A musical prodigy from Kansas becomes a renowned race woman in Chicago, a tabloid sensation in Harlem, and an internationally renowned musical force. These are the many lives and loves of one of the most famous women of the era: Nora Holt. Starring Natalie Tulloch and <a href="https://nsiahbuadi.com/" target="_blank">Christabel Nsiah-Buadi</a><ul><li>Support this independent production and access bonus content at <a href="https://ourancestorsweremessy.supercast.com/" target="_blank">https://ourancestorsweremessy.supercast.com</a></li><li>Stay in touch at <a href="https://dashboard.simplecast.com/accounts/93ed5569-4310-48cb-a006-36426bae29e4/shows/295f1b1f-734a-4cfa-9747-b500a3afeb91/episodes/7bcca154-11af-4e88-8291-7f8da9095891/ouranestorsweremessy@gmail.com" target="_blank">ouranestorsweremessy@gmail.com</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/ourancestorsweremessy/" target="_blank">Follow the show on Instagram at @ourancestorsweremessy</a></li><li><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@our.ancestors.were.messy" target="_blank">Follow the show on TikTok at @ourancestorsweremessy</a></li><li>Learn more about the show at <a href="https://ourancestorsweremessy.com/" target="_blank">https://ourancestorsweremessy.com</a></li><li>Listen on YouTube at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@OurAncestorsWereMessy" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@OurAncestorsWereMessy </a></li></ul>SOURCES<ol><li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2021/12/nora-holt-the-most-famous-woman-youve-never-heard-of/676764/" target="_blank">Nora Holt: The Most Famous Woman You've Never Heard Of</a> by Imani Perry</li><li><a href="https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2017/06/nora-holt-feature" target="_blank">Nora Holt</a> by Matthew Guerrieri</li><li><a href="https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0153/chapters/10.11647/obp.0153.08" target="_blank">Nora Holt: New Negro Composer and Jazz Age Goddess</a> by Cheryl A. Wall</li><li><a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-the-society-for-american-music/article/abs/strange-what-cosmopolites-music-makes-of-us-classical-music-the-black-press-and-nora-douglas-holts-black-feminist-audiotopia/09EB9AD2ABE661FFDCDAB6D157961718" target="_blank">"Strange What Cosmopolites Music Makes of Us": Classical Music, the Black press, and Nora Douglas Holt's Black Feminist Audiotopia</a> by Lucy Caplan</li></ol>

<description>&lt;p&gt;A musical prodigy from Kansas becomes a renowned race woman in Chicago, a tabloid sensation in Harlem, and an internationally renowned musical force. These are the many lives and loves of one of the most famous women of the era: Nora Holt. Starring Natalie Tulloch and &lt;a href="https://nsiahbuadi.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Christabel Nsiah-Buadi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Support this independent production and access bonus content at &lt;a href="https://ourancestorsweremessy.supercast.com/" target="_blank"&gt;https://ourancestorsweremessy.supercast.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Stay in touch at &lt;a href="https://dashboard.simplecast.com/accounts/93ed5569-4310-48cb-a006-36426bae29e4/shows/295f1b1f-734a-4cfa-9747-b500a3afeb91/episodes/7bcca154-11af-4e88-8291-7f8da9095891/ouranestorsweremessy@gmail.com" target="_blank"&gt;ouranestorsweremessy@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/ourancestorsweremessy/" target="_blank"&gt;Follow the show on Instagram at @ourancestorsweremessy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@our.ancestors.were.messy" target="_blank"&gt;Follow the show on TikTok at @ourancestorsweremessy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Learn more about the show at &lt;a href="https://ourancestorsweremessy.com/" target="_blank"&gt;https://ourancestorsweremessy.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Listen on YouTube at &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@OurAncestorsWereMessy" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/@OurAncestorsWereMessy &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;SOURCES&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2021/12/nora-holt-the-most-famous-woman-youve-never-heard-of/676764/" target="_blank"&gt;Nora Holt: The Most Famous Woman You've Never Heard Of&lt;/a&gt; by Imani Perry&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2017/06/nora-holt-feature" target="_blank"&gt;Nora Holt&lt;/a&gt; by Matthew Guerrieri&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0153/chapters/10.11647/obp.0153.08" target="_blank"&gt;Nora Holt: New Negro Composer and Jazz Age Goddess&lt;/a&gt; by Cheryl A. Wall&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-the-society-for-american-music/article/abs/strange-what-cosmopolites-music-makes-of-us-classical-music-the-black-press-and-nora-douglas-holts-black-feminist-audiotopia/09EB9AD2ABE661FFDCDAB6D157961718" target="_blank"&gt;"Strange What Cosmopolites Music Makes of Us": Classical Music, the Black press, and Nora Douglas Holt's Black Feminist Audiotopia&lt;/a&gt; by Lucy Caplan&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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A musical prodigy from Kansas becomes a renowned race woman in Chicago, a tabloid sensation in Harlem, and an internationally beloved musical force. These are the many lives and loves of one of the most famous women of the era: Nora Holt.


Our Ancestors Were Messy

Nora Holt: The Lives and Loves of Harlem's Legendary Blonde Bombshell

Nora Holt: The Lives and Loves of Harlem's Legendary Blonde Bombshell

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