Dame Ethel Smyth
“I feel I must fight for (my music), because I want women to turn their minds to big and difficult jobs; not to just go on hugging the shore, and afraid to put out to sea. ” Dame Ethel Smyth – 1902 letter to her collaborator Henry Brewster Yes, Gena Branscombe and Ethel Smyth met. During the Summer of 1935, while Gena was visiting her daughter in England, a visit was arranged between the two composers. There must have been a shared tea with a discussion of women composers of their era! #BringingBackBranscombe