Born in 1943 in Lafayette, Indiana, Barbara ("Boo") Kay Price received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Mount Holyoke College in 1965. From 1965 to 1967, she worked as a Research Assistant for U.S. Senator Birch Evans Bayh, Jr. In 1967, she also worked as a researcher for the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders.

Price received a Juris Doctor from the UC Davis in 1976, that same year she was accepted to the State Bar of California. From 1976-1986 she practiced family law in San Francisco, while producing and promoting women’s music events.

In 1974, while studying law at University of California, Davis, Price produced her first concert, featuring Margie Adam, Vicki Randle, and Cris Williamson.

In 1975 she began representing, booking, promoting, and producing concerts for Margie Adam, together they co-founded Pleiades Records. Price also opened her own production company, Women in Production. Among the many events she produced include the San Diego Women’s Music Festival (1975), Women on Wheels Tour (1976), Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival (1976-1994), National Women’s Conference in Houston (1977), National Women’s Political Caucus tour with Margie Adam (1980-1981), New England Women’s Music Retreat (1981), Margie Adam and Sweet Honey In The Rock (1982), and East Bay Pride.

In 1996, Price opens the Montclair Women’s Cultural Arts Club, a venue for private parties, receptions, workshops, and cultural events. Price was also active in many professional and political organizations including Women and the Law, National Organization for Women, National Women’s Political Caucus, and the National Lesbian Feminist Organization.