MPT Presents

Don't Put Her Down

"Don't Put Her Down" tells the story of Hazel Dickens, who along with her musical partner Alice Gerrard, became the first women to front a bluegrass band, and reflects on the role of women in bluegrass today. The film follows Hazel’s migration to Baltimore from coal country West Virginia, her activism for coal miners and working people, and the impact her upbringing had on her song writing.

Don't Put Her Down

29m 33s

"Don't Put Her Down" tells the story of Hazel Dickens, who along with her musical partner Alice Gerrard, became the first women to front a bluegrass band, and reflects on the role of women in bluegrass today. The film follows Hazel’s migration to Baltimore from coal country West Virginia, her activism for coal miners and working people, and the impact her upbringing had on her song writing.

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