The International Sweethearts of Rhythm
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The band had members who were Latina, Asian, Caucasian, Black, Indian and Puerto Rican, which gave the band a true International membership

The band played all over the United States and was considered one of the best Jazz bands during the 1940s

International Sweethearts of Rhythm

Active band between 1937 - 1949

First all-women's band in the United States

The band formed in Mississippi at a school for orphans serving mostly poor and black children

After leaving Mississippi, the band settled in Virginia

After the band was finished, many members became the frontrunners of the women's movement of the 1960s

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