This is the story of Helen Reddy, who immigrated to the United States in 1966 with her daughter, who was then three years old, a suitcase, and $230 in her pocket. She was bankrupt in a matter of weeks. Within a few short months, she had fallen in love. Within a span of five years, she rose to prominence as one of the most famous musicians of her age, becoming an icon of the feminist movement of the 1970s and penning a song that inspired a whole generation of women to work for social reform.
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This is the story of Helen Reddy, who immigrated to the United States in 1966 with her daughter, who was then three years old, a suitcase, and $230 in her pocket. She was bankrupt in a matter of weeks. Within a few short months, she had fallen in love. Within a span of five years, she rose to prominence as one of the most famous musicians of her age, becoming an icon of the feminist movement of the 1970s and penning a song that inspired a whole generation of women to work for social reform.
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