For over 60 years Rebecca Ellastine Lee Broadnax (1893-1987) was a renowned voice and piano teacher in greater Boston. For teenagers she founded the Cantemus Club in 1934, a group of 24 students who presented concerts and recitals in Boston and throughout New England until 1952. She organized the L'Africaine Singers, a choral ensemble of adult professionals. She directed junior, senior, and children's choirs at various churches and community agencies.