Wow, I paused this viewing for a very long time! It was so emotionally intense that I just didn't have capacity to finish. But Hulu expires tomorrow, so I'm catching up on the remaining hour.

They get into the feminism aspect, and the backlash, and the impact the fair had on the music industry, most of which I had no idea. The fair was a star-maker, with the careers of Jewel, Shawn Colvin, and many others basically being made by the tour. These acts swept the Grammys as a bloc. It was girl power in action. One of many ways powerful activism can manifest.

Anyone who didn't live through that as an adult, who wants to understand the zeitgeist of the 90s, GenX attitudes, and some of the context of today's social justice, might appreciate really appreciate watching it.

I know the words to at least half the songs played in this documentary, because this music was on the radio constantly, and much of that exposure and success was simply because Sarah McLachlan decided to make a women-only music festival. That music affected me deeply, and without it, I might never have escaped religious fascism.

And oh how my heart aches that I decided not to go. And that society somehow lost this. Sorrow for what could have been.

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#GenX #LilithFair #feminism