Episode 172: Why Were So Many Women Composers Forgotten?

About this episode

This episode explores why many women composers have been forgotten throughout history, particularly in the context of Women's History Month.

  March is Women’s History Month, and in this special episode of Busy Kids Love Music, we explore a powerful and important question: If women have been composing for centuries… why were so many of their names forgotten? Instead of focusing on just one composer, this episode looks at the bigger historical picture — uncovering […]

People in this episode

Host: Carly Seifert

Topics covered

• women composers
• music history
• gender equality
• forgotten artists
• historical context

Keywords

• women composers
• music history
• forgotten composers
• gender in music
• historical music

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