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Photo from "Miriam". Conant describes: "Women confront... issues because society imposes roles upon them that limit their human potential. Miriam's domestic role forces her to wear "masks," but her buried authenticity fights back. Women in the workplace face similar pressures since
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General Music
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they often confront attitudes and prejudice that limit their development."
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Lenore, for acting trombonist (premiered Munich 1983)
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Abbie Conant - A Solo Among Men (Documentary, 1994)
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