In the mid-60s, Janis Ian, a tiny teenage Jewish singer-songwriter from New Jersey, scored a controversial hit single called "Society's Child" about an interracial love relationship. The song launched her illustrious career but also ignited death threats that plunged her into an emotional tailspin--only to emerge from the ashes in the 1970s with an even bigger hit, "At Seventeen," which was ahead of its time in confronting bullying. Janis overcame many obstacles-- embezzlement, record industry misogyny, and heartbreak--to find love and to produce an indelible body of searingly honest songs that have earned her a devoted following and critical acclaim.