I Don't Know That I'm Unique In

I'm Not That Beautiful, And I Don't Want To Be A Pop Star.

The Generation I Grew Up In Was The Beginning Of "stand Up For Yourself," Whether Being A Singer-songwriter Or A Feminist. In My College Years, The Feminist Movement Was Really Coming To Fore, So We Wouldn't Have Put Up With Guys Treating Us Less Than Equal.

I Speak My Mind And Come From A Place Of Conscience, As Well As Have Fun As A Musician.

Quakers Are Known For Wanting To Give Back. Ban The Bomb And The Civil Rights Movement And The Native American Struggle For Justice - Those Things Were Very, Very Front-burner In My Childhood, As Were The Ideas Of Working For Peace And If You Have More Than You Need, Then You Share It With People Who Don't.

In 1967 I Entered Harvard As A Freshman, Confident - In The Way That Only 17-year-olds Are - That I Could Change The World. My Major Was African Studies, And My Plan Was To Travel To Tanzania, Where President Julius Nyerere Was Creating A Government Based On Democracy And Socialism.