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20 women who shaped the history of dance music
Women have been powering dance music since day one
Gillian Gilbert
Joining New Order as a keyboardist after the death of Ian Curtis and subsequent end of Joy Division, you can send one-fourth of the thanks for Blue Monday to Gilbert. TBM
Judy Weinstein
Hailing from David Mancuso's legendary Loft and pulling strings for four decades, this co-founder of Def Mix also created one of the first ever record pools, For The Record. Frankie, David, Hector, Satoshi: all roads lead to Judy. TBM
Sharon White
The first woman to ever play the Saint. The only woman to play Paradise Garage. Add in Studio 54, Limelight and a host of other hotspots and you'll see that White is a one woman who's who of American dance history. She was also Billboard's first female reporter. TBM
Psycho-Bitch and Teri Bristol
From Medusa's to their seven year streak at Chicago's Crobar, Teri and Val kicked open the doors for Chicago's women in dance. TBM
