![]() ![]() (Yeah, I know.) In the Highwomen’s version, each line of the song instead features a woman who gave her life in struggles against sexist and racist persecution – for instance, one line is from the perspective of a Honduran migrant who dies in the desert so her children can make it to America, another, a black woman killed by white supremacist violence during the Freedom Rides.Īverill: In the second line of the song, singer-songwriter Amanda Shires takes on the persona of a female ‘healer’ living in colonial Massachusetts. The song is about the spirit of several male outlaws and tough guys – a highwayman, obviousy, but also a sailor, a dam-builder, and a starship captain. ![]() Sarah: In late 2019, the all-woman country super group, The Highwomen, released a re-written cover of the The Highwaymen, sung by the famous 80s country supergroup, The Highwaymen, featuring Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, and Waylon Jennings. *Correction: In this episode, Sarah mentions women being encouraged to use Listerine to “freshen up.” She meant to say Lysol. ![]() Produced by Sarah Handley-Cousins, PhD and Averill Earls, PhD Written and Researched by Sarah Handley-Cousins, PhD Transcript for: Doctor, Healer, Midwife, Witch: How the Women’s Health Movement Created the Myth of the Midwife-Witch ![]()
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