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Black female musicians in Boston ca. 1870-1900
p. 398 In:
Wright, Josephine
Black women in classical music in Boston during the late nineteenth century : profiles of leadership.


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  Allen, P.E. (a. 1875)   amateur singer
  Ayers (a. 1896)   amateur singer
  Batson Bergen, Flora (b. 1864 d. 1906 a. 1883)   soprano
  Battums, Mary M. (a. 1883)   prima donna contralto
  Benjamin, Miriam E. [pseud: E.B. Miriam] (a. 1895)   composer
  Brown, Edna E. (a. 1880)   prima donna contralto
  Brown, Louisa (d. 1880)   piano
  Brown Mitchell, Nellie (b. 1845 d. 1924)   singer
  Butler, A.P. (a. 1890)   contralto
  Butler, Mary E. (a. 1883)   amateur pianist
  Chappelle, J. (a. 1883)   amateur singer
  Dabney, Harriet (a. 1894)   piano
  Dandridge, Mary (a. 1890)   contralto
  De Mortie, Irene (a. 1894-1896)   amateur singer
  De Wolfe, Rosa (d. 1917)   prima donna contralto
  De Wolfe, Sadie   prima donna soprano
  Dorsey, Ruth (a. 1900)   organ
  Dupree, William H. (a. 1883)   amateur singer
  Fisher, Annie (a. 1894)   singer
  Gibbs-Marshall, Harriet (b. 1869 d. 1941)   concert pianist, music educator
  Glover, Georgine W.   concert pianist, accompanist
  Glover, Phoebe A (a. 1870)   singer
  Grant, Mabel (a. 1890)   organ
  Hare, Maud Cuney (b. 1874 d. 1936)   writer, piano
  Harris, Gilbert C. (a. 1890)   singer
  Harris, Lizzie S. (a. 1890)   contralto
  Hawkins, C. (a. 1883)   amateur pianist
  Hazel, Ella (a. 1886)   bass drum
  Howard, Joan Imogene (a. 19th century )   amateur pianist
  Hyers, Anna Madah (b. 1855 d. 1920s a. 1874)   soprano
  Hyers, Emma Louise (b. 1855 d. 1890s a. 1874)   contralto
  Jeffreys, Hester (a. 1870)   singer
  Johnson, Florence A. (a. 1896)   concert pianist
  Jones, Sissieretta (b. 1869 d. 1933)   soprano
  Jordan, Maude (a. 1883)   amateur violinist
  King, Helen (a. 1897)   singer
  Lew, Edith (a. 1884)   soprano, piano
  Lewis, Lillian Alberta (a. 1886)   elocutionist, journalist
  Logan, Katie (a. 1885)   organ
  Melvin, Carrie (d. 1908)   virtuoso
  Melvin, Louisa (a. 1884)   singer, piano
  Miller, Alice (a. 1883)  
  Nahar, Ednorah (a. 1894)   elocutionist, impresario
  Oswell, Jennie (a. 1880)   piano
  Park, Annie (a. 1886)   singer
  Payson, E. (a. 1883)   contralto
  Perry, A.L. (a. 1885)   singer
  Pinckney, Estelle (a. 1880)   soprano, piano
  Powell, J.D. (a. 1880)   amateur singer
  Reddick, Phebe   soprano
  Ricard, Carrie   piano
  Richards, Lulu (a. 1897)   violin
  Richardson, Mamie (a. 1891)   organ
  Ridley, Flordia (d. 1943)   teacher, amateur singer
  Riley, S.R. (a. 1883)   amateur singer
  Roberson, Laura (a. 1894)   musician
  Rollins, J. Patterson   contralto
  Roosa, Eva E. (a. 1900)   mezzo-soprano
  Ruffin, Josephine St. Pierre (b. 1842 d. 1924)   amateur singer
  Selika, Marie (b. 1849 d. 1937)   soprano
  Shepherd, S. (a. 1896)   amateur pianist
  Simpson, Minnie Cravatt (a. 1896)   contralto
  Smith, Adelaide G. (a. 1883-1884)   prima donna soprano
  Smith, Lizzie (a. 1885)   piano, organ
  Smith-Grant, Georgina (a. 1870)   soprano, organ
  Sparrow, Arianna Cooley (a. 1888)   singer
  Steward, Jennie R. (a. 1889-1890)   soprano
  Talbot, Madeline (a. 1875)   violin
  Taylor (a. 1883)   singer
  Terrell, Annie (a. 1883)   piano
  Thibeau, Alice (a. 1890)   soprano, piano
  Thompson, Cecelia   amateur singer, piano
  Thompson, Rachel   amateur soprano
  Tilghman, Amelia (a. 1880)   prima donna soprano
  Trotter, James (a. 1883)   amateur singer
  Wardell, Sadie (a. 1882)   amateur soprano soloist
  Washington, Fannie A.   contralto
  Washington, Rachel M. (d. 1909 a. 1877)   concert pianist, organ
  Watson, Cora Lee (a. 1887)   singer
  Whiting, Harriet (a. 1883)   contralto
  Wilson, D. (a. 1875)   singer, piano
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