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Odaline de la Martinez

Composer, conductor and a graduate in maths and music, Odaline was the first woman, in 1984, to conduct a Prom in 89 seasons of the BBC Promenade Concerts, since it’s inception in 1895.

Corona Schröter

German singer and composer

Maria Szymanowska

Polish pianist and composer

Nancy Agag

Sudanese singer-songwriter and recording artist Nancy Agag combines songs from older Sudanese musicians with her own compositions.

Zitkála-Šá (“Red Bird”), also known as Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, was a Native American musician, writer and activist who fought for women’s suffrage and Indigenous voting rights in the early 20th century. Her writings and activism led to citizenship and voting rights for not only women, but all Indigenous people.