Cynthia Weil She helped raise funds for

She helped raise funds for medical research

The Second Sex was banned by The Vatican and even deemed "pornography" by some—a fearless start to the fight for feminism

" contains some of the most beautiful and arresting love poetry written this century

An outspoken political activist

an engineer and psychologist

Cynthia Weil She helped raise funds forWith Carole King and Ellie Greenwich, Cynthia Weil is the third in the mighty triumvirate of Brill Building greats who wrote as part of a husband and wife team. And Weils partnership with Barry Mann is the most stable of the lot; they have been together 58 years and counting, and have almost never written apart. They penned epic ballads for the very best of them witness Youve Lost That Lovin Feeling and Aaron Neville and Linda Ronstadts 90s hit, Dont