RIP Helen Reddy
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https://people.com/music/helen-reddy-feminist-icon-i-am-woman-singer-dead/
Helen Reddy, the hitmaker behind the feminist anthem "I Am Woman," died Tuesday in Los Angeles. She was 78.
The singer's children Traci Donat and Jordan Sommers confirmed Reddy's death on her official fan page, writing it was with ″deep sadness″ that they announced the news.
″She was a wonderful Mother, Grandmother and a truly formidable woman. Our hearts are broken. But we take comfort in the knowledge that her voice will live on forever,″ the statement said.
The Australia-born singer released the pro-feminist track ″I Am Woman" in 1971, which peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart the following year and became an unofficial anthem for the women's rights movement in the 1970s.
She won her first Grammy for the hit song in 1973 and went on to become the world's top-selling female singer in 1973 and 1974, Entertainment Tonight reported.
