She Come By It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs

by Sarah Smarsh

In the old-boy school of business, if a woman walks away from the table with what’s rightfully hers, the man feels screwed anyway.

“Oh, I know they make fun of me,” Parton said. “All these years people has [sic] thought the joke was on me, but it’s actually been on the public. I know exactly what I’m doing, and I can change it anytime.”