In the January 10, 1908 issue of the Bulletin français de la S.I.M. (Société internationale de musique), Charles Chassé presented an interview with Newmarch that reveals much about perceptions of gender in European intellectual circles during this period. Chassé emphasizes Newmarch’s role as a trailblazing woman, writing that in her he sees that “it is not true that literature hardens women’s hearts” and observing that “the feminists” can be proud of her activities as the first woman to occupy her particular official positions as contributor to the Masters of Music series and program note writer for the Queen’s Hall Orchestra Company.
Of particular interest to those curious about Newmarch’s public self-presentation is the footnote clarifying that, while the article takes the form of an interview and presents a cozy domestic scene of the author’s visit with Newmarch and her family, much of the actual material was communicated through an exchange of letters, as Newmarch was at the time visiting her hometown of Leamington.
This article is available as part of the Gallica digitized collections of the BnF here.