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It's not my notion it's a conclusion of what I read in the book that seems to be known long even before the book, that the term Vaudeville Blues came from the type of Bessie Smith , Ma Rainey, and others that came from that background and actually popularized and established the recording market of 12-bar Blues. The scouts were recuiting those singers from the Vaudeville act and the main artists came from that background. I believe the term "Vaudeville Blues" was extended later because other characteristics like the background Hot Jazz bands that backed those singers and their acts with singers that weren't with the Vaudeville background was in the same idea of the Vaudeville Blues. So it became "Classic Blues". I don't know why the word "Classic" was used, maybe because they set the standards to many followers in the Blues market and music. Then, and maybe thats what you mean in your post, since almost all of the Classic Blues and Vaudeville Blues were women, it was known as "Female Blues" and that terminology may put players like Memphis Minnie also inside that group by some. I think it doesn't matter what the word "classic" means in the dictionary to understand the term "Classic Blues", thats not the way a language is always constructed, even English. Example is if I'll ask you what is a stock man you probably say it's an ordinary or usual guy. Now, stockman is different. Although it is constracted of the two words, it has a different meaning. It means I think a simple worker in the farm. How comes ? I believe it's a matter of times. Hundreds of years ago, it would be logical to call the simple worker at the farm a stock man. They were most of the men anyway so it was quiet ordinary. So maybe this is the motivation back than. Today it's rediculous, only a small percentage are simple farm workers, they are actually the unusual among the majority of the society in all English speaking countries. Still, I don't see no need to rush and change the dictionary. The same can be said about "Classic Blues". Back then when it was constructed, it had a meaning to the people that is different than what we might think today. Back then they had their own resons to title it as that. Today if we want a classic blues artist we can name as an example Muddy Waters, but he doesn't belong to the "Classic Blues" subgenre which it's characteristics never changed and Muddy Waters never been considered there.