The independent spirit that governed Cox's life and career was a characteristic shared by many early blues stars, including Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, Sippie Wallace, and Victoria Spivey. Forced to exercise independence from an early age as a result of her teenage career in the minstrel circuits, Cox proved herself as an independent and astute businesswoman through her ability to organize and maintain her own troupe, Raisin' Cain, which lasted for a decade.
The independent spirit that governed Cox's life and career was a characteristic shared by many early blues stars, including Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, Sippie Wallace, and Victoria Spivey.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
independent
independent
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
spirit
spirit
NOUN
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
govern
governed
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Cox
Cox
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
obj
Number=Sing
life
life
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
career
career
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
root
Number=Sing
characteristic
characteristic
NOUN
NN
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
share
shared
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
many
many
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
early
early
ADJ
JJ
amod
Number=Sing
blue
blues
NOUN
NN
obl:agent
Number=Plur
star
stars
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
VerbForm=Ger
include
including
VERB
VBG
nmod
Number=Sing
Bessie
Bessie
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Smith
Smith
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
ma
Ma
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Rainey
Rainey
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
Sippie
Sippie
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Wallace
Wallace
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Victoria
Victoria
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Spivey
Spivey
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Forced to exercise independence from an early age as a result of her teenage career in the minstrel circuits, Cox proved herself as an independent and astute businesswoman through her ability to organize and maintain her own troupe, Raisin' Cain, which lasted for a decade.
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
forced
Forced
VERB
VBN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
exercise
exercise
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Sing
independence
independence
NOUN
NN
case
from
from
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
early
early
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
age
age
NOUN
NN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
result
result
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
teenage
teenage
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
career
career
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
minstrel
minstrel
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Plur
circuit
circuits
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Cox
Cox
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
prove
proved
VERB
VBD
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes
herself
herself
PRON
PRP
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
independent
independent
ADJ
JJ
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Degree=Pos
astute
astute
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
businesswoman
businesswoman
NOUN
NN
case
through
through
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
ability
ability
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
organize
organize
VERB
VB
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Inf
maintain
maintain
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
own
own
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
troupe
troupe
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Raisin'
Raisin'
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Cain
Cain
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
last
lasted
VERB
VBD
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
decade
decade
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.