Notable Lesbians
This week’s Notable Lesbian is:
Alberta Hunter
April 1, 1895 - October 17, 1984
Alberta Hunter was an American blues singer, songwriter and nurse. She began her singing career in the early 1920s and 
went on to become a successful jazz and blues recording artist, often compared to the likes of Ethel Waters and Bessie Smith.. In the 1950s, Alberta retired from music and entered the medical field. She reemerged in the 1980s and resurrected her singing career. She continued to perform until shortly before her death in October 1984.
Interesting tid bit:
Though married, Alberta was a lesbian who had relationships with Lottie Tyler (Bert Williams’ niece) and kept company with well known bisexuals in the Harlem community, including Ethel Waters and her lover of many years, Ethel Williams. Alberta’s life is documented in “Alberta Hunter: My Castle’s Rockin’,” a documentary by Stuart Goldman Productions (1998), and in Cookin’ at the Cookery, a biographical musical by Marion J. Caffey that has toured the United States in recent years.
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