Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5,” the true story behind the anthem (bonus)

Planet Money is revisiting its twenty twenty-one episode on the true story behind Dolly Parton's '9 to 5.' The song and movie were inspired by a group of Boston secretaries who formed a labor organization called '9to5' in nineteen seventy-three. The episode explores how the anthem captured the frustration of clerical work and how much has — or hasn't — changed since. It's a special Sunday bonus episode, with the latest on inventing new tomatoes also available in the feed.

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