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To give a specific example, Joan Baez is who she is partly because of the cultural environment. The fact that she is forever tied to Dylan is partly because that was the acceptable role for her. Just as many of the first female politicans were wives of famous male politicians. That's a role we're willing to accept a prominent female in, tied to a male.
How many female musicians were out there, possibly greater than Dylan, who nobody listened to because they were not willing or able to take that role?
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