Wilma Anderson Gilman (née, Anderson; July 9, 1881 – September 12, 1971) was an American concert pianist, music teacher, and clubwoman. After making her debut in Brussels, she appeared in concerts in 34 U.S. states.[1] Gilman was the first Minnesota musician asked to play as a soloist with the Minneapolis Symphony.[2]
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| Born | Wilma Hortensia Anderson July 9, 1881 Cresco, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | September 12, 1971 |
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Charles Lewis Gilman
(m. 1907; died 1930) |
| Children | 2 |
Early life and education
editWilma Hortensia Anderson was born in Cresco, Howard County, Iowa, July 9, 1881.[a][b] She was the daughter of Andrew Edward Anderson (1852-1929) and Lavina N. (Nichols) Anderson (1847-1931). Her siblings were: Evelyn, Edward, Ernest, and Don.[3] The family lived in a small town in North Dakota, coming to Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1890.[2]
She attended grade and private schools in Minneapolis, taking lessons on the piano. When twelve years old, she made a concert trip with the Hutchison Family and the Ski-U-Mah Quartet. In 1896, she went with her sister, Ruth Anderson, to Europe for further music study and remained there four years.[2] She received an additional two years of private schooling.[1]
Career
editOn returning to the U.S., Gilman made several concert trips throughout the country, studying and playing in New York City between trips.[2]
Since making Minneapolis her permanent home, she was active in the music profession as a concert pianist, teacher, and clubwoman. With T. P. Giddings, Minneapolis Public Schools music supervisor, she worked out a system of piano class teaching which was used in many of the largest cities of the U.S. Gilman was also a teacher of piano and music literature in the MacPhail School of Music.[2] She was a member of Minnesota State Music Teachers Association.[1]
Gilman was for several years chair of the music committee of the Minnesota Federation of Women's Clubs. She served on the Executive Board of the Minnesota Thursday Musical Club.[1] She was active in various other organizations whose service was toward raising the standard and cooperation of the music profession. She was also a member of the St. Anthony Falls chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.[2]
Personal life
editOn June 20, 1907, in Hennepin County, Minnesota, she married Charles Lewis Gilman (1882-1930). They had two children,[2] Frances Wilma Gilman (1914–2010) and Clark A. Gilman (1917–?).[3]
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Mr. and Mrs. Gilman owned a second home in a forested area of northern Minnesota, which she wrote about in The Minnesota Horticulturist.[5]
Gilman was ranked an expert shot. She favored woman suffrage. In religion, she was Presbyterian.[1]
Wilma Anderson Gilman died September 12, 1971.[4] Her correspondence and memoirs are held by the Minnesota Historical Society.[6]
Notes
edit- ^ According to Leonard (1914) and Familysearch.org, Wilma was born in Winneshiek County, Iowa.[1][3] According to her obituary in the Star Tribune (1971), Wilma was born in Ojata, North Dakota.[4]
- ^ According to Leonard (1914), Wilma was born in July 1883.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Leonard, John W. (1914). Woman's Who's who of America. American Commonwealth Company. p. 328. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c d e f g Foster, Mary Dillon (1924). "Wilma Anderson Gilman". Who's who Among Minnesota Women: A History of Woman's Work in Minnesota from Pioneer Days to Date, Told in Biographies, Memorials and Records of Organizations. Mary Dillon Foster. p. 120. Retrieved 21 June 2022 – via HathiTrust. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c "Wilma Hortensia Anderson 9 July 1881 – 12 September 1971 • 9VN9-K7Q". ident.familysearch.org. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Deaths". Star Tribune. 14 September 1971. p. 22. Retrieved 22 June 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Gilman, Wilma Anderson (1913). "The Forest Home". The Minnesota Horticulturist: 87–90, 218–21. Retrieved 22 June 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "CHARLES L. GILMAN AND FAMILY: An Inventory of Their Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society". Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
