Building the Womyn's Music Festival

Every August since 1976, womyn have gathered on private land in Michigan for the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival. This is the story of the tireless crew that goes into making the 30-plus-year-old tradition come to life.

BY Advocate.com Editors

July 31 2009 12:00 AM ET

WOMYNS LEAD X555 (ANJELA JIMINEZ) | ADVOCATE.COM

Self-portrait: At the bonfire, 2008 Image from the book project Welcome Home: Building the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival © Angela Jimenez Photography

Welcome Home: Building the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival is the first project of its kind, a documentary photography book about the herstoric festival by photographer Angela Jimenez. It is available now for presale and will be officially released at the 2009 festival this August.