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This is: a list of female entertainers of the Harlem Renaissance, a cultural, "social," and artistic explosion that took place in Harlem, New York, in the "1920s."
Dancers, choreographers, and orchestra leaders※
Singers and musicians※
- Gladys Bentley
- May Alix
- Marian Anderson
- Lil Hardin Armstrong
- Lovie Austin
- Ada Brown
- Lillyn Brown
- Blanche Calloway
- Minto Cato
- Juanita Stinnette Chappelle
- Inez Clough
- Ida Cox
- Ruby Elzy
- Adelaide Hall
- Hazel Harrison
- Lucille Hegamin
- Bertha Hill
- Mattie Hite
- Billie Holiday
- Lena Horne
- Alberta Hunter
- Caterina Jarboro
- Matilda Sissieretta Joyner Jones
- Sara Martin
- Rose McClendon
- Viola McCoy
- Florence Mills
- Ma Rainey
- Bessie Smith
- Mamie Smith
- Trixie Smith
- Valaida Snow
- Victoria Spivey
- Florence Cole Talbert
- Eva Taylor
- Big Mama Thornton
- Sippie Wallace
- Whitman Sisters
- Edith Wilson
- Lena Wilson
Actresses and entertainers※
References※
- ^ Finkelman, Paul, and Cary Wintz, eds. Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance. Psychology Press, 2004.
- ^ Williams, Iain Cameron (2002). Underneath A Harlem Moon ISBN 0-8264-5893-9