Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre (1665-1729) France

She was born into a family of musicians and instrument makers. At age 5, Louis XIV noticed her as a child prodigy when she performed at his Palace of Versailles. This led her to become a court musician for the Sun King.

Here's her Cantata Jonas, from her first book of French cantatas on scriptural themes. There's also a link to the score.

https://imslp.org/wiki/Jonas_(Jacquet_de_La_Guerre%2C_Elisabeth)

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Jacquet de la Guerre was one of the few recognized female composers of her time. At 26, she earned a place in François Titon du Tillet's Le Parnasse , alongside Lalande, Marais, and Lully.

Now for her Cantata Judith, from the same collection of French Cantatas. And the link to the score.

https://imslp.org/wiki/Judith_(Jacquet_de_La_Guerre%2C_Elisabeth)

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On March 15, 1694, the production of her opera Céphale et Procris at the Académie Royal de Musique was the first of an opera written by a woman in France.

Here's Cephale et Procris, with its respective link to view the score.

https://imslp.org/wiki/C%C3%A9phale_et_Procris_(Jacquet_de_La_Guerre%2C_Elisabeth)

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Since Jacquet de la Guerre's death, her creativity in vocal and instrumental music and her variety of genres have been recognized. During the 1990s, there was renewed interest in her compositions, resulting in the recording of several of them.

This is Le Passage de la mer Rouge, another cantata from her first book of French Cantatas. Here's also a link to download the score.

https://imslp.org/wiki/Le_Passage_de_la_mer_Rouge_(Jacquet_de_La_Guerre%2C_Elisabeth)