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In this oral history, Julie Cafritz discusses growing up in Washington DC and her childhood aversion to music. She details her family expectations, educational experiences, anti-semitism, and personal activism. Cafritz talks openly about sexual assault, disability, and mental health. She discloses that she accidentally started Pussy Galore as a joke and details her failed attempts to learn guitar. Cafritz discusses her creative process, relationship to music while in different bands, and talks candidly about motherhood. The interview concludes with her thoughts on women’s visibility in the music industry.

Julie Cafritz is a songwriter and guitarist best known for her bands Pussy Galore and Free Kitten. She has taught at Holyoke Community College and lives in Massachusetts with her two children.

Learn more at: WomenofRock.org
Interviewed by Tanya Pearson for the Women of Rock Oral History Project

The Women of Rock Oral History Project is a collection of digital interviews and written transcripts, housed at the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College—one of the oldest women’s history archives in the United States. Started by Tanya Pearson in December, 2014, WOROHP documents the lives and careers of women in rock whose work and careers have been underrepresented or omitted from rock journalism and historical scholarship. With a collection of publicized and accessible primary source documents, the Women of Rock Oral History Project seeks to facilitate a more comprehensive, inclusive, and accurate cultural history.

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