Anna Magdalena Bach

Australian music scholar Martin Jarvis argues that Johann Sebastian Bach’s six unaccompanied cello suites may have been composed by his second wife, Anna Magdalena Bach.

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Rose Marie McCoy

Rose Marie Hinton McCoy broke into the white, male-dominated music business in the early 1950s to become a highly sought-after songwriter whose career lasted over six decades.

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Antonia Bembo

In the 1600s, Antonia Bembo fled Venice to escape her abusive husband – over three centuries later, her opera finally took the stage

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Dr Lou Bennett

Lou Bennett is a performer, songwriter, musical and artistic director, composer, actor, soundscape and music designer and educator from the Yorta Yorta and Dja Dja Wurrung people in Echuca, Victoria, Australia.

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Beth Ditto

Beth Ditto achieved renown as the singer and songwriter for Gossip, an indie, dance-punk band based in Portland, Oregon, before pursuing a solo career in music and acting.

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Etta James

Blues and jazz singer Etta James experienced early success, but is also known for a major comeback later in her life.

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