Mary McVicker relates the story of Adela Breton, a Victorian gentlewoman who spent a lifetime of travel, exploring past cultures and landscapes in Mexico. She tells of her independence from the strictures of Victorian life, as well as her career as an artist-archaeologist and th…
Mary McVicker relates the story of Adela Breton, a Victorian gentlewoman who spent a lifetime of travel, exploring past cultures and landscapes in Mexico. She tells of her independence from the strictures of Victorian life, as well as her career as an artist-archaeologist and th…
Many women composers were successful, finding venues for both publishing and performing their music; others found the social barriers for women impossible to overcome. Arranged chronologically by era, each section is divided into countries. For each female composer within a coun…
From the 1500s through the 1900s there were a surprising number of women composing classical music. Many were successful, finding venues for both publishing and performing their music; others found the social barriers for women impossible to overcome. This book provides access t…
"Many women composers were successful, finding venues for both publishing and performing their music; others found the social barriers for women impossible to overcome. Arranged chronologically by era, each section is divided into countries. For each female composer within a cou…