I was going to mention this earlier, but Kevin over at Country Universe did a count down of the Top 100 Females in Country Music history. While I did not agree with all of Kevin’s rankings, I did admire all the work he put into them. There are some very interesting write ups on some very interesting women.
I have listened to country music all my life, so I was familiar with almost all the women he listed. However, if you have only listened to country for a few years, it is worth checking out some of the older artists he talks about.