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Loretta Lynn Wrote for Women. Her Song "The Pill."

Loretta Lynn, Sissy Spacek and Sheryl Crow on Lynn's work and her song, "The Pill."

Aired 03/04/2016 | Rating NR

American Masters

Loretta Lynn Wrote for Women. Her Song "The Pill."

Clip: 3/4/2016 | 2m 15sVideo has Closed Captions

Loretta Lynn, Sissy Spacek and Sheryl Crow on Lynn's work and her song, "The Pill."

Loretta Lynn, Sissy Spacek and Sheryl Crow on Lynn's work and influence among women artists, and her song, "The Pill." The song about birth control was both banned and a top hit for Lynn, who has her own special brand of feminism. See archival footage of Lynn performing the songs she wrote: "The Pill" (1975) and "Wine, Women and Song" (1964).

Aired 03/04/2016 | Rating NR

Support for American Masters is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, AARP, Rosalind P. Walter Foundation, Judith and Burton Resnick, Blanche and Hayward Cirker Charitable Lead Annuity Trust, Koo...

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