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Born in , Powell paved the way for female — and American — violinists around the world..
Maud Powell
American musician (–)
Minnie "Maud" Powell (August 22, – January 8, ) was an American violinist who gained international acclaim for her skill and virtuosity.[1]
Biography
Powell was born in Peru, Illinois.
This children's book focuses on Maud Powell's early years growing up in Illinois studying the violin and the challenges she faced on her journey to becoming a.
Her mother was Wilhelmina "Minnie"[2] Bengelstraeter Powell, and her father was William Bramwell Powell. W. B. Powell wrote numerous books[3] such as The Normal Course of Reading[4] and served as superintendent of Peru Elementary School District from to She was the niece of John Wesley Powell, an American Civil War hero and famed explorer of the Grand Canyon.
He made his first scientific exploration of the Colorado River in , when Maud was two years old.[2]
Around the age of 7, she began violin and piano lessons in Aurora, located in Kane County, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago.[5] She was soon recognized as a prodigy and at age 9 began four years of being taken to Chicago for piano s