Gore's Lesley Gore Sings of Mixed-Up Hearts helped prove, among its charming orchestral swirls and sock-hop melodies, that women in popular music can assert autonomy and their point of view.

Gore, already famous for her hit song “It’s My Party,” recorded “You Don’t Own Me” when she was only 17 years old. It was later featured on her album Lesley Gore Sings of Mixed-Up Hearts .

“You Don’t Own Me” appeared on the album Lesley Gore Sings of Mixed-Up Hearts. The album reached No. 125 on the Billboard 200, staying on the chart for eight weeks.

It was later featured on her album Lesley Gore Sings of Mixed-Up Hearts. Backstage, Mandel couldn’t stop raving about Wilson’s raw talent. “I did it because of the sound and who you are was ...

Ever since a 17-year-old Lesley Gore sang it in 1963, the coolly mutinous song has moved women to reject passive femininity. Its writers, though, say there are layers of resistance in its words.

Lesley Gore Sings of Mixed-Up Hearts asserted a teenage, feminist point of view. Image: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images ...