Isabel Stewart North
# Isabel Stewart North

Isabel Stewart North (June 20, 1860 – March 6, 1929) was an American song composer, music educator, and publisher.

North was born in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, to Lucy R. Royer and J. Sewell Stewart. She studied music at the Burlingame Seminary and later in Boston with Chevalier DeKonski, Arthur Foote, and Thomas Tapper. In 1882, she married Herman H. North, and they had one son, Jay North.

The Norths settled in Bradford, Pennsylvania, where Herman served as mayor. Isabel opened a conservatory where she taught piano and voice, and published her music through the North Publishing Company. Her music was performed by singers on tour such as contralto Eleanor Patterson. North was also cited in ads for Weaver Pianos.

The songs composed by North included:

