeminine #reproductiverights #feministmusic #bard #medievalwomen #folksongs #abortionrights #righttochoose #transhistory

Who are your favorite “sheroes” in traditional songs? There are so many fierce women I love from the old songs and ballads- women who do daring feats, who use magic, fight off their attackers, or curse their enemies. But I also love songs that illustrate powerful, everyday protest too. Folk songs don’t just help us witness the experiences of others- they also teach a variety of tactics of resistance. We’ll be exploring what songs like this one have to teach us in my upcoming offering Badass Women in Folk Song. This six week class explores songs from Scotland, England and Appalachia about powerful, subversive women- just what we need in these times! You’ll get a chance to write your own songs “in the tradition” as well! You can take this class over zoom (with two different times to choose from) or locally if you’re in western NC! I’m offering this class at a big discount, so take advantage now! Virtual cohorts start on January 16th, and the in-person cohort starts on January 13th! Check out the schedule and register using the link in my bio! #womenswisdom #matriarchy #hermusic #womeninmusic #womenempowerment #womenoffolk #scottishfolksong #womenswisdom #matriarchy #hermusic #womeninmusic #womenempowerment #womenoffolk #womensstruggles #womensrights #womenshistory #feministhistory #divinefeminine #reproductiverights #feministmusic #bard #medievalwomen #folksongs #abortionrights #righttochoose #transhistory #englishfolksong #appalachianmusic

Who are your favorite “sheroes” in traditional songs? There are so many fierce women I love from the old songs and ballads- women who do daring feats, who use magic, fight off their attackers, or curse their enemies. But I also love songs that illustrate powerful, everyday protest too. Folk songs don’t just help us witness the experiences of others- they also teach a variety of tactics of resistance. We’ll be exploring what songs like this one have to teach us in my upcoming offering Badass Women in Folk Song. This six week class explores songs from Scotland, England and Appalachia about powerful, subversive women- just what we need in these times! You’ll get a chance to write your own songs “in the tradition” as well! You can take this class over zoom (with two different times to choose from) or locally if you’re in western NC! I’m offering this class at a big discount, so take advantage now! Virtual cohorts start on January 16th, and the in-person cohort starts on January 13th! Check out the schedule and register using the link in my bio! #womenswisdom #matriarchy #hermusic #womeninmusic #womenempowerment #womenoffolk #scottishfolksong #womenswisdom #matriarchy #hermusic #womeninmusic #womenempowerment #womenoffolk #womensstruggles #womensrights #womenshistory #feministhistory #divinefeminine #reproductiverights #feministmusic #bard #medievalwomen #folksongs #abortionrights #righttochoose #transhistory #englishfolksong #appalachianmusic

Do you know this Appalachian ballad, “West Virginia Mine Disaster,” by female folk legend Jean Ritchie? This song, inspired by the disastrous Farmington/Mannington Mine Disaster in West Virginia in 1968, is told from the perspective of a miner’s wife. We hear her perspective as she receives the news that her husband may be trapped in a mine accident. Her thoughts race as she thinks about the fate of her family. Songs like these by Appalachian women give an important perspective often missing from our labor histories. In my Badass Women in Folk Song course (starting this week) we’ll get to explore working women’s songs of protest- and so much more! This is a 6 week course exploring songs from Scotland, England and Ireland about women/femmes/non-binary and trans folks who use their intellect, magic work, strength and humor to triumph in the face of patriarchy. We have two online cohorts you can join- learn more by going to the link in my bio! #appalachiansong #jeanritchie #womenoffolk #unionpower #unionrights #unionproud #solidarity #laborrights #appalachianmusic #workersrights #fairwages #unionhistory #appalachianfolk #womenswisdom #matriarchy #hermusic #womeninmusic #womenempowerment #womenoffolk #womensstruggles #womensrights #abortionstories #womenshistory #feministhistory #reproductiverights #feministmusic #bard #folksongs #abortionrights

Do you know this Appalachian ballad, “West Virginia Mine Disaster,” by female folk legend Jean Ritchie? This song, inspired by the disastrous Farmington/Mannington Mine Disaster in West Virginia in 1968, is told from the perspective of a miner’s wife. We hear her perspective as she receives the news that her husband may be trapped in a mine accident. Her thoughts race as she thinks about the fate of her family. Songs like these by Appalachian women give an important perspective often missing from our labor histories. In my Badass Women in Folk Song course (starting this week) we’ll get to explore working women’s songs of protest- and so much more! This is a 6 week course exploring songs from Scotland, England and Ireland about women/femmes/non-binary and trans folks who use their intellect, magic work, strength and humor to triumph in the face of patriarchy. We have two online cohorts you can join- learn more by going to the link in my bio! #appalachiansong #jeanritchie #womenoffolk #unionpower #unionrights #unionproud #solidarity #laborrights #appalachianmusic #workersrights #fairwages #unionhistory #appalachianfolk #womenswisdom #matriarchy #hermusic #womeninmusic #womenempowerment #womenoffolk #womensstruggles #womensrights #abortionstories #womenshistory #feministhistory #reproductiverights #feministmusic #bard #folksongs #abortionrights

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