Windy City Times reports.Dobkin was a prominent singer, songwriter, and producer in the world of women’s music. In 1973 she released Lavender Jane Loves Women, “the very first album by, for and about Lesbians in the history of the world,” as Dobkin wrote on her website, with a band also called Lavender Jane. “From then until now, I have focused on the lives, concerns and perspectives of women who love women,” she added.Dobkin followed Lavender Jane with numerous other albums, including Living With Lesbians, XX Alix, and Yahoo Australia.
She was renowned for her performances at lesbian coffeehouses and women’s music festivals, usually for women-only audiences.Dobkin grew up primarily in New York City and Philadelphia, with left-wing,.