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Allette Brooks is an American folk singer-songwriter from Long Beach, California. She graduated from Stanford University, majoring in human biology. Her song "Silicon Valley Rebel", about a feminist Web designer who "comes in to work every day in her bike shorts and political T-shirts", [1] was featured in "Silicon Valley USA", a BBC radio documentary. [2] She also teaches Forrest yoga and Restorative Yoga.

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References

  1. Knight, Heather (April 23, 1999). "Allette Brooks Writes, Sings Her Own Tune". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  2. "Silicon Valley USA". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  3. "Allette Brooks Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved September 12, 2020.