Lettie

Lettie Alston (1953 - 2014) was an American composer known for her piano work and a longstanding series of concerts, "Lettie Alston and Friends." Alston's work includes traditional, as well as electronic instruments. She has composed for orchestra, chamber and vocal groups.

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Alston attended Wayne State University for her undergraduate and masters degrees. In 1983, she earned her doctorate in musical composition from the University of Michigan (UM) where she had studied with Leslie Bassett, William Bolcom and Eugene Kurtz. She was the first African-American to earn this degree from UM.

Lettie Allen (1901 – 1980) was a New Zealand public servant, political activist, feminist and local politician.

Letitia "Lettie" Pate Whitehead Evans (1872 – 1953) was an American businesswoman and philanthropist. She was the first woman to be on Coca-Cola's board of directors.

Lettie is a minor character in the books Howl's Moving Castle and Castle in the Air by Diana Wynne Jones. I like it too, and I also like it much more than Lettice or Letitia! - but people would automatically assume you were called the long version.