Aretha Franklin

Person / 1942 - 2018 / United States

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Biography

Aretha Louise Franklin was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Regarded as the "Queen of Soul", she was twice named by Rolling Stone magazine as the greatest singer of all time.

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Respect

Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin's 1967 reworking of Otis Redding's song turns a man's plea for domestic deference into a woman's non-negotiable…

demanding respect sexual and economic bargaining power gender and domestic power