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Fanny Mendelssohn
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Louise Farrenc
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Agathe Backer Grøndahl
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Hélène de Montgeroult
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Marianna Martines
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Lili Boulanger
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Dora Pejačević
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Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre
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Amy Beach
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