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Lay It On The Line: The Life And Music Of Gladys Bentley, Bianki Torres, J. Mar 2024

Lay It On The Line: The Life And Music Of Gladys Bentley, Bianki Torres, J.

Doctoral Dissertations

This work is a historical biography of Gladys Bentley and her blues music. She was a cross-dressing entertainer from the Harlem Renaissance and performed popular songs with added, sometimes improvised sexual innuendo. This study considers the performances of her recorded and written material as trans music, meaning, that black music provided a platform to determine racial, gendered, and sexual cultural expressions changing over time, however, always rooted in black vernacular culture. Using showbills, promotional material, studio recordings and short autobiography, this study follows Bentley’s career as “male impersonator” and the effects lesbian/gay (queer) culture had on her blues. Also, I …


Perry Collection (Mss 676), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2019

Perry Collection (Mss 676), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 676. Letters, papers, photographs and scrapbooks of the Perry family, principally Gideon Babcock Perry, rector of Grace Episcopal Church, Hopkinsville, Kentucky and his children, Reverend Henry G. Perry, Chicago, Illinois, and Emily B. Perry, Hopkinsville.


In Her Own Hands: How Girls And Women Used The Piano To Chart Their Futures, Expand Women's Roles, And Shape Music In America, 1880–1920, Sarah F. Litvin Sep 2019

In Her Own Hands: How Girls And Women Used The Piano To Chart Their Futures, Expand Women's Roles, And Shape Music In America, 1880–1920, Sarah F. Litvin

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

American girls and women used the parlor piano to reshape their lives between 1880 and 1920, the years when the instrument reached the height of its commercial and cultural popularity. Newspapers, memoirs, biographies, women’s magazines, personal papers, and trade publications show that female pianists engaged in public-facing piano play and work in pursuit of artistic expression, economic gain, self-actualization, social mobility, and social change. These motivations drove many to use their piano skills to play beyond the parlor, by studying in conservatory, working as classical and popular music performers and composers, founding and teaching at schools, working as department store …


And I Wish I Had My Own Dear Warm Little Fuff..., Sarah Orne Jewett Mar 2018

And I Wish I Had My Own Dear Warm Little Fuff..., Sarah Orne Jewett

Sarah Orne Jewett Correspondence

Letter from Sarah Orne Jewett to Annie Fields discussing music, her wishes to be with Fields.


Women's Hit Cheating Songs: Country Music And Feminist Change In American Society, 1962-2015, Madeline Rachel Morrow Jan 2017

Women's Hit Cheating Songs: Country Music And Feminist Change In American Society, 1962-2015, Madeline Rachel Morrow

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis examines songs about cheating performed by women in country music that appeared on year-end country songs charts in Billboard magazine from 1962 through 2015. The study of a total of fifty qualifying songs included a focus on their lyrical and musical content, the performers' personae and careers, and the way the particular outside factors of feminism and changing gender relations in American society may have influenced them. These songs do not show a purely linear progression of or emphasis on social change, in spite of country music's pride in conveying the truth about the lives of its songwriters, …


Fawad And Zakeela, Fawad, Zakeela, Tsos Jan 2016

Fawad And Zakeela, Fawad, Zakeela, Tsos

TSOS Interview Gallery

Fawad and his wife, Zakeela, have three children. Zakeela was a beautician, and Fawad was a singer in the Baghlan district in Afghanistan. The music he produced was not in accordance with the strict restrictions of the Taliban. They threatened his life and assaulted him many times, so he decided to leave with his family to Kabul. Fawad’s day job was as an FM radio producer; at night, he moonlighted as a singer and musician. He produced music for ceremonies and weddings, often performing for the women’s part, which the Taliban did not accept. Eventually, his life was again threatened, …


The Woman Composer: Culture And Social Ideologies Behind Her Success In Music Composition, Julia K. Brummel Apr 2015

The Woman Composer: Culture And Social Ideologies Behind Her Success In Music Composition, Julia K. Brummel

Music and Worship Student Presentations

Music is an art that has been enjoyed since almost the beginning of time. This art has carried many traditions and ideologies with it that are still prevalent today. One such idea that began early on and is still an attitude that must be fought in today’s musical culture, is that women are unable to be quality composers. For as long as music has been composed, men have dominated in writing and performing their own works. The lack of women composers throughout history is a subject that has interested many music historians. There are reasons behind this issue and many …


