Alicia Adélaide Needham
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Alicia Adélaide Needham (née Montgomery; 31 October 1863 – 24 December 1945) was an Irish composer of songs and ballads. A committed Suffragette, she was the first woman to conduct at the Royal Albert Hall, London, and the first female president of the National Eisteddfod of Wales (in 1906).
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Alicia Adélaide Needham | |
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Born | Alicia Adélaide Montgomery (1863-10-31)31 October 1863 Oldcastle, County Meath, Ireland |
Died | 24 December 1945(1945-12-24) (aged 82) |
Nationality | Irish |
Alma mater | Royal Academy of Music, London Royal College of Music |
Occupation(s) | Composer, Suffragette |
Spouse |
Joseph Needham
(m. 1892; died 1920) |
Children | Joseph Needham |
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