

Janis Ian: Breaking Silence
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Janis Ian: Breaking Silence
Season 39 Episode 4 | 111m 14s | CC
Discover the life of singer-songwriter Janis Ian and how she rose as a folk icon and gay rights advocate. She broke ground with “Society’s Child” (1966), a bold take on interracial love, and “At Seventeen” (1975), a searing anthem about bullying.