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Music Division

INTRODUCTION

USING THE COLLECTIONS

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In Search of the Woman Composer: Finding Music by Women
Topical Research in Popular Song

RESEARCHING WOMEN AND MUSIC

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

CONCLUSION

VISIT/CONTACT

MUSIC SCORES

Music scores are an obvious primary source for researchers interested in women composers. That they may also be of use to those whose main focus is not music is less evident. Women appear frequently as the subject of popular song and song lyrics, and sheet music cover art can be an instructive tool for the historian. Both music by women and music about women can be found in abundance in the collections of the Music Division.

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Why Adam Sinned. Alex Rogers. 1910. Edison Sheet Music Collection. Music Division.

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Who Would Doubt That I'm a Man? A. F. Groebl. 1895. (M1508). Music Division

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Why Can't a Girl Be a Soldier? John J. Nilan and Roger Halle. 1905. Edison Sheet Music Collection. Music Division.

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