Today in History Today is Sunday, Oct. 31, the 304th day of 2021. There are 61 days left in the year. This is Halloween. Today's Highlight in History: On
(Self-released, digital) In 2017, music critic Ann Powers published an essay introducing Turning the Tables, an NPR series honoring influential women in American popular music. Powers noted in her piece that the general history of popular music is told through the great works of men, and that without a serious revision of the canon, women will always remain on the margins. Given the long-standing sidelining of women and nonbinary individuals in music, it s heartening that at just 17, Colchester singer-songwriter Jenny Jaron knows that she deserves a seat at the local music table. Certain elements of Jaron s writing and performance on her debut album,