June 25th, 2004, 2:05 pm
QuoteOriginally posted by: bmThat's true, but I was just thinking that while I could think of several pre 20th century female writers, I couldn't think of ANY female composers. there were plenty of female performers (opera singers etc) and instrument players, I can't think of any composers.Why the heck would a female write a piece of music in the 1800's? To get a male performer to have sex with her? It wouldn't work.In the present day, most pursuits which can earn you community status, can also be cashed in for money. But if Britney Spears weren't going to get paid, but only get really popular if she was successful, would she do it?I wonder if, in the past, community status was a more common form of reward or currency relative to cash, and if it didn't interest girls as much?Edit: Can anyone think of the name of that figure skater, who was one of the first female pop stars? Oh I remember, Sonia Henie.
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farmer on June 24th, 2004, 10:00 pm, edited 1 time in total.