Was Dolly Parton a feminist? She wouldn’t say it, but fans heard it — in her life and her lyrics0

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• August 29, 2026

Smiling on the January 1987 cover of Ms., the magazine co-founded by feminism pioneer Gloria Steinem, are its 12 Women of the Year. They include a U.S. senator, a renowned novelist, a former nun who helped Central American refugees. And, smiling brightest of all, Dolly Parton. The beloved country superstar, who died this week at