hɜː sˈɪstɚ, hˈæɹiət ɡˈɪbz mˈɑːɹʃəl, wɛnt tə ðɪ ˈoʊbɚlˌɪn mjˈuːzɪk kənsˈɜːvətˌoːɹi, wˌɛɹ ʃiː kəmplˈiːɾᵻd ðɪ ɪkwˈɪvələnt əvə bˈætʃəlɚz dᵻɡɹˈiː ɪn mjˈuːzɪk ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn.
Her sister, Harriet Gibbs Marshall, went to the Oberlin Music Conservatory, where she completed the equivalent of a bachelor's degree in music in 1889.