This two-volume reference describes the role of women in all types of music in the U.S. since 1900. The alphabetically-arranged entries cover important individu

The 20th century heard a rich sound coming from America: women making music. Other works may be strictly biographical or cover only one type of musician. This t

The 20th century heard a rich sound coming from America: women making music. Other works may be strictly biographical or cover only one type of musician. This t

Here, for the first time, is the rich and diverse history of women jazz musicians, from rural tent shows and local dance halls to urban theaters and the vaudevi

"The Victorian cup on my shelf--a present from my mother--reads 'Love the Giver.' Is it because the very word patronage implies the authority of the father that