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A brief and way-too-small smattering of women who continue to inspire in music for Intnernational Women's Day:

Ellen Allien
Au Revoir Simone
Azeiala Banks
Meriel Barham (Pale Saints)
Bebe Barron
Bjork
Blondie
Amanda Brown (LA Vampires, Pocahaunted, Not Not Fun/100% silk)
Vashti Bunyan
Bilinda Butcher (My Bloody Valentine)
Inga Copeland (Hype Williams)
Alice Coltrane
Delia Derbyshire
Dev
Diamanda Galas
Ectoplasm Girls
Missy Elliot
Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins)
Lisa Gerrard (Dead Can Dance)
Vivien Goldman
Kim Gordon
Rachel Goswell (Slowdive, Mojave 3)
Grimes
Liz Harris (Grouper)
PJ Harvey
Julia Holter
Inca Ore
Grace Jones
Trish Keenan (Broadcast)
Pameila Kurstin
L7
MIA
Nicki Minaj
Ikue Mori
Dorothy Moskowitz (United States of America)
Alison Moyet (Yaz)
Nico
Pauline Oliveros
Yoko Ono
Daphne Oram
Sarah Peacock (Seefeel)
Rihanna
Clara Rockmore
Jessica Rylan (Can't)
Laetitia Sadler/Mary Hansen (Stereolab)
Hope Sandoval (Mazzy Star, Opal)
Martha Schwendener (Bowery Electric)
Seven Fields of Aphelion (Black Moth Super Rainbow)
Nina Simone
Siouxsie Sioux
The Slits
Stellar Om Source
Linder Sterling (Ludus)
Donna Summer
Andrea True
Cosey Fanny Tutti
Veronica Vasicka (Minimal Wave)
Windy Weber (Windy & Carl)