They raised me up :: a black single mother and the women who inspired her /

At the height of the cocaine-fueled 1980s, the author left a disastrous marriage in Washington State and, hoping to make it in the music business, moved with her four-year-old daughter to a gritty working-class town on the edge of Boston. This is the story of her battle to succeed in the world of ja...

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1. Verfasser: Wilkins, Carolyn (Carolyn Marie)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Columbia, Missouri : University of Missouri Press, [2013]
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Zusammenfassung:At the height of the cocaine-fueled 1980s, the author left a disastrous marriage in Washington State and, hoping to make it in the music business, moved with her four-year-old daughter to a gritty working-class town on the edge of Boston. This is the story of her battle to succeed in the world of jam sessions and jazz clubs - a man's world where women were seen as either sex objects or doormats. To survive, she had to find a way to pay the bills, overcome a crippling case of stage fright, fend off a series of unsuitable men, and most important, find a reliable babysitter. Alternating with Carolyn's story are the stories of her ancestors and mentors - five musically gifted women who struggled to realize their dreams at the turn of the twentieth century: Philippa Schuyler; Marjory Jackson; Lilly Pruett; Ruth Lipscomb; and Alberta Sweeney. -- Publisher's description.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (viii, 149 pages) : illustrations, portraits
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-149).
ISBN:9780826273086
0826273084
0826220118
9780826220110

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