The Righteous Babes
1998, NR, 50 min.
Directed by Pratibha Parmar, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring .

This documentary explores the intersection between feminism and popular music, and focuses on the role of female recording artists in the 1990s and their influence on modern women. Among others weighing in on the topic are Tori Amos, Ani DiFranco, Chrissie Hynde, Sinéad O’Connor, Camille Paglia, and Gloria Steinem.

This article appears in December 6 • 2002.

A note to readers: Bold and uncensored, The Austin Chronicle has been Austin’s independent news source for over 40 years, expressing the community’s political and environmental concerns and supporting its active cultural scene. Now more than ever, we need your support to continue supplying Austin with independent, free press. If real news is important to you, please consider making a donation of $5, $10 or whatever you can afford, to help keep our journalism on stands.

SUPPORT US

Marjorie Baumgarten is a film critic and contributing writer at The Austin Chronicle, where she has worked in many capacities since the paper's founding in 1981. She served as the Chronicle's Film Reviews editor for 25 years.