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In 1938, Smith formed another all-female orchestra, The Coquettes, with her bass playing sister Mildred.

From The Guardian • Oct. 24, 2020

They rechristened themselves the Coquettes and gathered other musicians to form a new group.

From Washington Post • Oct. 23, 2020

Ms. Smith had created the Coquettes from the remnants of her Wisconsin family’s all-female band in which she was one of eight musical sisters.

From Washington Post • Oct. 23, 2020

The band, soon known as Frances Carroll & the Coquettes, played at nightclubs and dance halls and appeared in several short films and on the cover of the entertainment trade magazine Billboard before dissolving.

From Washington Post • Oct. 23, 2020

Editions of "The Village Coquettes" were published at Leipzig, 1845, and at Amsterdam, 1868, in English, and it was reprinted in 1878.

From Life of Charles Dickens by Marzials, Frank T. (Frank Thomas)