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1 online resource (viii, 149 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
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| Summary |
"At the height of the cocaine-fueled 1980s, Carolyn Wilkins 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. 'They raised me up' 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 description. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-149). |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- 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 -- Notes -- Bibliography. |
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Wilkins, Carolyn (Carolyn Marie)
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Wilkins, Carolyn (Carolyn Marie) (OCoLC)fst01987668
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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. (OCoLC)fst00799152
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African American single mothers. (OCoLC)fst00799358
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African American women. (OCoLC)fst00799438
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African American women musicians. (OCoLC)fst00799509
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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Electronic book.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 0826220118 9780826220110 |
| ISBN |
9780826273086 (electronic bk.) |
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0826273084 (electronic bk.) |
| Standard No. |
9780826220110 |
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