Ani DiFranco

Widely considered a feminist icon, Grammy winner Ani DiFranco is the mother of the DIY movement, being one of the first artists to create her own record label in 1990. While she has been known as the “Little Folksinger,” her music has embraced punk, funk, hip hop, jazz, soul, electronica and even more distant sounds. As an iconic songwriter and social activist, she has been the inspiration for woman artists and entrepreneurs for over two decades. She is the idol of empowered women who came of age in the 90s and continues to bring younger fans into her fold.