femgenficathon

79) [I] want to show the world, as much as I can in this profession of music, the vain error of men that they alone possess the gifts of intellect and artistry, and that such gifts are never given to women. -- Maddalena Casulana (c.1544-c.1590), 16th-century Italian composer, lutenist and singer. First woman composer in the history of Western music to have had music printed and published in her own name.