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# Janis Ian: Breaking Silence
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/american-masters/episode/janis-ian-breaking-silence-qhlbpl/
- Published: 2025-06-12T19:45:52.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-11T10:30:08.000Z
- Description: Trace the life and music of “Society’s Child” folk icon and LGBTQ+ advocate Janis Ian.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: American Masters, Season 39, Episode 4, #ZZZ_Episode_56dcbd35-81c9-458e-8668-8d97f751ee47, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_528da9a2-8dd6-4ae8-885a-d59d89b91574, #geo-us, #v1.16

Discover the life of singer-songwriter Janis Ian and how she rose as a folk icon and gay rights advocate. She broke ground with “Society’s Child” (1966), a bold take on interracial love, and “At Seventeen” (1975), a searing anthem about bullying.