Alicia Adélaide Needham
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 |
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).