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Women in Music

Explore collections related to women in music from across the Smithsonian. 

  • Satin gown worn by Marian Anderson and Denyce Graves
  • Bessie Smith
  • Murial Smith
  • Marguerite Namara
  • Kate Smith
  • Kate Smith
  • Kate Smith
  • Murial Smith
  • Bessie Smith
  • Ensemble associated with Marian Anderson's 1939 Lincoln Memorial concert
  • Marian Anderson #1

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