Camille du Gast
Daredevil sportswoman, animal rights activist and feminist in Belle Epoque Paris
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Elsie Phelan Larsen
Elsie Phelan was a composer of light-hearted music in the early 20th century.
Martha Dana Shepard
Martha Dana Shepard was a highly successful “music festival pianist” in Boston
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller
Harlem Renaissance poet, painter, theater designer, and sculptor
Sarah Caldwell
As founder of The Opera Company, Sarah Caldwell (1924-2006) staged and conducted full-fledged performances of operas at various venues in Boston from 1957 to 1991.
Amy Brooks
American author and illustrator.
Anna Bobbitt Gardner
In 1932, Anna Bobbitt Gardner (1901-97) became the first African American women to be awarded a bachelor’s degree from the New England Conservatory of Music.
Delia Derbyshire
Delia Derbyshire is best known for her work with the BBC’s Radiophonic Workshop and creating the famous Dr Who theme music.
Gladys A Moore Perdue
Boston organist
Maud Cuney Hare
Concert pianist, composer, teacher, lecturer, and author; director and founder of the Allied Arts Center and author of Negro Musicians and Their Music, a comprehensive survey of African-American music, as well as an arts critic and specialist in Creole music.