'I Am Woman': The real story behind Helen Reddy's empowering feminist anthem and new biopic

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'I am woman, hear me roar!' How did Helen Reddy's hit song come to be, and why does it still resonate? Well, that's part of the story that this new movie aims to tell.

.” It shows Reddy performing a number of her hits – with a singing voice that’s an amalgamation of the real Reddy and Australian singer Chelsea Cullen – in packed concert halls and, in her later years, at a cheering women’s march. The movie shows fans rallying behind the song and writing its lyrics on their protest signs.In January 2018, she and Moon attended the Women's March in Los Angeles.

The real Reddy has witnessed the immediate influence of her 1972 song, which, as is shown in"I Am Woman," topped the Billboard Hot 100 the same year that Shirley Chisolm ran for president and theReddy, now 78, resides in an assisted living facility and"has some health and memory issues," her daughter Traci Donat told USA TODAY in a statement."She has seen the film and is thrilled to know this celebration of her life will soon be seen by audiences.

Reddy watched her biopic through tears, says Moon, and "always has this great energy” when visited. Moon says the singer still enjoys listening to music and telling stories.Moon sat with the singer in the audience at the Hollywood Bowl in 2017 when the band Pink Martini introduced Reddy and sang a cover of"I Am Woman."

"She got this amazing standing ovation. People were running up to our box and saying to her how much they loved her, how much the music has meant,” says Moon."She loved it."

 

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Great movie. Brought back so many memories..

“You’re a woman, and you roared, now I got two feet out the door...” no? Oops.

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The song reminds me of my X wife sitting on the pot.

This is nothing compared to Chris Brown's female hit songs

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