Debbie Harry, with her blonde hair and glam appearance, and Patti Smith as a female in punk, were unlikely contenders to break into such exclusive scenes. For that reason, their success is all the more significant.
Blondie was the first of its kind to use movie allusions, fashion statements and musical influences which included reggae, rap, synthesized sound and art noises in order to define their look and music (Metz, 2002, Chapter 6). Source
Patti Smith, although different in both appearance and sound than Debbie Harry and Blondie, both seemed to have similar goals with their careers: revolution.
In a 2013 interview with The Guardian, Patti Smith said of the release of her first album:
"When I was young, all I wanted was to write books and be an artist. I got sidetracked, almost as a mission, to give something to the canon of rock'n'roll in the manner in which people I admired had. In other words, forming a cultural voice through rock'n'roll that incorporated sex and art and poetry and performance and revolution." Source
These two women are only among many who gave their name to an all-male genre dominated by masculinity.
[UPDATE: Made on 3/18/14 at 12 p.m.]
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