By Helen

Helen Reddy, the Australian singer behind the feminist anthem I Am Woman, has died aged 78. Born in Melbourne in 1941, Reddy grew up in a showbiz family with actor parents and performed regularly as a child. After winning a talent contest in Australia, her prize ticket took her to New York City in the 1960s, where she auditioned for a recording contract. That opportunity fell through but the soprano decided to stay on in the US, later signing with Capitol Records. Her first hit, I Don't Know How to Love Him, was followed by a succession of others including Crazy Love, Delta Dawn, and Angie Baby. But it was her second hit, I Am Woman, which catapulted her to international fame and became a defining song for a generation of women. Reddy said she had penned the lyrics - with lines such as

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