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Marie Kunkel Zimmerman

Sketch of Mamie Kunkel (later Marie Kunkel Zimmerman) from the front cover of The Musical Courier on October 2, 1889

Marie Kunkel Zimmerman, born Mamie R. Kunkel, (September 13, 1864 – May 10, 1953) was an American soprano of the concert stage.[1] She began her acting career as a child opposite her father; the theatre manager, blackface minstrel show entertainer, actor, and singer-songwriter George Kunkel. In the early 1880s she began performing as a soprano. She co-authored the suffragist anthem "Votes for Women: Suffrage Rallying Song" with her husband, composer and concert singer Edward M. Zimmerman.[2][3]

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