“I basically get stereotyped a lot in terms of being a girl and writing 'chick' music for teenage girls or something. I think, if anything, the press kind of, because of my gender and my age, tends to kind of relegate my work to this sort of special-interest group. It's part of the cultural dynamic, I guess.”

American-Canadian singer-songwriter

Ani DiFranco is an American-Canadian singer-songwriter known for her independent recording career and her wide musical range. She has released more than 20 albums and has built her work around her own label, Righteous Babe. Her music is usually placed within folk rock and alternative rock, but it also draws on punk, funk, hip-hop, and jazz. That blend has made her a distinctive voice in contemporary songwriting, with a career defined as much by control over her releases as by style.