Alicia Adélaide Needham
Alicia Adélaide Needham (née Montgomery; 31 October 1863 – 24 December 1945) was an Irish composer of songs and ballads. A committed Suffragette, she was the first woman to conduct at the Royal Albert Hall, London, and the first female president of the National Eisteddfod of Wales (in 1906).
Alicia Adélaide Needham | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alicia Adélaide Montgomery 31 October 1863 Oldcastle, County Meath, Ireland |
| Died | 24 December 1945 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | Royal Academy of Music, London Royal College of Music |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, Suffragette |
| Spouse |
Joseph Needham
(m. 1892; died 1920) |
| Children | Joseph Needham |
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