The Woman Composer: Culture And Social Ideologies Behind Her Success In Music Composition, Julia K. Brummel Apr 2015

The Woman Composer: Culture And Social Ideologies Behind Her Success In Music Composition, Julia K. Brummel

The Research and Scholarship Symposium (2013-2019)

Music is an art that has been enjoyed since almost the beginning of time. This art has carried many traditions and ideologies with it that are still prevalent today. One such idea that began early on and is still an attitude that must be fought in today’s musical culture, is that women are unable to be quality composers. For as long as music has been composed, men have dominated in writing and performing their own works. The lack of women composers throughout history is a subject that has interested many music historians. There are reasons behind this issue and many …


Living In A Gangsta’S Paradise: Dr. C. Delores Tucker’S Crusade Against Gansta Rap Music In The 1990s, Jordan A. Conway Jan 2015

Living In A Gangsta’S Paradise: Dr. C. Delores Tucker’S Crusade Against Gansta Rap Music In The 1990s, Jordan A. Conway

Theses and Dissertations

This project examines Dr. C. DeLores Tucker’s efforts to abolish the production and distribution of gangsta rap to the American youth. Though her efforts were courageous and daring, they were not sufficient. The thesis will trace Tucker’s crusade beginning in 1992 through the end of the 1990s. It brings together several themes in post-World War II American history, such as the issues of race, gender, popular culture, economics, and the role of government. The first chapter thematically explores Tucker’s crusade, detailing her methodology and highlighting pivotal events throughout the movement. The second chapter discusses how opposition from rap artists, and …


Rave Reviews The History Of Akron's Tuesday Musical, Thomas Bacher, Cynthia Harrison, Sharon Cebula Jun 2014

Rave Reviews The History Of Akron's Tuesday Musical, Thomas Bacher, Cynthia Harrison, Sharon Cebula

Thomas Bacher

The Tuesday Musical Club was founded in 1887 by thirteen young Akron women who had an overwhelming desire to share their love of music. With further support of Gertrude Penfield Seiberling, the wife of industrialist Frank Seiberling, the organization grew like many other musical organizations across the country. Unlike similar clubs, the Akron-based entity continued to expand and is one of a very few that have survived. Among the artists who have appeared as a part of the rich history of Akron's Tuesday Musical Organization are Vladimir Horowitz, Artur Rubinstein, Yehudi Menuhin, Yascha Heifetz, Glenn Gould, Van Cliburn, Isaac Stern, …


A Brief History Of Akron's Tuesday Musical, Thomas Bacher Mar 2014

A Brief History Of Akron's Tuesday Musical, Thomas Bacher

Akron History

The Tuesday Musical Club was founded in 1887 by thirteen young Akron women who had an overwhelming desire to share their love of music. With further support of Gertrude Penfield Seiberling, the wife of industrialist Frank Seiberling, the organization grew like many other musical organizations across the country. Unlike similar clubs, the Akron-based entity continued to expand and is one of a very few that have survived.

Among the artists who have appeared as a part of the rich history of Akron's Tuesday Musical Organization are Vladimir Horowitz, Artur Rubinstein, Yehudi Menuhin, Jascha Heifetz, Glenn Gould, Van Cliburn, Isaac Stern, …


Rave Reviews The History Of Akron's Tuesday Musical, Thomas Bacher, Cynthia Harrison, Sharon Cebula Sep 2013

Rave Reviews The History Of Akron's Tuesday Musical, Thomas Bacher, Cynthia Harrison, Sharon Cebula

University of Akron Press Publications

The Tuesday Musical Club was founded in 1887 by thirteen young Akron women who had an overwhelming desire to share their love of music. With further support of Gertrude Penfield Seiberling, the wife of industrialist Frank Seiberling, the organization grew like many other musical organizations across the country. Unlike similar clubs, the Akron-based entity continued to expand and is one of a very few that have survived. Among the artists who have appeared as a part of the rich history of Akron's Tuesday Musical Organization are Vladimir Horowitz, Artur Rubinstein, Yehudi Menuhin, Yascha Heifetz, Glenn Gould, Van Cliburn, Isaac Stern, …


"Please Don't Talk About Hildegard And Feminism In The Same Breath!", Lorna Collingridge Sep 2002

"Please Don't Talk About Hildegard And Feminism In The Same Breath!", Lorna Collingridge

