I Am Woman, starring Tilda Cobham-Hervey (Hotel Mumbai) in the titular role.A struggling artist, Reddy left her native Australia for the heartbeat of the music industry in the United States and was unsurprisingly met with sexism.
Her musical response to male executives controlling the narrative about women artist’s place in the industry dovetailed with the rise of the women’s liberation movement.
The song became a number 1 hit and a cultural phenomenon — and it made Reddy a star. She won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female in 1972.Reddy went on to record other hits, including “Angie Baby” and “Ain’t No Way to Treat a Lady,” but nothing matched the influence of “I Am Woman” influence as part of the zeitgeist of the.