Minnie Pearl
Comedian Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon, better known as Minnie Pearl, was part of the Grand Ole Opry for half a century.
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Alma Mahler
Austrian composer
Marjorie Florence Lawrence
Marjorie Florence Lawrence, an Australian native and star soprano with the Metropolitan Opera Company of New York City, became an exemplar for endurance when she rebuilt her career after being stricken by poliomyelitis (commonly known as polio).
Barbara Hendricks
American lyric soprano
Martha Reeves
Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas not only recorded an anthem for the civil rights era – they fought for fair pay and proudly called themselves divas
Antonia Bembo
In the 1600s, Antonia Bembo fled Venice to escape her abusive husband – over three centuries later, her opera finally took the stage
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.
Máire McDonnell-Garvey
20th century Irish traditional musician and writer
Maisie McDaniel
20th century Irish singer
Abar
7th century BCE queen consort of Kush