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


Women's Voices And Medieval Song: An Interview With Anne Azéma And Shira Kammen, F. Regina Psaki Sep 2001

Women's Voices And Medieval Song: An Interview With Anne Azéma And Shira Kammen, F. Regina Psaki

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


Maine Now Times (Fall 1992), National Organization For Women - Maine Chapter Staff Sep 1992

Maine Now Times (Fall 1992), National Organization For Women - Maine Chapter Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


Interview With Mittie Dame Regarding Her Life (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 1986

Interview With Mittie Dame Regarding Her Life (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of an interview with Mittie Dame conducted by Judi Hetrick for an oral history project titled "A Generation Remembers, 1900-1949." Dame discusses her life and times including information about growing up in Calhoun, McLean County, Kentucky, her early marriage, entertainment, rural electrification, radios, refrigerators, social life and customs, Halloween pranks, moonshining, and farming.


Maine Federation News Vol. Xxxiii, No. 4 (May 1958), Maine Federation Of Women's Clubs Staff May 1958

Maine Federation News Vol. Xxxiii, No. 4 (May 1958), Maine Federation Of Women's Clubs Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


Maine Federation News Vol. Xxxiii, No. 3 (March 1958), Maine Federation Of Women's Clubs Staff Mar 1958

Maine Federation News Vol. Xxxiii, No. 3 (March 1958), Maine Federation Of Women's Clubs Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


Maine Federation News Vol. Xxxiii, No. 2 (December 1957), Maine Federation Of Women's Clubs Staff Dec 1957

Maine Federation News Vol. Xxxiii, No. 2 (December 1957), Maine Federation Of Women's Clubs Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


Maine Federation News Vol. Xxxiii, No. 1 (October 1957), Maine Federation Of Women's Clubs Staff Oct 1957

Maine Federation News Vol. Xxxiii, No. 1 (October 1957), Maine Federation Of Women's Clubs Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


Maine Federation News Vol. Xxxi, No. 2 (January 1955), Maine Federation Of Women's Clubs Staff Jan 1955

Maine Federation News Vol. Xxxi, No. 2 (January 1955), Maine Federation Of Women's Clubs Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


Maine Federation News Vol. Xxxi, No. 4 (May 1955), Maine Federation Of Women's Clubs Staff Jan 1955

Maine Federation News Vol. Xxxi, No. 4 (May 1955), Maine Federation Of Women's Clubs Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


Maine Federation News Vol. Xxx, No. 1 (January 1954), Maine Federation Of Women's Clubs Staff Jan 1954

Maine Federation News Vol. Xxx, No. 1 (January 1954), Maine Federation Of Women's Clubs Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


Maine Federation News Vol. Xxx, No. 3 (March 1954), Maine Federation Of Women's Clubs Staff Jan 1954

Maine Federation News Vol. Xxx, No. 3 (March 1954), Maine Federation Of Women's Clubs Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


Maine Federation News Vol. Xxix, No. 4 (May 1953), Maine Federation Of Women's Clubs Staff May 1953

Maine Federation News Vol. Xxix, No. 4 (May 1953), Maine Federation Of Women's Clubs Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


Maine Federation News Vol. Xxix, No. 3 (March 1953), Maine Federation Of Women's Clubs Staff Mar 1953

Maine Federation News Vol. Xxix, No. 3 (March 1953), Maine Federation Of Women's Clubs Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


Maine Federation News Vol. Xxix, No. 2 (Jan 1953), Maine Federation Of Women's Clubs Staff Jan 1953

Maine Federation News Vol. Xxix, No. 2 (Jan 1953), Maine Federation Of Women's Clubs Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


Maine Federation News Vol. Xxix, No. 1 (Nov 1952), Maine Federation Of Women's Clubs Staff Nov 1952

Maine Federation News Vol. Xxix, No. 1 (Nov 1952), Maine Federation Of Women's Clubs Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


Maine Federation News Vol. Xxviii, No. 3 (Jan 1952), Maine Federation Of Women's Clubs Staff Nov 1952

Maine Federation News Vol. Xxviii, No. 3 (Jan 1952), Maine Federation Of Women's Clubs Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


Maine Federation News Vol. Xxviii, No. 5 (May 1952), Maine Federation Of Women's Clubs Staff Mar 1952

Maine Federation News Vol. Xxviii, No. 5 (May 1952), Maine Federation Of Women's Clubs Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.