TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wilkins,Carolyn
TI  - They raised me up: a black single mother and the women who inspired her 
SN  - 9780826273086
AV  - E185 .T449 2013
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Columbia, Missouri
PB  - University of Missouri Press
KW  - Wilkins, Carolyn
KW  - African American single mothers
KW  - Biography
KW  - African American women musicians
KW  - African American women
KW  - African American families
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; 2; b
N2  - "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
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