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

Wilkins, Carolyn (Carolyn Marie), author

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\"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, Alberta Sweeney.\"--Dust jacket.

• Publisher: University of Missouri Press
• Subject: Wilkins, Carolyn / African American single mothers Biography. / African American women musicians Biography. / African American women Biography. / African American families.
• ISBN: 9780826220110, 0826220118

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
E185.97.W683 A3 2013	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE