Known for the deep feelings it provokes, blues captures a pivotal historical moment in history. It evokes what blackness and poverty mean in America, and the many difficulties that brings. When one thinks of the blues, they usually think of a black man with a guitar or harmonica. However, there are not just men in the genre. Women in blues go widely unnoticed when considering the history of blues. While there were much fewer classic blues women than there were men, women like Ma Rainey are still integral to the blues sound.