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Pauline Jermyn Trevelyan

An art patron and collector of early photography, Pauline Jermyn Trevelyan (1816-1866) started her own photographic work creating sketches using a camera lucida while travelling Europe with her husband, an aristocrat geologist and botanist.

PlanetHeroines19th January 2023

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Jessie Mann

Born in Perth on 20th January 1805, Jessie Mann (1805-1867) is regarded as the first Scottish woman photographer.

PlanetHeroines19th January 2023

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Clementina Hawarden

Lady Clementina Hawarden (1822-1865) was a prolific amateur photographer, best known for taking portraits of her daughters

Del Barrett19th January 2023

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Ruth Harriet Louise

Ruth Harriet Louise was the first woman to run the MGM portrait studio.

Del Barrett8th January 2023

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Carolee Schneemann

Carolee Schneemann (1939 – 2019) was an experimental visual artist known for her works on the body, sexuality, and gender.

Katherine Riley22nd December 2022

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Dickey Chapelle

American photojournalist Dickey Chapelle (1918 – 1965) was one of the first women correspondents accredited by the military in WWII.

PlanetHeroines15th August 2022

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Toni Frissell

Born into a wealthy New York banking family, legendary photographer Antoinette ‘Toni’ Frissell Bacon (1907 – 1988) was introduced to photography in her twenties by her filmmaker brother Varick.

Gabby Kynoch17th November 2021

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Ruby Washington

As the first African-American woman hired as a staff photographer for the New York Times, Ruby Washington (1952-2018) was a true pioneer.

Gabby Kynoch18th October 2021

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Zofia Rydet

For Zofia Rydet (1911-1997), photography was the perfect medium to express all human stories; through her work, she felt that she was capturing the essence of what it meant to be human.

Gabby Kynoch24th September 2021