This is a short reading assignment for students learning about hip-hop, rap, music history, women’s history, and American pop culture focusing on the role women played in the development of early hip-hop and rap. It focuses on a number of artists, including Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, Sha-Rock, Roxanne Shante, and Salt-N-Pepa. Following the reading is a series of reflection questions created with Costa’s Levels of Questioning for students to better engage with their learning.