Mary Gauthier Quotes
They send women into combat without being prepared for women in combat. The men resented them being there, and it was just very, very difficult for them, and they had to fight for the respect they were earning. And that's all they want is the respect.
Gauthier, Mary. "Mary Gauthier on 'Rifles & Rosary Beads'." Fresh Air, interviewed by Terry Gross, NPR, 24 Jan. 2018.
The CAA was the Civil Aeronautics Administration, the forerunner to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Mary Veronica Gauthier is a Grammy-nominated American folk singer-songwriter and author, whose songs have been covered by performers including Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, Kathy Mattea, and Jimmy Buffett. She has won multiple awards, including at the International Folk Music Awards, the Independent Music Awards, and from the Americana Association. Mary's songs often deal with marginalization, informed by her experience of addiction and recovery, and growing up gay, and demonstrate an "ability to transform her own trauma into a purposeful and communal narrative". Her 2018 album RIfles & Rosaries, co-written with military veterans and their families, has been hailed as a landmark achievement.