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Olivia Records

Olivia Records Inc.
Parent companyOlivia
Founded1973 (1973)
StatusCalifornia corporation since 1975
GenreWomen's music
Country of originUnited States

Olivia Records is a record label founded in 1973 in Washington D.C.[1] which centers female musicians. Its founders included prominent lesbian figures Ginny Berson, Meg Christian, Judy Dlugacz, Jennifer Woodul, Kate Winter and five others.[2]: 64  Olivia Records sold two million records and produced about 40 albums during its twenty years of operation.[3]

  1. ^ Dolan, Jill. "Feeling Women's Culture: Women's Music, Lesbian Feminism, and the Impact of Emotional Memory". Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism. Spring 2002: 205–219.
  2. ^ Berson, Ginny Z (2020). Olivia on the Record: A Radical Experiment in Women's Music. San Francisco, California: Aunt Lute Books. ISBN 9781951874018. OCLC 1159603694.
  3. ^ Bernard, Riese (October 27, 2016). "How Olivia Became The Most Successful Lesbian Business of All Time". Autostraddle.com. Retrieved January 29, 2024.

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