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The International Sweethearts of Rhythm
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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