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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

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

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

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

From Washington Post • Oct. 23, 2020

"Coquettes, I suppose, have their followers; but I don't think you or I need be of the number."

From Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. by Lever, Charles James