| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 149 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
| Contents |
Carolyn's inspiring women -- A note to the reader -- Carolyn and Sarah, Somerville, Massachusetts, August 1986 -- Lilly, Midway, Alabama, November 1896 -- Carolyn and Sarah, Somerville, August 1986 -- Lilly and Alberta, Birmingham, Alabama, 1899 -- Carolyn and Sarah, Somerville, September 1986 -- Lilly and Alberta, Birmingham, 1899 -- Carolyn and Sarah, Somerville, September 1986 -- Lilly and Alberta, Weir, Kansas, 1905 -- Carolyn and Sarah, Somerville, September 1986 -- Alberta, Anniston, Alabama, 1913 -- Carolyn and Sarah, Somerville, September 1986 -- Lilly and Alberta, Detroit, 1917 -- Carolyn and Sarah, Brooklyn, Thanksgiving -- Alberta, Harlem, 1940 -- Elizabeth and Carolyn, Brooklyn, Thanksgiving 1986 -- Alberta, Harlem, 1943 -- Carolyn and Sarah, Somerville, December 1986 -- Alberta, Harlem, 1944 -- Carolyn and Sarah, Somerville, December 1986 -- Aunt Marjory, Brooklyn, 1948 -- Carolyn and Sarah, Somerville, January 1987 -- Aunt Marjory, Brooklyn, 1948 -- Carolyn and Sarah, Somerville, March 1987 -- Alberta, Harlem, 1947 -- Carolyn, Somerville, August 1987 -- Carolyn and Elizabeth, Birmingham, January 2012 |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-149) |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Wilkins, Carolyn (Carolyn Marie)
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| SUBJECT |
Wilkins, Carolyn (Carolyn Marie)
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Wilkins, Carolyn (Carolyn Marie) fast |
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African American single mothers -- Biography
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African American women musicians -- Biography
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African American women -- Biography
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African American families.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Social Scientists & Psychologists.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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African American families
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African American single mothers
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African American women
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African American women musicians
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autobiographies (literary works)
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Autobiographies
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Biographies
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Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
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Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780826273086 |
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0826273084 |
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0826220118 |
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9780826220110 |
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