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CodeDS/UK/3381
NameWatson; Rosabel (24 June 1865-5 October 1959); British double bass player and conductor
Variations of NameRosabel Grace Watson
Dates24 June 1865-5 October 1959
GenderFemale (cisgender)
Place of Birth/OriginLondon, England (born)
BiographyRosabel Watson was an outspoken campaigner for women's musical rights. By working with and for other women, she created a lasting and vibrant professional musical career.

Rosabel Watson's Aeolian Ladies' Orchestra frequently played for such occasions, including a suffragist banquet chaired by Millicent Fawcett in 1906.

Rosabel Watson and Annie Mukle became joint proprietors of Beauchamp Lodge in Paddington, a boarding house for unmarried women (in the early 1900s). Many of the lodgers were music students. Watson and Mukle also lived together in Maida Vale until Mukle's death.

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