The number of pieces written by women may be in fact be far greater than records show, given that many often used a male pen name or an ambiguous set of initials. EDIT: You said this just as I was about to hit post! Some also wrote under multiple male names or initialisms, perhaps to avoid diminishment as over-prolific hacks.
Bless this channel for its original (ha!) content and thank you for everything you do to create it. Fantastic work!
I was wondering if you were going to mention Anita Owen. I found and arranged one of her songs, which is very charming. Thanks for the essay.
Finally some love for the LADIES 😏
The number of pieces written by women may be in fact be far greater than records show, given that many often used a male pen name or an ambiguous set of initials. EDIT: You said this just as I was about to hit post! Some also wrote under multiple male names or initialisms, perhaps to avoid diminishment as over-prolific hacks.
So funny that George Putnam Upton misspelled "swag" in his book.