Even after increased demand it was a long wait before the song saw the Billboard charts but eventually, two years after its release, Helen Reddy won a Grammy.
There is not one woman without sacrifice or that kind of spit shine power.Īnd it was with this kind of power that women began calling their local radio stations in droves in order to force her song into airplay. No question mark needed due to the obvious answer: All of us. How many of us can relate to that last line. I certainly never thought of myself as a songwriter, but it came down to having to do it.”īUT IT CAME DOWN TO HAVING TO DO IT. I'm glad it happened that way".) These are not exactly empowering lyrics. (The 1966 hit by Sandy Posey had observed that if you're born a woman "you're born to be stepped on, lied to, cheated on and treated like dirt. The only songs were 'I Feel Pretty' or that dreadful song 'Born A Woman'.
But there was nothing in music that reflected that. I thought about all these strong women in my family who had gotten through the Depression and world wars and drunken, abusive husbands. “I couldn't find any songs that said what I thought being (a) woman was about.
Helen Reddy was just 26 years old when she was struck with divine inspiration and penned the lyrics to what would become an anthem synonymous with women liberation, and she had this to say about the song, I Am Woman, creation: Law Firm Diversity and Inclusion Network.
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