Unknown foreign women-composers of the 19th century

This article is dedicated to the review of women's composer creativity in the European music culture of the 19th century. Unknown foreign women composers, authors of chamber and symphonic music are in the middle of attention. The goal of the author of this article is to observe some biographical details of women-creators and to recreate the picture of social status of women-composers of that period. However, unlike some evident achievements in the sphere of musical creativity, women composers were not always recognized by contemporaries.