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Dorothy Ashby also was a very intriguing person, who had to overcome many obstacles in her life. She also died way too young…
"It's been maybe a triple burden in that not a lot of women are becoming known as jazz players. There is also the connection with black women. The audiences I was trying to reach were not interested in the harp, period—classical or otherwise—and they were certainly not interested in seeing a black woman playing the harp."