| Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. 1988. |
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| NUMBER: | 7613 |
| AUTHOR: | Nadia Boulanger |
| QUOTATION: | I’ve been a woman for a little over 50 years and have gotten over my initial astonishment. As for conducting an orchestra, that’s a job where I don’t think sex plays much part. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | On becoming first woman to conduct Boston Symphony Orchestra, recalled on her death, International Herald Tribune 23 Oct 79 |
| SUBJECTS: | Communications & the Arts: Music & Dance: Artists & Entertainers |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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