As female artists continued their fight to have a place in folk music, it was not until around 1952, when Kitty Wells recorded "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels". This song became country music's first female artist number one Billboard hit. Kitty was not typical of the women singers of this time. She dressed and acted like she wanted to, like a cowgirl. Her lacy outfits and cowboy hat were well known all around the country music scene. Her style of music and fashion is what let the country world know that women could be on the same playing field as men.
As the years passed various females made a popular name for themselves in the country music spotlight: Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton ,Tammy Wynette and Loretta Lynn. These woman created a whole new side of country music; a side of passion, strength and courage. With more female artists stepping up, listeners began to realize these women country singers were not a fad, they were here to stay. Another reason females have had such growing success in this field is their dedication to the music and genre. These outgoing, lively woman, lived, ate and breathed country. They believed in the lyrics they sang. During the late 1950s through the early 1970s, a push of resistance against female recording artists were greatly felt. Consistent male topping songs were played over women's records which made success hard to those who greatly tried to get their name out in the music field. Songs of woman empowerment began to become popular along with the common female love song. Songs such as "Just Because I'm a Woman " by Dolly Parton, which featured lyrics such as, "Yes, I've made my mistakes, but listen and understand, my mistakes are no worse than yours, just because I'm a woman. " These powerful and meaningful words were shared among the female based listeners and were strongly supported which raised the level of which females were viewed. This dedication to produce a song with such a strong message was quite risky at this time, with men being dominate.
