Abbey Perkins Cheney
American musical educator
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María Roselia Jiménez Pérez
María Roselia Jiménez Pérez has produced several children’s books in Tojolab’al and has composed several pieces of vocal music in her language as well.
Joan Baez
Folk singer and social rights activist Joan Baez uses her voice to advance social change.
Celia Cruz
Known worldwide as the “Queen of Salsa,” Cruz recorded more than 70 albums and received countless accolades.
Helena Blackwood
1800s baroness of Dufferin and Clandeboye, countess of Gifford, author and songwriter
Eva Tanguay
Eccentric comedienne and beloved musical comedy star on the American stage
Sissieretta Jones
Sissieretta Jones sang for kings, presidents, and to audiences around the world, becoming the highest paid African-American entertainer of the late 19th century.
Lena Horne
Legendary singer/actor Lena Horne has fought against racism in the entertainment industry throughout her career and against racial discrimination in this country throughout her life.
Billie Barry
Irish performer and stage school founder
Hana Shimozumi
As a young opera star, Shimozumi encountered frequent incredulity at her unaccented English from those who assumed she a Japanese national. During World War II she was sent to the Tule Lake War Relocation Center solely because of her Japanese ancestry.