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Aretha Franklin was the first woman in the Rock Hall

She was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1987

Aretha Franklin became the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, in 1987. Known as the Queen of Soul, she won 18 Grammy Awards and recorded hits including Respect and Think.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: She was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. The figure is taken from Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a music fact?: Yes. It sits on the Music shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.