In order to make space for the women photographers of today, we highlight the women who have been obscured over the years and celebrate the strides they made. Find out more in our online archive – researched, written and curated by our volunteers.
Women photographers active at some point between the late 18th Century and the mid-20th Century
Women photographers active at some point between the mid-20th Century and the present day.
As part of its mission, the organisation tracks down, preserves and celebrates archives that might have been forgotten or mislaid, which involves working with numerous estates, from Homai Vyarawalla, India’s first female photojournalist, to Hong Kong photographer Nancy Sheung.
How to buy an Eve Arnold image for only £30 . . . and other initiatives to champion female photographers, The Financial Times
Adele Perlmutter-Heilperin was a photographer working in Vienna in the late 1800s. She produced an impressive portfolio of the Viennese elite....
Born 21st November 1808. Amelia Elizabeth Guppy was a pioneering photographer often remembered for her adventurous spirit and passion for studying orchids....
Spirit photography, a cultural phenomenon that swept through 19th-century England. At the heart of this strange and haunting practice was Georgiana Houghton, a figure who, with her delicate balance of spiritual fervour and commercial...
Alice Hughes (1857-1939) was a renowned studio portraitist based in London during the later years of the nineteenth century. She worked primarily in her Gower Street studio, which employed over fifty assistants and process workers at...
For Claude, exploring the limits of male & female identities was not merely a critique of societal gender norms, but rather a highly introspective endeavour...
Tour our A-Z of Heroines past, as our archives grow we hope to provide a detailed photographer’s profile for each name. Fancy writing a bio that’s missing? Or know a name that should be on the list? Email us at hello@hundredheroines.org
Why not be the first to nominate a historical or legacy Heroine whose name begins with Q?
Ursula Pariser (1917 – 2010)
Ursula Powys-Lybbe (1910 – 1977)
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