Author

Clara H. Scott

1841–1897 · Elk Grove, Illinois · United States

After studying at the Chicago Musical Institute she taught at a girls' seminary in Lyons, Iowa, where she met her husband. In 1882 she became the first woman to publish a book of anthems, The Royal Anthem Book, and later brought out three song collections with help from Horatio Palmer. A buggy accident near Dubuque killed her in 1897.

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1841–1897

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