Kristin Lems

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Kristin Lems (2 December 1950 - )

Lems was born to an acclaimed concert pianist and a Dutch immigrant father. She grew up in Evanston, Illinois, and in earning her Ph. D. has been a National Merit Scholar and a Fulbright scholar.

Accompanying herself on guitar, Kristin became the troubadour at 1970s rallies for the Equal Rights Amendment and women's rights, also writing topical songs on many progressive issues, such as safe energy, peace and racial equality.

She has shared the stage with two First Ladies, Maya Angelou, Jacques Cousteau, Pete Seeger, Malvina Reynolds, Holly Near, and Peter Paul and Mary. Gloria Steinem called her "a one-woman argument against the notion that the women's movement doesn't have a sense of humor."

She has traveled widely and also performs in Persian. Kristin's many albums include Upbeat! and Oh Mama - Plus! with many of her early hits.

Kristin also appeared in the Freedom From Religion Foundation's first musical album, with Dan Barker [[1]], My Thoughts Are Free, which benefited from her broad acquaintance with freethought folksongs old and contemporary.

She has been named a "Woman of Illinois Repute," Humanist Heroine of the American Humanist Association, and Freethought Heroine by the Freedom From Religion Foundation.

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