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In One Ear and Out the Other: Antonia Brico & her amazingly musical life (Amazing Women series)
Diane Worthey
Illustrator: Morgana Wallace
Ages: 9+
Published: 2020
Publisher: Penny Candy Press
ISBN: 978-1-73422591-4
Keywords: Antonia Brico, female conductor, music, orchestra, sexism
In the 1930s, a female musician shattered male-dominated barriers to form a professional women's orchestra and conduct major symphonies worldwide. Evocative watercolor illustrations. Extensive back matter.