Josephine E. Keating

Josephine E. Keating
"A Woman of the Century"
Born	Josephine Esselman Smith 1838 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	November 8, 1908 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Occupation	literary critic, musician, music teacher
Language	English
Subject	music
Spouse	John McLeod Keating ​ ​ (m. 1856; died 1906)​

Josephine E. Keating (née, Smith; 1838 – November 8, 1908) was an American literary critic, musician and music teacher of the long nineteenth century. After enjoying success in the music field where she sang for charitable and patriotic purposes and taught music, vocal, piano, harp and guitar, she turned to literature, becoming a discerning and discriminating critic. Keating died in 1908.