Born: 30 May 1932, United States
Died: 24 November 2016
Country most active: United States
Also known as: NA
The following is excerpted from Infinite Women creator Allison Tyra’s book Uncredited: Women’s Overlooked, Misattributed, and Stolen Work.
Composer Pauline Oliveros asked “Why have there been no ‘great’ women composers?” in a 1970 opinion piece for The New York Times. Oliveros observed that because composing was considered a man’s pursuit, women who did so were reduced to “female” composers, separate from and less valuable than the mainstream. She argued for greater recognition of their achievements and potential—something women still fight for more than 50 years later.