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Donate to Dolly Parton's Imagination Library here: https://donate.imaginationlibrary.com/ Donate to Women's Media Center, co-founded by Gloria Steinem, here: https://act.womensmediacenter.com/a/support-wmc - When I heard the news of Dolly Parton’s death, and then a few days later, of Gloria Steinem’s death, I thought about this song that Natalie Merchant wrote called "Sister Tilly." It’s about losing a generation of activist women who did so much in their lifetimes. And so I wanted to go back and revisit Natalie Merchant’s song, and her beautiful story abo...
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- 89% of the words are B1 or easier.
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- 68 harder words (B2 and up) in the whole episode.
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You're listening to Song Exploder, where musicians take apart their songs, and piece by piece, tell the story of how they were made. I'm Rishi K. Shiraway. When I heard the news about Dolly Parton's death a few weeks ago, and then a few days
after that, heard about Gloria Steinem's death, I thought about this song that Natalie Merchant wrote called Sister Tilly. It's about losing a generation of activist women who did so much in their lifetimes. So I wanted to go back and revisit that song and Natalie Merchant's beautiful story about
what the song means to her. Also in the show notes, I'm including links to donate to Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, which mails free books to children, and to the Women's Media Center, a nonprofit that Gloria Steinem co-founded.
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