Image: Self-Portrait of Frances Benjamin Johnston, 1896 courtesy Library of Congress
What a Woman can do with a Camera*
Talk at Museum in the Park, Stroud
Thursday 13 March 14:00 – 15:00; tickets £5.00
NOTE THIS EVENT IS NOT AT THE HUNDRED HEROINES MUSEUM
*Title of an essay by Frances Benjamin Johnson, published in 1897.
The end of the 19th century and start of the 20th century saw significant progress in both photography and women’s emancipation. And it is no coincidence that the two overlapped …
Many of the women’s contributions to photography have been airbrushed out of the history of the medium or attributed to men.
Join Del Barrett for an illustrated talk and lively conversation about the early feminist pioneers of photography and how we can put the record straight.
