The Washerwoman
| Song Title | The Washerwoman (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Florence Bea Price |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | Woman; African-American; POC; Black (Search) |
| Author(s): | Otto Leland Bohanon |
| Author Underrepresented Group | African-American; POC; Black (Search) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Breath; Cheeks; Clean; Dark; Dusty; Faces; Fears; Fluttering; Fools; Futility; Gleam; Hopes; Inequality; Inner Beauty; Insignificance; Light; Oppression; Resilience; Rubbing; Scrubbing; Servants; Servitude; Shadows; Shining; Silence; Souls; Tears; Time; Toiling; Tubs; Washerwomen; Years |
| First Line | A great swart cheek and the gleam of tears (Search) |
| Average Duration | 2:30 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1941 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | https://www.bartleby.com/269/110.html |
| Author's associated movements or -isms or Groups | Harlem Renaissance (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Medium/High voice |
| Range: | Bb3 - Ab5 (Search) |
| Original Key | C minor (Search) |
| Contributor | Marquese Carter (Search) |
| Contributor Affiliation | Georgia Southern University (Search) |