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TED Radio Hour · October 2, 2026 · 49m

The women missing from music

Women have been writing music for centuries, yet very few are remembered today. In this hour, TED speakers examine the role women have played in music history and why their contributions have been overlooked. Guests include opera singer and activist Gabriella Di Laccio, and Nadya Tolokonnikova, the Russian artist who founded Pussy Riot. The episode explores how women's musical legacies can be recovered and remembered.

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Centuries of women's music, largely forgotten
Women have been writing music for centuries, yet very few of their names are widely known today.
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Why women who wrote music dropped out of the record
The show asks why so few women who wrote music are remembered today.

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