October 27, 2020 by Jeannie Ralston · Activism

Dolly Parton Was a Feminist Even Before the Women’s Movement Launched

Everything about Dolly Parton is big, and a new documentary shows she was part of one of the biggest movements of our times—women's equality—from the beginning of her career.

I have a couple things in common with Dolly Parton. No, not the boobs! I too was born and raised in the East Tennessee mountains; I too am the fourth of many children (six not 12, as in her case) and as such, have always sought attention, just like Dolly.

OK, since I have zero musical talent, fame, or interest in wigs, that's about where the commonalities end. Or so I thought. Watching the new Netflix documentary, Dolly Parton: Here I Am, I learned that she is a steely feminist. I certainly identify with that. But her feminism came way early and seems to have been organic—not learned as in my case.

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