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Singer-songwriter Lesley Gore — who topped the charts in with her epic song of teenage angst, “It’s My Party,” and followed it up with the hits “Judy’s Turn to Cry” and “You. Lesley Gore (born Lesley Sue Goldstein, [1] May 2, – February 16, ) was an American singer and songwriter.

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At the age of 16, she recorded her first hit song "It's My Party", a US number one in Lesley Gore was a vibrant and proud Jewish lesbian. Blase DiStefano: How did “It’s My Party” come about, and what major songs were on the charts at the same time?.

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To discover even more amazing, groundbreaking, Jewish women visit JWA. At the time, I did not know that the songstress was a Jewish woman, born Leslie Sue Goldstein in In the patriarchal music business, Gore did not have a woman mentor until she became friendly with Bella Abzug.

Jews Around the Globe. It’s an unfortunate truth that one of the rare people we’ve written about who used clear terms to describe their experiences still had her experiences erased. LGBT pioneer and feminist icon: Leslie Gore’s empowerment legacy, beyond the teen anthems Her early hits were about boy trouble, but she's remembered for her anthems of empowerment.

Trevor Tolliver, one of Lesley Gore’s biggest fans and the author of the new book You Don’t Own Me, answers a few questions about the singer’s songs and her life. Unlike many of the people we write about, she was fortunate enough to have the language to talk about her identity—and did.

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