Daisy Elna Sherman (12 October 1888 - September 1964)[1] was a composer,[2] musicologist, and teacher with a special interest in Thomas Hardy.
Her mother Alice was a music teacher[5] who also composed at least one song.
[6] Sherman earned two degrees at the Institute of Musical Art[7][8] and also studied with Helen Hopekirk[9] and in London.
[10] In 1936, Sherman was able to interview Hardy’s second wife, Florence Dugdale, who told her that Hardy had always wanted to be a musician.
[11] Sherman belonged to The American Composers Alliance of New York, the Musical Association in London, and the Society of Women Musicians.