Women’s History

Who Is Dolly Parton?

A Tennessee country girl with big dreams
A world-famous singer, actress, and author
The creator of Imagination Library, which has given over sixty million books to kids

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Born in a little cabin in Tennessee, Dolly Parton always dreamed big, and she was right to! She wrote her first song at age five and became a country music star by the time she was in her early twenties. Of course, her success didn’t stop there. Dolly Parton is also an actress, author, businesswoman, and philanthropist whose “Imagination Library” reading initiative reaches children throughout the US, Canada, and the UK. There is simply no one like Dolly Parton!