Washington Women

Perfect for International Women’s Month performances! “Washington Women” is a collection of musical settings of speeches, opinions, and interviews of sixteen remarkable women from all across the political spectrum and throughout U.S. history, from Abigail Adams to Kamala Harris. The composers took their words and set them to music with the hopes that performers and their audiences will learn more about these women and discover why they spoke those words when they did. Women featured include: Abigail Adams, Madeleine Albright, Barbara Bush, Laura Bush, Shirley Chisholm, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Betty Ford, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Kamala Harris, Elena Kagan, Sandra Day O’Connor, Michelle Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Condoleeza Rice, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Margaret Chase Smith.