Maxine Feldman

Maxine "Max" Adele Feldman (December 26, 1945 – August 17, 2007) was an American folk singer-songwriter, comedian and pioneer of women's music. Feldman's song "Angry Atthis," first performed in May 1969 and first recorded in 1972, is considered the first openly distributed out lesbian song Feldman identified as a "big loud Jewish butch lesbian."

In later years, Feldman embraced a gender-fluid identity, according to partner Helen Thornton. Thornton described her partner's identity as "both/and" rather than "either/or." Feldman had been comfortable with either gender label and wore men's clothing on stage.

Feldman attended Emerson College in Boston to study theater arts. After being kicked out for being a lesbian, Feldman was sent to psychiatric treatment and refused the electroshock treatment used at the time. At one point, Feldman introduced a then-unknown José Feliciano.

In 1970–1971, Feldman met the feminist comedy duo Harrison and Tyler, who had come to perform at the college. After hearing the performance of "Angry Atthis," Patty Harrison and Robin Tyler invited Feldman to open for them during their tour of the United States.

A record of "Angry Atthis" was recorded and produced by Harrison & Tyler Productions in January 1972.

Feldman worked off and on at The Back Room for Alice M. Brock, a friend. The columnist for National Review wrote: "Maxine exits to her personal refrain, 'No longer afraid to be the big word, letter L, Lesbian.'" In 1986, Feldman gave the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival the rights to the song.

Feldman recorded the record album Closet Sale in 1979.

Feldman's music was featured in Jan Oxenberg's 1975 film about lesbian stereotypes, A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts.

Death Feldman, who did not have health insurance, became ill in 1994 and died on August 17, 2007, in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the age of 61. The album features the original song, along with reggae, dub, salsa and acoustic versions.