Jessie Carey, ed. Notable Black Women. Detroit, MI: Gale Research Inc., 1992 Southern, Eileen. Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American Women and African Musicians. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1982 External links Louisiana Leaders: Notable Women in History: Camille Nickerson Southern, Eileen. The Music of Black Americans: A History. W. W. Norton & Company; 3rd edition. American women composers American composers 1888 births 1982 deaths Oberlin College alumni Juilliard School alumni Columbia University alumni Howard University faculty Musicians from New Orleans 20th-century American women musicians American women academics African-American women musicians 20th-century African-American women 20th-century African-American people 20th-century African-American musicians